At least four persons, including a soldier and a businesswoman, were k#lled on Wednesday, August 17, when unknown g#nmen engaged soldiers in a g#n b@ttle in Abia State.
It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred on Wednesday, August 17, in Ebem Ohafia LGA of the state.
The Nation reports that the yet-to-be identified soldier, who was serving at 14 Brigade Headquarters, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks, Ohafia was k#lled when soldiers were responding to a distress call from one of their colleagues who escaped from being k#lled in Ebem community.
It was learnt the deceased soldier was apparently in the community for an errand before he was k#lled by gunmen who trailed him to the community.
Meanwhile, a businesswoman identified as Miss Chinenye Ajunwa from Amuta in Isuikwuato LGA resident in Ohafia was h#t by stray b#llet during the g#n duel.
According to a source, the rescued soldier had gone to Ebem market in a commercial motorcycle to buy groceries when he noticed that he was being trailed by some armed group of boys.
“He heard when the g#nmen were asking about a soldier that Okada just brought and quickly hide somewhere and from his hideout, he sent an SOS message to the Brigade.
Soldiers were mobilized for his rescue and the g#nmen who are members Eastern Security Network (ESN) engaged the soldiers. Two of them were k#lled. A pump action g#n, cutlasses and two motorbikes belonging to the g#nmen were recovered from them.
It was while the soldiers were on patrol in the community, after rescuing the other soldier, that they discovered that the g#nmen had k#lled a soldier in the same community,” the source said.
