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In separate operations, the gunmen razed a section  of the Federal High Court in Abakaliki in the  early hours of yesterday, just as two soldiers and a civilian were shot and killed at a checkpoint in the state. Another set of gunmen also operated in Onueke Community of Ezza South Local Government area of Ebonyi State, shot sporadically and robbed their victims of their possessions. This set of  gunmen, Vanguard gathered, trailed a customer to a commercial bank where  they perpetrated the dastardly act.

The Nigerian Army is yet to confirm the alleged shooting by unknown gunmen of two soldiers at a military checkpoint located at popular Timber Shade junction in Amasiri, Afikpo North local government area of Ebonyi. Meanwhile, a top security source, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday at Amasiri on condition of anonymity, said that the shooting occurred on Monday night around 9.pm. The source stated that the gunmen made away with the riffles of the two dead soldiers. Also, a source in the community, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and pleaded not to be mentioned said the gunmen arrived at the checkpoint in a white bus and as the military men stopped them for a stop-and-search, they opened fire on them.