Gunmen kill soldier, snatch machine gun on attack on checkpoint in Delta

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Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have  invaded a military check point mounted by the  Joint Task Force, JTF at Agidigbo Junction on Okpai/Aboh Road in Delta State, killing a solider and snatching a machine gun.
The incident, it was gathered, took place at 3am on Thursday.
It was gathered that the gunmen, who swooped on the soldiers, opened fire while the soldiers retaliated but at the end of the fierce gun duel, one of the soldiers lost his life and his machine gun was taken away by the gunmen.
One of the gunmen was fatally wounded and arrested as he was unable to flee along with his colleagues.
The  area had been cordoned off while the soldiers were conducting frantic search for the fleeing gunmen and to recovery of their machine gun.
Road blocks had been mounted and residents, are afraid of being  manhandled, had resorted to staying indoors while the popular Eke market at Kwale has also been deserted.
A resident, who pleaded anonymity, said  “the area leading to the gas plant had been witnessing a lot of kidnap cases. In short, Kwale, Beneku and environs in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the state,  are now under siege following an early morning attacked Thursday  and the killing of a soldier at a military check point by gunmen.”
Contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer,  Mr. Famous
Ajieh, said he was yet to get details of the incident.


Source: Vanguard

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