The Abia State Government has announced a N25 million bounty for information leading to the capture of those responsible for the killing of five soldiers at Obikabia junction, Ogbor Hill, Aba.
On Thursday, unknown gunmen attacked a military checkpoint, killing five soldiers and burning two patrol vans.
The attackers allegedly seized the soldiers’ rifles and fled the scene.
In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, the state government condemned the attack, extended condolences to the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, and the Military High Command, and prayed for the peaceful repose of the fallen soldiers who died in active duty.
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