Doctor raises alarm as Nigerian soldiers pick up her younger brother, 15, and sister from their home while raiding the neighbourhood following killing of soldiers in Aba (video)

Chaos has unfolded in Aba, Abia State, after five soldiers were killed.

 

Residents living near Obikabia Junction in Aba have gone online to raise alarm after soldiers allegedly raided homes in the neighbourhood and picked up young people.

 

A medical doctor cried out on X. She said Nigerian soldiers invaded her home at about 5am this morning, May 31.

 

According to her, the soldiers broke their gate, then proceeded to break their door before picking up her younger siblings who were at home with her father.

 

She said only her aged father was spared.

 

She added that her brother is just 15 and has no affiliations to unknown gunmen.

 

She stated that she has no idea where her siblings were taken and no one has supplied them with information.

 

 

Meanwhile, other residents have also cried out.

 

A video shared online shows soldiers rounding people up and ordering them into a van.

 

 

A voice in the background is heard saying the soldiers are picking up youths at random without concern for their innocence.

 

Youths in Aba have called on the state governor, Alex Otti to intervene.

 

 

This comes after five soldiers were killed yesterday, May 30, at an army outpost located on the popular Obikabia junction off Umuola in Aba North local government area (read here). 

 

Below is a video of soldiers picking up youths in the area. 
 

 

It’s almost 12pm and there’s still no words on why my siblings were taken from our home this morning @HQNigerianArmy where did you take them to? What do you hope to achieve, so my 15 year old brother shouldn’t go to school or eat today! Use your intelligence unit for once! pic.twitter.com/kfgyXLNpcj

— Zay (@RoseAgwu254246) May 31, 2024