UGOCHUKWU UGOJI-EKE, UMUAHIA
The Nigerian Arny has described as fake and unfounded a report by SaharaReporters that the military attacked the camp of Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Aba, killing no fewer than 16 personnel of the security outfit.
Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 14 Brigade Ohafia, Captain Iliya Dauda told reporters that there was no military operation against any ESN camp in Aba or any other part of the state.
Dauda said, “We did not raid any ESN camp and also we did not kill 16 of their members in any operation but unknown gunmen attacked our men and they were checked accordingly”.
He explained that unknown gunmen attacked an Army checkpoint at Osisioma junction Aba but were repelled by his men on duty.
He said there were no casualties on the part of the Army but begged for more time to receive report from their men at the scene investigating and assessing the incident.
The Army Spokesman urged members of the public to disregard the said report which he insisted was a pure falsehood.
However a witness living around Ariaria area where the incident took place said that late at night that he saw some youths marching towards the army check point only for him to hear several gun shots.
The witness who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that when he heard the gun shots he quickly ran inside for the fear of stray bullets, adding that much later more military men arrived the place to help their colleagues.
