Two unknown gunmen and a yet to be identified soldier attached to the 14 Brigade,Ohafia, Abia State, have been killed in a gun duel in the area with A pump action gun, cutlasses and two motorbikes belonging to the gunmen were recovered.
The soldiers were said to be responding to a distress call from their colleague in Ebem community where he was attacked by the unknown gunmen, but later rescued from his hideout.
Military sources said that the deceased soldier was on errand in the community when he was attacked and killed by the unknown gunmen who trailed him to the area.
A shop owner from Amuda in Isuikwuato council area, but resident in Ohafia with her family, died from a stray bullet during the gun duel between the soldiers and the gunmen.
However as at the time of gathering this report, calm has returned to the community few hours after the incident as residents had earlier fled for fear of arrest by soldiers.