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Sampson Itode, Port Harcourt
There was palpable tension in Luubara, Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday as gunmen invaded the community and shot dead two men at a pub.
Residents expressed shock at the development, noting that the community used to be peaceful.
It was learnt that the assailants attacked the pub around 8pm after some of the residents went there to relax after a masquerader display earlier in the day.
A native of the community, Nwibani Barry, told our correspondent that four persons were shot by the assailants, two died on the spot, while the other two were taken to hospital by the Bori Divisional Police Officer for treatment.
Suspected cult leader, 2 others killed in Ogoni village
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By Egufe Yafugborhi
Rivers State Police Command has disclosed that suspected cult leader, Bariya Timothy, was killed Tuesday night in a gang violence in Luubara, an Ogoni community in Khana Local Government Area, Rivers State.
Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, who disclosed this, yesterday, said the 35-year-old Timothy died in a supremacy battle with a rival gang, just as a resident in the community, Nwibani Barry, noted that two persons died in the clash.
Nwibani said: “The gunmen invaded the community at about 8 pm and went to a beer parlour near the market square where they shot at people.
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Gang violence claims one at Ogoni village in Rivers
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By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt
Police have reported suspected cult leader, Bariya Timothy, killed in a Tuesday night gang violence in Luubara, an Ogoni community in Khana Local Government Area (LGA), Rivers State.
Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers Command, SP Nnamdi Omoni, said Wednesday, Timothy, 35, died in a supremacy battle with a rival gang, just as a resident in the community, Nwibani Barry, noted that two persons died in the clash.
Nwibani narrated that, “The gunmen invaded the community at about 8pm and went to a beer parlour near the market square where they shot at people.
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