Suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, on Saturday, allegedly shot dead five soldiers in Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The soldiers were said to have been killed in the early hours of Saturday.
Following the incident, some other soldiers, according to eye witnesses, blocked the River Niger Bridgehead, Onitsha, obstructing traffic flow in and out of the state as a result.
But the soldiers were said to have later opened the bridge for traffic at about 12 noon on Saturday.