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Militants on Saturday killed
six soldiers in the Esighi axis of Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River
State.
According to report, the
gunmen were said to have struck around 1am.
Five soldiers were said
to have died instantly, while a sixth one died at about 7am, according to a
village source
Army troops from the 13
Brigade in Calabar had recently cordoned off the residence of one of the most
wanted militants, identified as ‘G1’, after the arrest of ‘G2’ and ‘G3’who are
currently providing useful information to security operatives.
The most wanted
militant, G1, is said to be at large.
According to one of the
village heads in the neighbouring community who craved anonymity, the militants
came in from the creeks near Esighi and engaged the soldiers in gun battle.
“The militants went to
invade the home of their leader which has been taken over by the military. We
heard gunshots for more than three hours and at the end of it I can confirm
that five soldiers were killed while another one died later in the morning. The
attack started around 1am and lasted for over two hours.
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