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Gunmen have killed two Nigerian soldiers in Abia State, South-east Nigeria.
According to a statement from the Army authorities.
The soldiers were shot dead by gunmen who attacked a checkpoint on Wednesday, 13 November, on the Umuahia-Owerri Road in Ekeneobizi Community in Umuahia South Local Government of Abia.
The slain soldiers were part of a joint task force, codenamed Operation UDO KA, which is battling to contend with deadly Biafra agitation in the country’s South-east.
Jonah Unukhalu, a lieutenant colonel who issued the statement on Wednesday in Umuahia on behalf of the task force, said the attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday.
The task force appealed to Abia State residents to volunteer information that could help the security agencies apprehend those responsible for the attack.
The statement said that the army would continue to carry out its constitutional roles of safeguarding lives and property and perform its duties in line with global best practices as laid down in the rules of engagement guiding its operations.
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