There was panic across Igun community, Ethiope East council area of Delta State on Wednesday evening as tens of gun-wielding terrorists suspects stormed the community, shooting sporadically. Although no casualty was recorded, the Nation gathered that the situation was almost deteriorating into a bloodbath before the invaders withdrew from the community as Igun youths grouped […]
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There was panic across Igun community, Ethiope East council area of Delta State on Wednesday evening as tens of gun-wielding terrorists suspects stormed the community, shooting sporadically.
Although no casualty was recorded, the Nation gathered that the situation was almost deteriorating into a bloodbath before the invaders withdrew from the community as Igun youths grouped to confront the armed attackers.
It should be noted that Igun is one of the ten Urhobo communities in Delta state that some Edo state communities are laying claims to.
A legal matter has however been filed in a Benin High Court to sort out the confusion.
Giving details of the incident, the Otota of the community (spokesman), Pa Mark Egbri said “we were in our community when the gunmen, numbering more than 40, stormed Igun main town and started shooting sporadically into the air in a bid to scare us.
“Though we didn’t record any casualty while the gunmen held sway, it took the resilience of youths from the community, who challenged the gunmen, to force them to retreat from the community”, he said.
Efforts to get an official reaction from the police were yet to yield any fruit as at the time of filing this report as the spokesperson of the Delta state police command, Celestina Kalu (SP), could not be reached before this report was filed.
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