Some group of hoodlums suspected to be members of the Indigenous People Of Biafra IPOB, has allegedly attacked the Hausa residents in Oyibo, Rivers State.
According to an eyewitness,“the incident, which looks like a coordinated attack started on Saturday and extended to Sunday.
Some youths suspected to be IPOB members invaded the area mostly inhabited by Hausa indigenes and attacked them with dangerous weapons.
Two persons were said to have died in the attack while two other persons sustained serious injuries.
Confirming the incident, The Spokesman of the Northern community in Rivers State, Alhaji Musa Saidu has condemned the attack.
He said trouble started when the suspected IPOB members armed with dangerous weapons attacked a base in Oyigbo that has a high concentration of Hausa indigenes.
Meanwhile the chairman the of Oyigbo Local Government Area, Prince Gerald Oforji has condemned the attack and appealed to Hausa residents in Oyigbo to remain calm and not to take laws into their hands.
