Nigerian Army Sacks Anambra Community In Reprisal Over Killing Of Five Soldiers, Shoot At Residents.
It has been reported that seven persons including five soldiers were ambushed and shot dead on Wednesday around Zenith Bank area in Umunze town. Troops of the Nigerian Army have sacked Umunze community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State in what appeared as a reprisal attack following the alleged killing of five soldiers and two civilians in the area on Wednesday. SaharaReporters had reported that seven persons including five soldiers were ambushed and shot dead on Wednesday around Zenith Bank area in Umunze town. However, hundreds of troops were reported to have invaded the community, shooting indiscriminately, and injuring several people. The military men sacked the community while burning some houses shops, according to sources. The soldiers who also invaded Nkwo Market in area ordered the traders to close their shops, while shooting indiscriminately causing pandemonium as everybody ran helter-skelter seeking refuge. Apart from the Nkwo Market and all the shops in...