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2 dead, 15 held hostage as Delta communities clash
A clash between Uwheru and Unenurhe communities of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State over the murder of a youth from Uwheru, weekend, reportedly claimed the lives of two people with several others sustaining various degrees of gunshot and machete wounds.
It took the intervention of policemen from the Ughelli Area Command and soldiers drafted from the 222 Battalion of Operation Delta Safe, to stop the situation from snowballing into a full scale war as armed youths from both communities were set for total showdown.
Sources at the community told Vanguard that, at least, two persons from both sides were said to have lost their lives, while several others sustained various degrees of injuries while the melee lasted.
“About 15 indigenes from Unenurhe community, who had gone to farm or embarked on commercial activity at the Uwheru Market, are being held hostage,” President General of Unenurhe community, Chief Felix Edjereki told Vanguard when contacted.
Vanguard, July 24, 2017
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