Gunmen have been reportedly killed six soldiers in Adani in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. The PUNCH gathered that the soldiers were killed early hours of Tuesday at the military checkpoint along Nsukka-Adani-Anambra Federal Highway. A reliable security source told our correspondent that the gunmen attacked the location of the soldiers at Iggah/Asaba checkpoint on Tuesday morning. According to the message titled, ‘Troops repel ESN attack on their location at Adani’, Nwachukwu, however, said that only two soldiers were killed during the attack while the soldiers repelled the hoodlums. “We assure the general public of our commitment to provide adequate security in the general area in collaboration with other security agencies.

Source: Punch July 14, 2021 11:26 UTC