Gunmen strike Rivers community in fresh deadly attack

About four days after 17 persons were killed in an attack in Rivers State, some persons have been reportedly killed in Egbeda, a community in Emohua Local Government Area of the state, when unknown gunmen raided the area.

The police said only one person was killed when the assailants stormed the place, while other reports claim higher figures.

Confirming the incident at Egbeda, the State Police Commissioner, Ahmed Zaki, told newsmen that one person was killed in Unyeada in Andoni Local Government Area of the state.

Zaki explained that the assailants who shot and killed one person in Egbeda came on motorcycles, adding that security had been beefed up in the area.

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However, a Punch report quoted a security source with contrary casualty figures, claiming that five people were killed.

The source said security men crawled through the bush to chase away the gunmen who wore black trousers and T-shirts with red caps, adding that they escaped when they noticed that some soldiers were trailing them through the bush in Egbeda.

He stated that the incident happened in the morning while villagers were preparing to embark on the day’s activities.

“Some unknown gunmen wearing black attire with red caps came to Egbeda this morning and killed five persons.

“We all crawled through the bush to get them, but they ran away when we got there,” the security source said.

 

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