Gunmen attacked soldiers on patrol and set ablaze a military tank after an early morning raid on Friday in Aba, the Abia state commercial city.
According to Vanguard, an eyewitness said that the gunmen laid ambush for the unsuspecting soldiers on patrol at the popular Tonimass Junction, Osisioma axis, on the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway.
Meanwhile, the incident has caused tension as residents now live in fear of the unknown.
The aforementioned publication reported that a military source at the 14 Brigade Ohafia, who pleaded for anonymity as he was not officially permitted to speak to the press said no casualties were recorded by the soldiers.
The source said that contrary to social media reports, three soldiers were not killed in the attack.
He said the military would certainly go after the attackers but added that no arrests had so far been made.
He appealed to members of the public with any useful information about the whereabouts of the hoodlums to volunteer same to the Army or security agencies.
The source condemned attacks on security agents, saying such barbaric acts are unwarranted.
“The soldiers you are attaching today can be the ones to save you tomorrow. They are also your brothers”, the military source lamented.