There is palpable tension in
Delta State as the lingering land dispute between Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh
communities in Udu and Warri South-West Local Government Areas has spilled over
to Warri South Local Government with sporadic gun shots and attacks from both
sides.
It was gathered that suspected
Ogbe-Ijoh militants allegedly stormed Aladja community at about 6am on Friday,
June 2, shooting sporadically at everyone on sight.
The incident made Urhobo and Ijaw
residents to flee their homes through the waterways to Pessu, McCaiver, Main
Markets Axis the stronghold of the Agbarha-Warri Urhobos who before now were
also having a land dispute with their Ijaw brothers over the ownership of Iron
Market in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Several persons have been
seriously wounded but no one has been confirmed dead at the time of this
report.
An indigene of Aladja community,
Comrade Igjitegwuolor Bezi confirmed the report saying,” Ogbe-Ijoh people came
to attack us at about 6am this morning. It is this fight that may have spilled
over to Warri because some of our people escaped through the river to Warri and
others were injured.”
Contacted, the Warri Area
Commander of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Mohammed Shaba said, “I have not
gotten the facts but I have detailed the DPO of that area to go and send me the
report. So, you can call the DPO and get some more facts.”
The Chairman of Warri South Local
Government Council, Hon. Mofe Matthew Edema said that,” Soldiers and Policemen
are there now” just as he called for peace among the warring groups.
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