Identities of the soldiers gruesomely murdered in Abia State by gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have emerged.
During the sit-at-home on Thursday, vehicles and tricycles were also set ablaze by the rampaging IPOB terrorists.
The military, in a statement on Friday, confirmed that no fewer than five of its troops deployed at Obikabia Junction Checkpoint in Obingwa Local Government Area adjourning Aba metropolis in Abia State were killed and vowed to retaliate.
According to Daily Trust, a signal obtained on Friday disclosed that two Sergeants, two Corporals and one Lance Corporal, were killed, while six civilians were killed in the crossfire.
The soldiers were identified as:
1. Sergeant Charles Ugochukwu (94NA/38/1467)
2. Sergeant Bala Abraham (03NA/53/1028)
3. Corporal Gideon Egwe(10NA/65/7085)
4. Corporal Ikpeama Ikechukwu (13NA/70/5483)
5. Corporal Augustine Emmanuel (13NA/70/6663)
