Gunmen kill soldiers, policemen, army raids Enugu community

Sources told our correspondent that the gunmen, when they stormed the checkpoint on Tuesday, opened fire on the combined team of policemen and military.

Our correspondent gathered that all the soldiers and policemen at the checkpoint were killed.

Motorists and residents were reported to have scampered for safety during the incident.

A motorist, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “Passengers in tricycle going to Agbani from Amechi are being manhandled by soldiers. They are going to villages searching for young men and packing them to their barracks in chains.”

The Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, could not be reached for comments as of the time of filing this report.