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Fresh Cult War: Andoni Explodes…5 Persons Killed

Barely 16 days to the conduct of the legislative re-run election into the 22 State Assembly, 12 Houses of Representatives and 3 Senatorial seats in Rivers State, hoodlums allegedly believed to be hired assassins of the opposition Political Party in the Andoni Local Government Area have invaded an ancient Unyengala Community to waste the precious lives of not less than three (3) innocent indigenes of the Community on the early hours of Saturday 27th February, 2016.
Reports gathered by The Newswriter crime correspondent has it that victims of the attack were in their domain mourning the death of their departed relative when the attackers struck killing not less three (3) in a cool blood.
The victims according to the interviewee were not members of any cult groups in the area but ardent supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Andoni ward 2.
Further investigations revealed that a fishing settlement supposedly the largest in the West African sub-Sahara region called Oyorokoto was eventually attacked same day with about two (2) recorded victims of the armed attack.
Oyorokoto fishing village had in the recent past been in the media for no positive recognition rather dreaded events that had placed Andoni LGA in bad lights.
As at the time of filing this report it was gathered that the hoodlums had taken over the Community, parading themselves with heavy armed, resulting to the relocation of many while other residents are facing daily humiliation, beating, rape, stealing and other unpleasant activities through forceful means.
Activities of hoodlums in the Andoni Local Government Area has become a source of concern to many residents, hence the call for urgent government intervention, arrest and interrogation of suspected culprits.
A relation of one of the victims, name withheld, told The Newswriter crime correspondent that, the fact that all the victims of the attack were members of a political party the PDP and the attack could not be far from being politically motivated by the opposition party, and called on the state government to come to their rescue in Andoni.
The Unyengala Community as well as residents of Oyorokoto could not be consoled as they are the worst hit of the attack.
Meanwhile, The Newswriter learnt that the authority of the Andoni Council had in collaboration with the security agencies in the area imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in attempt to monitor activities of hoodlums in the LGA.
However, our interviewee has said the state government should make concerted efforts to protect lives and property in the Andoni LGA, positing that the purported security agencies are always on ground when the hoodlums strikes, adding that it was rumoured that the Council has been unable to cater for the needs of the security agencies, hence their excuses of allowing incessant loss of lives in the area. ###

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