Some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) oreportedly clashed with the Hausa community in Oyibo local government area of Rivers yesterday.
The Deputy Director, Public Relations of 6 Division Nigerian Army, Colonel Aminu Illiasu, confirmed that he received some distress calls from some residents of the Oyibgo community. who claimed that some IPOB members were unleashing mayhem in the area.
Illiasu said the residents claimed that some IPOB members were unleashing mayhem in the area.
According to him, some troops have been deployed to the community to quell the crisis but he did not confirm the number of causalities.
An eyewitness, Frank said the incident left many injured from both sides.
He said the incident started when the suspected members of IPOB gathered at Timber Junction awaiting other members to join a procession to Aba, Abia.
“Thereafter, soldiers rounded up the IPOB members using force to disperse the gathering and leaving many IPOB members injured,” he said.
Another eyewitness, Ibiere Tamuno, said several properties were destroyed during the clash.