Six people have been killed by gunmen in the Odiokwu community of Rivers State’s Ahaoda West Local Government Area.
An eyewitness told reporters that the attack occurred around 11 a.m. on Sunday (today) at a community sit-in.
According to an eyewitness, a resident who was on his way to church was also shot.
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, expressed concern that 27 people had died in different attacks in the Ekpeye kingdom in March.
He did, however, request that security agencies come to their aid, as the people are now terrified.
“This thing happened at exactly 11am this Sunday. Some bad guys just came to a compound where youths were just resting.
“Some other visitors who are also tenants in that compound were also outside, preparing for church this morning. Just for them to be shot like that. About six persons were shot.
“And these persons that were shot were not members of any cult group. Neither did they have any problem with the community or any cult group.
“And this thing baffles us. As I’m talking to you now, we have recorded a total number of 27 persons killed in Ekpeye in this month of March.
“We have traditional leaders, we have political leaders, we have a government in Rivers State. Why is it that Ekpeye is being abandoned? Instead, people send guns and money to these buys.
“We are calling on the Federal Government and the international community, since the state government is not doing anything about the killings, to come to our aid,” he said.
The police, as at the time of filing this report, is yet to respond.