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Nigerians Killed In New Year Attack On Rivers Church by freshkpomo(m): 12:45pm On Jan 02, 2018 |
At least 16 people have been killed by
gunmen in southern Nigeria after a New
Year's Day church service.
The incident, which happened in the oil-rich
region of Rivers state, has been linked to
growing tensions between rival gangs, local
reports say.
The gunmen are said to have fired at
random, killing some at close range.
The noise of fireworks that greeted the New
Year celebrations in Omuku town made it
difficult for residents to realise that shots
were being fired and people were being
killed, reports say.
Omoku, which is about 85km (50 miles)
from the state capital Port Harcourt, has a
history of violent crime. Correspondents say
there has been an increase in violence in the
past year, after a government amnesty
programme for former gang members was
allowed to lapse.
The amnesty had brought relative peace to a
region which had been plagued by attacks
by militants demanding that a greater share
of Nigeria's oil wealth be kept by the
country's oil-producing regions. Harvested from (BBC) |
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