Abonnema Community in Akuku Toru Local Government
Area of Rivers State is now on security lock down by the Nigeria Army following
the death of a soldier and six others in the community.
The army on Sunday confirmed the death of a lieutenant
and six hoodlums in a shootout in the community during the presidential and
National Assembly elections.
The army authorities also promised to hunt down
some officials of the local government council whom they alleged masterminded
the attacks.
Yesterday morning, soldiers took over the
community, restricting movement in and out of the area. Economic activities were
shut down as no shops are allowed to open.
The soldiers were also reported to be carrying out
a door-to-door search of the houses looking for suspects and arms. An
unspecified number of young men were also said to have been arrested.
Meanwhile, INEC is yet to announce the date for
rescheduled elections in the area and Bonny.
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