Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Saturday morning, launched a deadly assault in Nunya, a community in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State.
Reports have it that there were casualties, including a driver working with a Chinese construction company.
According to reports, the incident occurred around 8.21 am, when the attackers, numbering about six, reportedly arrived at the site on three motorcycles, wearing military camouflage and armed with assault rifles.
Eyewitnesses alleged that the gunmen stormed a construction site in the area operated by a Chinese engineering firm, opened fire on the workers, and killed one of the drivers. An unconfirmed security operative at the site was also shot dead, while his rifle was allegedly taken by the attackers before they fled.