Daily Trust
29 December 2010
Several houses were yesterday burnt with properties destroyed in resumed clashes between K-Dere and B-Dere village communities in Gokana local government area of Rivers State.
Six persons had been killed when the fight first broke out between the villagers over disagreements arising from an English Premier League match between arch rivals Manchester United and Arsenal, which took place in far away England
The game ended 1-0 in favour of United.
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Suleiman Abba confirmed yesterday’s hostilities and said houses were destroyed alongside properties but he could not give details. Abba said the conflict started in the early hours of yesterday when K-Dere community attacked the B-Dere community, burning down houses and destroying properties.
Trustsports gathered that the attack was a reprisal to avenge damages suffered by K-Dere after the first skirmish on December 13 at the football viewing centre.
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The Rivers State Government yesterday inaugurated a six –man judicial commission of inquiry to investigate the crisis. The committee was actually set up last week over the December 13 fight only for another clash to resume.
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