By Odeh Okioma
A 26-year-old man identified as Tari, popularly known as Heavyweight, has been macheted to death following a clash between two rival youth factions in Diema community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Key Highlights
- A 26-year-old man, Tari, alias Heavyweight, was macheted to death in Diema, Brass LGA, Bayelsa.
- The clash involved rival youth factions loyal to two traditional rulers in the community.
- It began over an inspection of land earmarked for a crude oil tank farm.
- He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
- Police say normalcy has been restored and investigation is ongoing.
The deceased was reportedly a member of a youth faction loyal to Ingo Ikele, the Amayanabo of Diema-Brass.
A source disclosed that the crisis began when the traditional ruler reportedly directed youths loyal to him to participate in an inspection visit to a parcel of land earmarked for a crude oil tank farm by an unnamed oil company.
The youths were reportedly resisted by another faction loyal to Baratuaipre Amaene, described as a rival traditional ruler in the community.
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The disagreement reportedly escalated into a violent confrontation, resulting in the death of the young man, who hails from Opu-Nembe (Bassambiri Nembe).
The deceased youth, according to sources close to the divisional police headquarters, was rushed to the hospital, but medical practitioners on duty pronounced him dead on arrival.
Contacted on the development, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed, said normalcy has been restored in the area, adding that an investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the clash.
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