Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has condemned the murder of five soldiers in Umunze, a community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, in Nigeria’s South East.
The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday at about 12:30 p.m. beside a branch of the Zenith Bank close to the popular Nkwo Umunze market in the area.
The gunmen opened fire on the soldiers who were in an army-marked Sienna patrol vehicle, killing five of them in the onslaught.
Although video clips of the slain soldiers have gone viral on social media, the Nigerian Army is yet to respond to the attack as at press time.
In one clip, seen by News Central, two bloody bodies of men in army fatigues were splayed around a Sienna vehicle. Governor Soludo said the soldiers had been ambushed on a routine patrol.
“We condemn this wicked and cruel attack in the strongest terms. The perpetrators of this act must pay,” Soludo said, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Christian Aburime.
The Governor urged Anambra residents to remain calm and law-abiding as the security agencies try to fish out the perpetrators of the dastardly act.