Source: http://towncrieronline.net/2016/12/27/unidentified-gunmen-kill-eight-in-rivers-fear-grips-residents/

Unidentified gunmen suspected to be members of cult groups have killed no fewer than eight people in Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The Towncrier gathered that the hoodlums invaded the community by 9:00 pm Saturday and shot sporadically, scaring many away in the process.

The suspected cultists, who carried out a coordinated attack, had rounded up three streets before opening fire.

A source who pleaded anonymity told Sahara Reporters that some residents of the area have started fleeing again.

A resident who narrowly escaped the attack, Chief Ezegohuru Chukudi Eluozo, narrated that the incident caused panic and grounded Christmas celebration.

Eluozo disclosed that the killers specifically invaded palace road and two other streets in the area.

The chief who said the attack was politically motivated, alleged that cultists were empowered recently by politicians during the rerun election.

Another source who pleaded anonymity narrated, “On the eve of Christmas around 9 pm, I was sitting out with one of friends who just came and invited me when we started hearing gunshots. As usual, people started running for safety. I ran into them as I was heading to my house.

“They were putting on military uniform and armed to the teeth. At the moment we don’t know the actual cause of the attack, but we heard that the cult boys are angry claiming that the state government settled a cult group and abandoned them. They said they will not stop attack until the government compensates them.”

The Police Relations Officer of the Rivers State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, said he was yet to get details on the incident.

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Source: http://towncrieronline.net/2016/12/27/unidentified-gunmen-kill-eight-in-rivers-fear-grips-residents/

And wike said he conducted amnesty for cultists and militants. Mtchww

Rivers of blood.

OMOKU, the worst place to reside in Rivers

What is the government waiting for to declare a state of emergency in that part of the state?