Four killed in clash between two fishing settlements in Rivers

Monday, April 23, 2018 10:38 pm

Police officers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt

Four persons have been shot dead and unconfirmed number of other persons injured in a violent clash between two fishing settlements in Bonny local government area of Rivers State on Sunday.

It was gathered trouble broke out when some armed youths of the area tried to attack some soldiers of the Joint Military Taskforce deployed to the area on routine patrol.

The Spokesman of the Rivers State Police Command,Nnamdi Omoni, DSP, who confirmed the incident said, “I can confirm that two persons are feared dead as we speak. That ecounter was between the JTF and youths from Finima. There was an exchange fire.”

The Rivers state Police Command also said that nomalcy has returned to the area.