The Nigerian Army is yet to address the reported killing of soldiers in Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill area, Aba, Abia State more than 10 hours after the video of the incident went viral.
VeonewsNG gathered that About 15 hoodlums launched the attack on the soldiers while allegedly enforcing a sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) across the South-East.
However, army and police authorities have yet to comment on the matter as of the time of this report.
The Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations refused to take calls and when contacted, the spokesperson of the Abia State Police Command Maureen Chinaka said: “I refer you all to the military PRO as I do not speak for the military”.
Meanwhile, the Abia State Government says the Alex Otti-led administration is engaging with the organisers of Thursday’s sit-at-home to ensure that the academic interests of the candidates for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) were not hurt.
The Special Adviser to the Governor of Abia on Media and Publicity said that the government has no desire to engage in needless conflict with the organisers
He said the government is in touch with all the schools affected to see what could be done so that WAEC exams are not disrupted.
