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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Unidentified gunmen have allegedly killed five soldiers, injuring many others in Anambra State.<\/p>\n

A source said the incident happened in Umunze community, a suburban town located around the boundary of the state with Abia State.<\/p>\n

The source said: \u201cI was told the Military men were moving in their vehicle at Umunze, when the assailants struck along that Umunze -Umunneochi road around 1 pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody saw any sign of the presence of those criminals, what we heard was gunshots like a war zone.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of us who were close to the Zenith Bank where the attack happened ran for our dear lives. The criminals took the soldiers unawares, the reason they got all of them,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

Already, there are fears in the community as it is believed that the soldiers may come for a reprisal attack on innocent members of the community.<\/p>\n

When DAILY POST contacted the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, he confirmed the incident, saying that it happened at about 1pm on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He, however, said the details of the attack were still sketchy, as he did not say the number of casualties.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe details had not been received, but we know there was an incident at Umunze, which happened between 12-1.30pm today.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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