BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Military Checkpoint In Abia, Bomb Patrol Van

• Gunmen Attack Military Checkpoint In Abia, bomb patrol van.

• The incident happened in the early hours of Friday when soldiers on patrol were reportedly attacked by suspected IPOB members and set the military van ablaze.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have reportedly attacked an Army checkpoint in Abia and set a patrol van on fire.

It was gathered that the incident happened in the early hours of Friday when the soldiers were on patrol. The assailants laid ambush for the unsuspecting soldiers and subsequently shot sporadically at the soldiers.

The incident occurred at the popular Tonimas junction, Osisioma LGA axis, on Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway.

The attackers reportedly burnt the patrol van of the soldiers.
As at the time of filing this report, the exact number of casualties was yet to be ascertained.

It was gathered that the incident caused unrest with residents of the area in tension.

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The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB had declared today Friday, April 8 a sit-at-home day in solidarity with their embattled leader as he appears in court today.

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