October 4, 2013

20 Injured As Rival Youths Clash In Edo

No fewer than 20 persons were on
Friday wounded in a clash between
rival youths at Ikpeshi community in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo.
The clash cropped up following a
disagreement over who should collect levies from vehicle loaders in the community on behalf of the local government council.
Several residents fled from the
community because of the clash, while properties worth millions of naira were destroyed during the conflict.
An eyewitness, Mr Abbe Oboh, said that the crisis started when one faction wanted to take over the collection of levies from the other group.
"The other faction refused and this led to a shootout among the youths,'' he said. Oboh said that the deployment of personnel from the Special Anti-Robbery
Squad (SARS) the state police command, however, aided efforts to bring the situation under control.
Mr Joseph Akerejola, the Chairman of Akoko Edo Local Government Council, said that normalcy had been restored to the area.
"The police are on top of the situation and everything is under control. "The perpetrators of the crisis would, however, be brought to book,'' he vowed.

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