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Gunmen attack military checkpoint in Ebonyi
Gunmen in the early hours of Friday attacked a military checkpoint on the Amangwu axis of the Amasiri-Owutu-edda highway in Edda local government area of Ebonyi State.
The spokesman for the state police command, Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abakaliki.
He said: “Information reaching us from Owutu Police Division reveals that some hoodlums attacked a military checkpoint on Friday morning.
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“It is not yet certain if there were casualties. The attack was carried out by suspected gunmen who operated with motorcycles in the area.”
Ebonyi and other states in the South-East have had several attacks on security agents in the last three years with about 100 officers killed during the period.
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