Troops eliminate 3 gunmen in Anambra shootout

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Troops of Sector 5 of Exercise GOLDEN DAWN deployed in Anambra State have eliminated three unknown gunmen who attacked a Nigerian Police checkpoint along Okija-Onitsha expressway on 7 October 2021.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the troops overwhelmed the gunmen forcing them to flee the scene.

Brigadier General Onyema noted that a vehicle and two motorcycles were recovered from the scene while a policeman paid the supreme sacrifice during the encounter.