By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
SUSPECTED gunmen, believed to be vigilante men, have allegedly killed three persons in a renewed crisis rocking Evwreni in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
This is coming barely 24 hours after the state government released a white paper courtesy of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up to look into perennial communal crisis in the area.
Our correspondent gathered from a local source that the three persons were allegedly shot on Tuesday night close to the palace of the monarch.
“The incident happened very close to the king’s palace and it was over minor disputes between two members of the disbanded vigilante group,” the source quipped.
According to Advocate.ng, one certain Festus Wilfred and Ese Ochuko Emmanuel had an argument, which led to the former allegedly shooting dead one of the deceased identified as Ese Emmanuel Ochuko.
“When the other vigilante noticed the death of their colleague, they then took revenge on the other group of vigilantes, attacking and killing the alleged killer’s mother and son.”
The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, said the command was still waiting for confirmation.
Meanwhile, the monarch of Evwreni Kingdom, HRM Oghenekevwe Kumane and two of his subjects were, recently arraigned for alleged terrorism and murder before Hon Justice Okon Effreti Abang of the Federal High Court, Warri, Delta State, following the crisis in the community that led to the death of three persons.
The other two suspects arraigned alongside the traditional ruler in the amended 10-Count charges in suit no: FHC/WR/95C/2020 are, Atiri Stephen, Kelly Omojughere Kumane over an alleged crisis that led to the murder of Omoghene Akakor and Sylvester Adjogbe.
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