Security has been intensified in Ngama Gberuk community in the Bunkpurugu District of the North East Region following a violent clash that left some persons injured and several properties destroyed.
The incident occurred on Sunday, January 26 when two clans returning from a chieftaincy enskinment were ambushed by unknown gunmen, who allegedly opened fire on them.
A local journalist, Sunday Batowani, reported to Citi News that residents fled their homes and are afraid to make a return.
“Gunmen from a hilltop and then a nearby river started shooting at them. So the two chiefs fled off and in fact, a woman was killed.
“There are several casualties and the whole community has been burnt down. The whole community is deserted. There are several casualties and the whole community has been burnt down.
“Now, so we have only police, military and the security that are occupying the place.”
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