By our reporter| Two soldiers were reportedly killed on Sunday night during a shootout at 3-3 estate, Nkwelle Ezunaka, near Onitsha, Anambra State with unidentified gunmen
According to an eyewitness account, the gunmen killed the soldiers during an attack that started at about 10pm and lasted for hours.
The gunmen had attacked some military men at a spot where they were stationed within the estate, a development that threw the neighbourhood into panic.
“It is true. Yesterday night at housing estate gate, gunmen attacked the military men securing us around 10 pm. The attack lasted three hours. Two soldiers were killed,” the source said.
The gunmen also reportedly visited the Government Reserved Area (GRA) in Onitsha, where they also shot intermittently.
In another development, suspected arsonists burnt down Idemili North Local Government secretariat in Ogidi and a Magistrate Court in the area.
A source said the arsonists entered the premises on Sunday night, burning files and other items in the secretariat before setting the building ablaze.
Videos and pictures circulating online also showed the burnt building, while vehicles parked inside the local government secretariat were also burnt.
The state police command who confirmed the development, attributed it to unidentified arsonists.
“Yes, the incident was confirmed, and our men have been drafted there to restore normalcy,” police spokesman DSP Toochukwu Ikenga said.
“Right now, the fire has been put off, and calm has been restored to the area.”
He also confirmed the attack on military men at Nkwelle Ezunaka, near Onitsha.
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