ONITSHA RECENT ATTACK: One Naval Officer Pays Supreme Sacrifice; Three Gunmen Fell to Naval’s Superior Rifles

BY NWEKE NWEKE, ONITSHA
As against the rumour making the rounds that two or more Naval personnel were killed along Onitsha/Owerri Road on Tuesday evening by the rampaging unknown gunmen, investigation conducted by 247thirdeye.com has revealed that only one Naval officer had paid the supreme price in serving his fatherland while three of the unknown gunmen fell to the superior rifles of the Naval personnel who were  manning a checkpoint along the affected road.

An eyewitness who simply gave her name as Ifeoma Udechukwu, a petty trader around the Naval checkpoint Owerri Road, Onitsha, Anambra State said she is one of the people who witnessed the incident that took place on Tuesday evening.

She however stated that the gunmen had arrived the checkpoint in a tinted bullet- proof  black SUV car with registration number: (ABUJA) ABC-424 HM at about 6:25pm and slowed down on getting to the military checkpoint.

Ifeoma Udechukwu handed it down that one of the Naval officers had approached the driver’s corner, demanded to see the occupants of the tinted  black SUV car conveying the gunmen.

While awaiting for the driver to roll down the vehicle glass according to the petty trader, one of the gunmen immediately opened fire, killing the Naval officer instantly while other injured Naval men who sustained minor injuries were rushed to  the hospital and are said to be responding to treatment.

In a swift resistance to the sudden attack by the gunmen who were said to be wearing bullet- proof vests, it was gathered that some Naval personnel who were randomly stationed around the area in a bid to engage the invaders in a retaliation succeeded in killing three of the gunmen.

Other sources told 247thirdeye.com that immediately the gunmen realized that some of their colleagues had been killed by the Naval men, they quickly carried the corpses into their waiting vehicle and sped off to an unknown direction.

This platform’s visit to the office of the Commander,Odekpe Naval Outpost, Navy Captain Adekunle Okeniyi, aimed at ascertaining the condition of his wounded personnel was not successful as he is said to have went out for official assignment within the State.

Recall that the officers and men of the Nigerian Navy have been target of attacks by unknown gunmen in several parts of the stat

However, in a bid to resist any sudden physical gun assault by the hoodlums, Odekpe Naval Outpost has beefed- up security around its base and their other numerous checkpoints around the state.

Our visit to the popular Uga Junction, Onitsha/Asaba Express Way, it was discovered that pedestrians and motorists were not allowed access to Atani Road because of the tense security situation.

Road users found it difficult to get to Atani area through Uga Junction . Those who had meaningful reasons  to embark on a mission to Atani area of the road had to go through the Bridge-Head and Harbour Industrial Lay- Out before gaining access to the other end of Atani Road that leads to Odekpe Naval Outpost.
Iron – rods dealers and other shops’  owners around Uga Junction had their businesses were shut because of the unfortunate security situation in the area as nobody nor vehicle were allowed access through the junction.