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Three Feared Dead As Youths Invade Ibrede

Vanguard (Lagos)
NEWS
October 11, 2004
Posted to the web October 11, 2004

By Austin Ogwuda
Asaba
NO fewer than three persons were feared dead at Ibrede town in Ndokwa East
Local Government Area of Delta State when youths from a neighbouring local
government allegedly invaded the town. The invading youths believed to have
come from Ofagbe in Isoko North Local Government Area of the state, according
to an eye-witness, engaged in a bloody clash with another group of youths in
Ibrede and Awah towns, resulting in the use of machetes and other dangerous
weapons, leaving several people wounded.
The reason for the attack has not been ascertained as at the time of this
report, however, Mr. John Gabriel who is a councillor in Ndokwa East Local
Government Area representing Ward 9 Ibrede and Awah merely told reporters at
the weekend that "the youths shot people indiscriminately at the market square
in Ibrede and captured one man, aged about 40 years and cut his body into
pieces with machetes."
He lameneted that his people and Ofagbe had never had any previous
misunderstanding and wondered what could have necessistated the susprise
attack. Also speaking, the Chairman of Ndokwa East Local Government Council,
Mrs. Mary Chidi confirmed the incident and said that the council had already
notified the DPO in charge of the area and the Army Captain in charge of Peace
Keeping, 3 Force at Aboh. It will be recalled that a detachment of armed
soliders was dispatched to Aboh following a mayhem that resulted there when men
of the Federal Road Maintaince Agency (FERMA) came to carry out road
maintainance work on the old Aboh road.

   

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