Again, Gunmen Kill Five Soldiers in Rivers
Barely 24 hours after the death of nine security operatives in Rivers State, unidentified gunmen, yesterday attacked the military camp at Abua, in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, killing nine soldiers.
Nine victims were said to have earlier been killed in different security check points in the state.
THISDAY source said the invaders attacked four security checkpoints on the Owerri-Port Harcourt road.
He noted that four policemen, three Nigeria Customs operatives and two soldiers, believed to be Air Force personnel in the JTF were the victims of the attack.
Similarly, yesterday morning, unknown gunmen stormed a camp at Abua and killed five soldiers.
The incident was confirmed by two top security personnel in Rivers State.
It was gathered at press time that all heads of security agencies in Rivers State were at a meeting at the headquarters of the Rivers State Police Command, ostensibly to re-strategise ahead of the new scale of insecurity in the state.
