Six boat travellers have been killed on the old Calabar River while enrout Port Harcourt from Bille Community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Community sources said the killing occurred on Saturday morning, adding that four other persons sustained several degrees of injuries.
The sources said it was unclear if it was Nigerian Army’s personnel or criminals that carried out the shooting as soldiers and bunkerers regularly clashed in the area.
Meanwhile, the people of Touma-Ama community, in Billle have fled into the swamp for safety following the invasion of the community by personnel of the Nigerian Army.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers invaded the village with ten Gunboats in early hours of Tuesday, 6th September, 2022.
Our correspondent gathered that the operation which lasted for more than five hours, filled the atmosphere with tension with many casualties recorded as the residents took to their heels for safety.
A resident who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent that the invaders carted away with boat engines and huge sum of money.
