16th September, 2022
By Edeki Igafe
A middle-aged man was killed on Friday in renewed hostilities between Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities in Delta state.
DSP Bright Edafe, the state police spokesman, confirmed the killing of the man in a border clash between the two communities.
Both communities share boundaries and have been embroiled in an age-old land dispute over land.
Ogbe-Ijoh communities, an Ijaw enclave in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta, while Aladja an Urhobo ethnic nationality, is in Udu Local Government Area.
“One person died in the shootout between the two communities, but normalcy has been restored,’’ Edafe said.
An eyewitness said peace returned to the communities after troops of the 3rd Battalion, Effurun, and policemen took over the disputed area.
Meanwhile, a military source said troops found a lifeless body at the scene of the fracas and that the deceased was a member of one of the warring communities.
“One rifle mounted with a magazine loaded with nine rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition was found beside the deceased,’’ the military personnel said.
He added that a suspect identified as a biological brother of the deceased was arrested in the vicinity for interrogation.
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