The soldiers, attached to an oil company for an escort duty, were killed by men believed to be IPOB
Four Nigerian soldiers were killed on Sunday by suspected IPOB gunmen in a community in Rivers State,
The attack occurred at about
The soldiers were drawn from 16 Brigade Garrison, 6 Division, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
One of the soldiers sustained gunshot wounds, while five others were unhurt in the attack which the source said took the soldiers by surprise.
The gunmen are alleged to be members of IPOB, a pro-Biafra group that has been proscribed by the Nigerian government.
The suspected IPOB gunmen, during the attack, stole five rifles and a pick-up truck belonging to the
The chief security officer of
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IPOB Attacks on security agents getting worse
There is concern by government officials, security experts, and ordinary Nigerians that the ongoing attacks on security agencies in the South-east and South-south, which appeared to be coordinated, is getting worse by the day, and has already worsened the security challenges in the two regions.
Apart from the killing in Abua- Odual, soldiers were said to be among eight security officials killed on Sunday by gunmen along the
In Imo State,
Within the past one week, there have been deadly attacks on police facilities in Enugu and Anambra states.
With
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