Gunmen have killed at least five soldiers in Umunze, a community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has
condemned the incident.
The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday at
about 12:30 p.m. beside a branch of the Zenith Bank close to the popular Nkwo
Umunze market in the area.
The gunmen were said to have opened fire on the
soldiers who were in an army-marked Sienna patrol vehicle, killing five of them
in the attack.
The military is yet to respond to the attack as of
the time of this reporting.
Video clips of the slain soldiers have gone viral
on social media.
In one clip, seen by Channels Television, two bloody bodies of men in army fatigues were splayed around a Sienna vehicle.
Reacting to the killing, Governor Soludo said the
soldiers had been ambushed on a routine patrol.
“We condemn this wicked and cruel attack in the
strongest terms. The perpetrators of this act must pay,” Soludo said, as quoted
in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Christian Aburime.
“We are not going to rest on our oars, including
those people that attacked Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and the rest. There will be
absolutely no hiding place for them,” Soludo added.
“Going forward, our actions will show, as these
people must surely pay for this heinous and repulsive attack.”
The Governor urged Anambra residents to remain calm
and law-abiding as the security agencies are on top of the situation.
-Channelstv
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