How Two Soldiers Were Gunned Down At A Military Checkpoint in Ebonyi |FULL DETAIL
Afnews Editor
Apr 27, 2021
Gunmen on Monday night killed two soldiers at a military checkpoint located at Timber Junction area in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi state.
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It was reliably gathered from a top security source that the incident took place at around 9pm.
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"The gunmen also carted away the riffles of the two dead soldiers,ÔÇØ the source added.
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A source in the community, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said the gunmen arrived the checkpoint in a white bus and as the military men stopped them for a search, they opened fire on them.
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According to him, the situation threw the two busy towns of Amasiri and Afikpo into panic, as residents,especially petty traders hurriedly packed their goods and went home.
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"It's a very sad situation here. They said it was people suspected to be gunmen, who came to the checkpoint at Timber Shade (boundary Ehugbo and Amasiri) in white bus.
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"As usual, it appeared the military were checking them and all of a sudden, they opened fire on them. Two of the military men, a man and woman, died. Others ran away.
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"The area is as quiet as the graveyard. These bordering villages used to be very busy and people here are farmers and traders.
"But the moment that happened, people started going home. Nobody is seen outside as I speak to you. Every place is calm. There is fear here now. My brother, the world is about to end,ÔÇØ the source said.
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The Military was yet to react at the time of filling this Report.
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— Afnews Editor