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Gunmen kill five soldiers, one civilian in Anambra. Gunmen have killed five soldiers and one unidentified civilian. The incident happened opposite one of the new generation banks in Umunze, Orumba South local government area. A source, who spoke with The Nation, the incident happened around 2pm on Wednesday. The soldiers, the source said, were in a Sienna vehicle when the hoodlums attacked them. The shooting sent panic to residents of the area. Anambra Police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu told The Nation there was a shooting close to a bank in Umunze. He said the details had not been received, adding that the incident happened between 12-1.30 pm. He said the Command had deployed security operatives to secure the area, adding those responsible for such acts must regret it. One of the Senior Police Officers in the State, who pleaded anonymity, also confirmed the incident to The Nation.

The Department of State Services has warned Nigerians over making comments on its arrest of the terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu. The DSS, in a statement by its Spokesman, Peter Afunaya, Sunday, asked the public to leave the agency alone and allow it to concentrate on the investigations which it said the outcomes had been “mindboggling.” This was coming hours after the controversial Islamic cleric, Sheik Gumi, to whom Mamu is an aide, had faulted the arrest of the negotiator. Gumi, at a religious gathering on Friday, said, “Nigeria’s constitution did not say you can arrest someone without any proven evidence criminalising him and without charging him to court. You cannot arrest and keep him in detention arbitrarily. “Take him to court to face trial. Keeping him in custody despite being a family man was just to intimidate him. This intimidation is also terrorism. Arresting people unjustly is also terrorism; just like the terrorists do by going to somebody’s house to kidnap him. “It’s ...