There has been a
massacre in Sime, Tai Local Government Area of Ogoniland, Rivers State as 14
persons have been reported dead while many were equally wounded following a
bloody clash between cult groups in the early hours of Friday.
The clash is coming
barely few weeks after the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, extended a
second round of amnesty programme to the local government area asking members
of various cult groups in the area to renounce their membership and surrender
their weapons.
Confirming the incident
to newsmen, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Tai Local Government Mr. Bob
Uelor Nkue condemned the massacre and said the security agencies are on top of
the situation.
He however lamented
that only a few of the cultists surrendered their weapons and denounced their
cults despite the Wike-led amnesty programme.
Urging the people of
the area not to flee the area as many of them had begun doing, Mr. Nkue said
there was no cause for panic.
“I totally condemn this
attack that led to the death of 14 persons, because the governor has given a
second chance to cultists and criminals in Ogoniland to embrace the amnesty
programme.
“Few days ago, two
persons were also killed by cult gangs. I am using this opportunity to call on
the people of Sime not to panic as the police and other security agencies are
on top of the situation,” Nkue assured.
No official statement
of confirmation on the incident yet from the state’s police command.
Credit: Vanguard
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