UNEASY calm has enveloped Ebonyi State following the shooting of two soldiers and a civilian at a checkpoint in the state. The incident, which occurred on Monday night, revealed that gunmen shot the two soldiers and the civilian at a checkpoint on the Timber Shade Junction area in the Afikpo North Local of the state. The PUNCH gathered that the gunmen attacked the soldiers at about 8.48pm on Monday and carted away their rifles. A community source, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said the gunmen arrived at the checkpoint in a white bus and opened fire when the military men stopped them for a search. “As usual, it appeared the military were checking them and all of a sudden, they opened fire on them.

Source: Punch April 27, 2021 22:52 UTC