The army says a Biafran National Guard gunman has been
killed by troops of Exercise Golden Dawn in the south-east.
The deceased is said to be one of the gunmen who attacked
the location of the troops at Amaekpu, Ohafia LGA of Abia state.
Onyema Nwachukwu, director, army public relations, announced
the development in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja.
Nwachukwu said the assailants, who were heavily armed and
conveyed in several vehicles, opened fire on the troops’ location but were met
with “stiff resistance”.
He said the gunmen abandoned their vehicles and retreated
with gunshot wounds after one of them was killed.
The army spokesman said the troops also recovered a
pump-action gun, among other weapons.
“While the criminals withdrew, having been overwhelmed, they
were promptly intercepted at Eda by troops of Forward Operating Base Ohaozara
in Ebonyi state,” he said.
“The troops recovered additional three vehicles and
apprehended one of the gunmen.”
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