Nine people have reportedly being killed following the massive gun battle that broke out in Bori, Rivers state earlier on Tuesday, ...
Nine people have reportedly being killed following the massive gun battle that broke out in Bori, Rivers state
earlier on Tuesday, February 23.
Naij reports that the battle was between soldiers and militants suspected to be
supporters of the ex-militant leader, Solomon Ndigbara popularly known
as SOLO.
The campaign office of Senator Magnus Abe in Bori, Gokhana local
government area of the state was reportedly set on fire by supporters of
the ex-militant leader, popularly known as
General Osama Bin Laden. It
is alleged that the senator is the one instigating the military against
SOLO.
Some other people were reportedly killed in Yeghe community by the army.
Bori became very restless yesterday as the men of the Nigerian Army
started shooting sporadically, aiming directly at innocent civilians. It
was reported that armed youth killed some military personnel on Monday, February 22, so the army retaliated.
A young okada man was shot dead by men of the Nigerian Army with two other women who later died in the hospital.
In a another development, the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has
confirmed that the military operations in Gokana and Khana local
government areas have the full backing of the Rivers state government
and has therefore called on fleeing residents in the affected areas to
return their homes.
Wike in a press statement by Simeon Nwakaudu, his Special Assistant
Electronic Media called on all residents of Khana and Gokana local
government areas who fled their homes as a result of military presence
in the area to return to their homes.
