Unknown gunmen attacked an army checkpoint at Obeagu-Amodu on the Amechi-Agbani route in Enugu State’s Enugu South Local Government Area, killing unspecified numbers of soldiers and police officers.
At around 7:30 on Tuesday morning, the onslaught started to gather momentum.
Sources claim that the thugs attacked the checkpoint in a Toyota Sienna bus and two Lexus Jeeps.
The checkpoint had previously been targeted by gunmen three times; the attack on Tuesday was the fourth.
No fewer than 12 people were killed in the earlier attacks, including roughly eight police officers.
According to sources cited by Objectv Media, as gunmen stormed the checkpoint, they started fire on the combined police and military squad right away.
Sources said that all of the soldiers and police officers at the checkpoint were slain, despite the fact that the number of victims was still unclear.
Some unconfirmed reports said that while three soldiers were injured to varying degrees and managed to escape the attack, two cops and three soldiers were all slain.