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Nigeria: Gang Killings – Soldiers Deployed in Bayelsa

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Original Post Date: 2010-08-02 Time: 11:00:06  Posted By: News Poster

By Samuel Oyadongha

Security was yesterday reinforced in Yenagoa, following the escalation of gang killings in the Bayelsa State capital.

Heavily armed soldiers from the Joint Task Force, JTF, backed by amoured personnel carrier (APC), were deployed in the streets of Yenagoa where residents have been on the edge in the last one week as no fewer than seven persons have lost their lives in the wake of the upsurge in violence.

Sunday Vanguard learnt that the peace of the capital city had in the last one week been violated by gun totting cultists leaving in their trail death and maiming of their targets.

The renewed orgy of violence in the capital city climax Tuesday night when unknown armed gunmen attacked the Yenizue Gene residence of the Special Senior Assistant to the Bayelsa State Governor on Conflict Resolution, Michael Wenibowei, killing his bodyguard.

Also, five lives were reportedly lost around the Kpansia and Okutukutu suburb of Yenagoa alone during the week.

The latest attack however occurred Friday night around the Imgbi road junction in the Amarata suburb of Yenagoa when unknown gunmen, in a commando styled operation, attacked a Mercedes Benz sports utility vehicle (SUV) with Rivers number plate, DY 151 PHC, killing one of the occupants while one other was seriously injured.

It was gathered that the gunmen operating in two vehicles were on the trail of the SUV when one of their cars suddenly overtook it around the Imgbi road junction and forced it to slow down.

The car conveying the armed gunmen which was trailing at the rear was said to have drew level with the SUV and opened fire shattering its windshields.

One of the occupants of the SUV sitting at the rear was said to have died before any assistance could be rendered by sympathizers who thronged the scene while another victim with serious injuries was rushed to the Gloryland Medical Centre by a police patrol team that raced to the scene.

Troubled by the escalating tension, the authorities of the JTF, it was learnt, yesterday, deployed men on the streets to complement the efforts of the regular police to stem the tide of attack and insecurity in the capital city.

Original Source: Vanguard (Lagos)
Original date published: 1 August 2010

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201008020524.html?viewall=1