Residents of Koroma community in Tai Local Government Area are fleeing their homes over fears of reprisal attacks by the neighboring Bunu community after a notorious Koroma youth allegedly killed a Bunu indigene on Sunday.
The alleged murderer popularly known as KK was said to have viciously stabbed the victim, identified as Nnamoau with a broken bottle on the neck, abdomen, and chest during the funeral of the mother of the House of Representatives member representing Tai/Oyigbo federal constituency, Barry Npigi.
Theportcitynews.com gathered from a source in the area that the killing was sparked off by violent quarrels between gang members loyal to a key political figure in Ogoni, saying that they are known to be notorious for barbaric murders.
The source disclosed that tension has been brewing between them. “Last Saturday over the burial of Npigi mother’s burial in Koroma, Nnamoau had come to attend from Bunu. KK ambushed him at a local bar, close to the community health center.
” There, he broke a bottle, and stabbed him on the neck, the chest and on his abdomen, killing him. A political power broker had been brokering peace on the tragedy, promising to bury the dead and build house for his mother after releasing some unspecified cash to the family, but Bunu community are not placated.
“Saturday is fixed for Nnamoau’s burial and Bunu vowed to carry out revenge on any Koroma indigene found in their domain. Fear stricken Koroma residents have started abandoning their homes. No movement between both communities now. I had to pass Saakpenwa through Kpite to get to Port Harcourt. It’s not safe there now.”
