Unidentified gunmen on Sunday night allegedly killed two military men in a shootout at 3-3 estate, Nkwelle Ezunaka, near Onitsha, Anambra State.<\/p>\n
A resident of the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, the gunmen shot dead two soldiers during the attack.<\/p>\n
According to the resident, the shooting which started at about 10pm, lasted for hours.<\/p>\n
It was gathered that the gunmen had attacked some military men at a spot where they were stationed within the estate.<\/p>\n
According to a source, the incident threw the neighbourhood into panic as gunshots rent the air.<\/p>\n
The source said, \u201cIt is true. Yesterday night at housing estate gate, gunmen attacked the military men securing us around 10pm. The attack lasted three hours. Two soldiers were killed.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was learnt that the gunmen also visited the Government Reserved Area (GRA) in Onitsha, where they also shot intermittently.<\/p>\n
In another development, suspected arsonists burnt down Idemili North Local Government secretariat in Ogidi and a Magistrate Court in the area.<\/p>\n
A sources said the arsonists entered the premises on Sunday night, burning files and other items in the secretariat before setting the building ablaze.<\/p>\n
Videos and pictures circulating online also showed the burnt building, while vehicles parked inside the local government secretariat were also burnt.<\/p>\n
The state police command confirmed the development, attributing it to unidentified arsonists.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson for the state police command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, said, \u201cYes, the incident was confirmed, and our men have been drafted there to restore normalcy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, the fire has been put off, and calm has been restored to the area,\u201d Ikenga said.<\/p>\n
He also confirmed the attack on military men , Nkwelle Ezunaka, near Onitsha and no life was lost .<\/p>\n
Unidentified gunmen on Sunday night allegedly killed two military men in a shootout at 3-3 estate, Nkwelle Ezunaka, near Onitsha, Anambra State. A resident of the area, who spoke on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n