At least one person has been reportedly killed while about four others were hospitalised following a clash between officers of Abia State Board of Internal Revenue and traders at Timber Market in Umuahia on Monday.

ABN TV gathered that trouble started then the revenue officers stormed the market and sealed it, demanding that each trader should pay the sum of N18,000 only to have access to their shops.

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Not pleased by the decision of the state government, the traders put up a stiff resistance, insisting that they must be allowed to conduct their business activities.

The officers of the state Board of Internal Revenue were said to have sought the services of the state vigilante group to help in enforcement of the order.

This however led to a sporadic shooting, resulting to the death of one person while the four people that sustained various degrees of injury have since been hospitalised.

Our correspondent gathered a patrol vehicle and motorcycle belonging to the members of the vigilante group were burnt.

When ABN TV contacted him for a comment, the spokesperson of Abia State Police Command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna confirmed the incident but however denied the death of anyone.

He said all those who sustained injuries have been treated and discharged, noting that the office of the vigilante men were also torched.

Fahdiga1:
Igbos are not known for such. Maybe they are returnees from no man's land Lagos

Karlovych:
I'm sure they are the ones that usually hang out with owo mi da urchins in Lagos, they should have learnt well from their kinsmen before returning home

Mixedfruit:
@karlovych you see, when I told you last year that you no longer have sense, you didn't believe me, now you have proved me right before the whole world

you4me:
May God bring peace to our land

escapefromusa:
It was cause by Fulani herdsmen. The wanted to feed the cows at the timbershed.

But the almighty Ibos resisted them. Its a lie it was not a revenue officer .. it was fulani's