Gunmen kill five in Rivers over failure to provide N1m
Five individuals were massacred by gunmen in an attack on the Odiereke Ubie hamlet in Rivers State's Ahaoda West Local Government Area after it allegedly failed to contribute N1 million for the attackers' food.
In addition to confirming the occurrence, a local resident said the offenders rode motorcycles into the neighbourhood and were carrying AK-47 weapons.
The source, who wished to remain unnamed, claimed that the victims were murdered while they were returning from their farms.
Our source claims that the attack occurred on Tuesday at about 5 o'clock.
He claimed that the deceased's families had transported the bodies for burial.
Meanwhile, inhabitants of the Odiereke Ubie village have fled and are pleading with security services to assist them.
A formal statement about the incident has not yet been made public by the Rivers State Police Command.
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