Unknown gunmen, on Sunday night, allegedly engaged military men in a shoot out at 3-3 Estate, Nkwelle Ezunaka, near Onitsha.

The shooting, which started at about 10pm lasted late into the night, with bullets flying in the air, while expended shells dropped on roofs of residents in torrent.

It was gathered that the shootout started after the unknown gunmen took the battle to the door step of the military, in a spot, where they are stationed, within the Estate.

Confirming the report,a resident in the area said,yesterday night at housing Estate gate, unknown gunmen attacked the military men securing us. There was three hours open fire. My Estate was hot from 10pm – 12am last night.We all were scared throughout the night as sounds of gunshot rented the air.

It was learnt that the gunmen also visited the Government Reserved Area (GRA) in Onitsha, where they also shot intermittently.

As of the time of filing this report, no police confirmation has been received.