From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt
A soldier was killed and three others in critical condition, following an early morning (Sunday) attack by unknown gunmen in Rivers State.
Daily Sun gathered that the gunmen ambushed the soldiers at the boundary bridge between the Asari-Toru Local Government Area in the Kalabari region and the Emohua Local Government Area of the state.
It was further gathered that after the attack, about four soldiers sustained severe gunshot wounds, while the perpetrators escaped.
However, chairman of Akuku-Toru LGA, Rowland Sekibo, was said to have confirmed the incident to journalists and added that the soldiers were ambushed.
The four soldiers were reportedly rushed to the Military Hospital, Port Harcourt, for medical attention.
Meanwhile, Daily Sun visited the Military Hospital, and reliably gathered that one of the wounded military personnel had died.
At the Emergency Unit of the hospital, the injured soldiers were sighted receiving medical attention, while some soldiers apparently among the troops, gathered outside discussing.
The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations at the Six Division, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Ekeocha, could not be reached for reaction.
He neither picked his phone calls, nor replied to a text message sent to him at the time of filing the report.