Alleged Soldiers Invades a Community in Rivers States, Raze 15 Houses

By Nneka Olisa - July 28, 2017


There is an uproar in Touma community, Bile Kingdom of Degema Local Government Area, Rivers State, following the intrusion of the area by alleged gunmen believed to be troops of the Nigerian Army.

Several civilians of the community were left with bullet wounds and houses were burnt down by the armed gun men who stormed the community on Monday Morning.

Civilians in the community, are still on the run and still living with fear, believing that the alleged gun men will be back even if it has been four days since calamity struck the community.

Mr. Akpoebi Dino, who ran out of the community during the incident, said: “It was around 10 a.m., on Monday when we saw over seven gunboats coming to the area. When they got to our community they started shooting into the community. They wounded many people and  burnt over 15 houses.

“Hoodlums who are not from our area attacked one of their camps around our community. Because of that, they (Army) said our community connived with the criminals to attack them. We don’t know what they mean by that.

“We have been living happily with soldiers in the area, we don’t know the cause of the sudden change. When the unknown gunmen attacked the military base, the community helped to take those who sustained bullet wounds to the hospital and deposited about three corpses in the mortuary.”

Meantime, all the Army authorities contacted as at the time of filing this report declined comment on the incident. The Public Relations Officer of the 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Col. Aminu Ilyasu, told Vanguard that the JTF PRO is in a position to comment on the issue. When contacted,  the acting PRO of  JTF, Lieut. Commander Otuji, kept sealed lips.

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