Reports indicate that two persons were killed during a recent attack on a military checkpoint situated along the Amangwu axis of the Amasiri-Owutu road in the Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
An eyewitness recounted that the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, executed by armed assailants on motorcycles.
The witness, according to Channels Television, noted that a soldier and one of the attackers were killed in the ensuing gunfire, which instilled fear and concern among local residents, motorists, and travellers using the road.
Consequently, commuters experienced significant delays, waiting for several hours until the situation stabilized.
Upon inquiry, the Public Relations Officer of the Ebonyi State Police Command, DSP Joshua Ukandu, told journalists that he had not yet received details regarding the incident from the Owutu Police Division at the time of filing this report.
Two days earlier, gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) alongside the Eastern Security Network (ESN), launched a series of attacks across the Imo state capital, Owerri.
Some parts of the state capital, like Ikenegbu, Imo State University (IMSU) back gate, Wetheral Road, Amawusa, and Toronto axis, recorded sporadic gunshots, which sent residents into panic mode.
Naija News reports that Imo State Police Command Spokesperson, Henry Okoye, made this known in a statement on Wednesday.
Okoye said the gunmen adopted a ‘guerilla-style strategy’, where they come out from their enclaves, unleash surprise attacks, and return to hiding.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has launched a head-on attack on the suspected gunmen to deal with them and urged residents to report suspicious activities to the police.
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