A fresh attack has been carried out by gunmen on a security formation in Rivers State and five soldiers have been reported killed.

The gunmen on Monday morning attacked the camp at Abua, in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, killing the officers.

Although the six Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt is yet to release an official statement, two top security personnel in Rivers State confirmed the attack and killings to Channels Television.

Meanwhile, all heads of security agencies in Rivers State are currently at a meeting at the headquarters of the Rivers State Police Command, ostensibly to re-strategise ahead of the new scale of insecurity in the state.

This attack comes barely 24 hours after gunmen killed some police and customs officers at their patrol base in Isiokpo, the Headquarters of Ikwerre Local Government, which is along the Port Harcourt-Owerri road.

While the Police are yet to reveal the casualty figure for Saturday night’s attack in Isiokpo, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) had said three of its personnel were killed by the gunmen.

The spokesperson for Zone C, Custom’s Federal Operations Unit, Mr Jerry Atta, told Channels Television on Sunday that the gunmen also went away with an AK-47 rifle and two Toyota Hilux vans belonging to the service.

He said a thorough investigation would be carried out to unravel the circumstances that led to the attack and to unravel the motive of the assailants.

Atta blamed the killing of the security operatives on armed smugglers whose businesses have been frustrated by the customs in recent times.

sweetshisha:
Eliminating Security opreatives won't make your region secure from Cultist, bandits and killer Herdsmen

nrexzy:
Who suffers

sweetshisha:



Akpu shut up

Warripikine:

..at least the masses are already used to it..
Are you? Cos its gonna hit the rich soon!

Munzy14:
Hmmmm...ooh...Security men should learn to detach themselves from these greedy politicians...Who will ignite everwhere and yet won't provide water to quench it...

nrexzy:
Who suffers

PlayMaker14:
Dede, how's Imo State today?

nrexzy:


Loool..

Make we Dey observe...
So u want make everybody poor

Warripikine:

Yeah, make the poverty go round..

Munzy14:

Cool and calm with people going about their business.

helinues:
The days of the UGM are numbered..
Hell awaits them

PlayMaker14:
I hope the Hotel called Imo State won't be in the news for the wrong reason again.


Jason.

Dreambeat:
Nigerian political class know the solution to the myriad of problems facing the country but they are greedy, wicked and insincere to tow the line of honour