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The 6 Division of Nigerian Army has given assurance that the crisis between Bomu and Lewe communities in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers will soon be resolved.
Col. Aminu Iliyasu, the Division’s Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, said that the division had ignited peace talks between the communities.
Iliyasu disclosed this at the commencement of the peace meeting between the warring communities at the divisional headquarters in Port Harcourt on Monday.
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News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that violence started when two rival illegal oil bunkering site operators clashed over control of market share.
The violence allegedly left no fewer than 14 persons dead and properties destroyed in the mayhem that lasted many days.
Iliyasu said that the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Maj.-Gen. Jamil Sarham, initiated the peace talks to put an end to the…
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