Hoodlums on Friday attacked an Army checkpoint located near Aba main motor park in Abia and killed a soldier on duty at the post.
An inside source confirmed the incident.
The source said that the hoodlums injured another soldier who is now in the intensive care unit of a hospital.
The source added that also that the hoodlums made away with the gun of the murdered soldier.
“In the night of Friday, May 17, some gunmen came to one of our army checkpoints in Aba and gunned down our soldier.
“They also wounded another soldier who is in intensive care unit in a hospital now.
“They took away the weapon of the soldier who was killed”, the source said.
The source also confirmed that the Commander of 14 Brigade Command, Ohafia, Abia, Brig. Gen. Olusola Diya was in Aba on Saturday to know what happened.
According to the source, investigations is ongoing to ascertain the cause of the attack and unravel the perpetrators.