“What happened was like a war situation, as the heavy shooting continued and everybody had to run for safety.”
, Nigeria’s South-east, when gunmen opened fire at two security checkpoints, according to the News Agency of Nigeria .
One civilian is also feared to have also been killed, while a motorcycle and a police patrol vehicle were set ablaze. A NAN correspondent, who visited the scenes of the attacks within Obeagu-Amechi in Enugu South Local Government Area and Amagunze in Nkanu East Local Government Area on Thursday morning, saw the burnt vehicle and motorcycle.
The road that leads to the scene of the incident was cordoned off by the police, and the traffic diverted to another road.
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