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Residents Desert Imo Community As Unknown Gunmen Kill Nigerian Soldier

Gunmen on Monday afternoon killed a military officer when they attacked some soldiers in Awo Mmamma in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State.

Military personnel regrouped, invaded the town, and allegedly set fire to a hotel, vehicles, residences, and stores, according to PUNCH.

The occurrence at Ishieke junction in the area has created widespread concern in the community.

As the neighborhood was taken over by military, many of the community’s residents fled.

“Some of the hoodlums attacked some soldiers at Ishieke junction in Awo Mmamma and killed one of them. They zoomed off towards Ihiala in Anambra State. Later soldiers invaded the area and caused havoc in the area by setting a hotel, cars, houses and stalls on fire,” The PUNCH quoted a source as saying.

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