Soldiers on patrol in Aba, Friday morning, came under attack by unknown gunmen who set ablaze a military tank after an early morning raid.
The incident occurred while the soldiers were on patrol.
An eyewitness account has it that the gunmen laid ambush for the unsuspecting soldiers on patrol.
According to the source, the soldiers were ambushed at the popular Tonimass Junction, Osisioma axis, on the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway.
At the time of filing this report, it was not clear if there were any casualties.
Meanwhile, the incident has caused tension and apprehension across the commercial city as residents now live in fear of the unknown.
