Heavy Shootings as Soldiers Invade Militant Leader's House

There was commotion on Monday night in Yeghe community of Gokana area of Rivers State as soldiers raided the house of a former militant, Solomon Ndigbara. The house was razed by the soldiers, even as the heavy shooting continued in the area.


Indigenes of the community were said to have abandoned their homes and fled to neighbouring communities as the soldiers took over Ndigbara’s house and its surroundings.

It was gathered that the army operations were extended to 

Khana area even as some people were said to have been injured while scampering to safety.

Sources said that some youths working for the former militant leader had set ablaze the campaign office of the Rivers South-East senatorial candidate of the APC, Senator Magnus Abe, in Bori, Khana area.

The attack on Senator Abe’s campaign office, according to a community source, was in retaliation of the soldiers’ raid of Ndigbara residence.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer, 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Captain Eli Lazarus, said there was an ongoing military operation by the Army in Gokana, promising that the media would soon be briefed on the matter.

Sources say Ndigbara is on the run but some of his boys are naming the politicians sponsoring them.