The fight according to Vanguard reports ensued between the youths of Ikot Umiang and Ikot Edah communities, Nkpat Enin LGA of the state.
Narrating the tragic clash to Niger Delta Voice, a source who pleaded anonymity said, “A young man, who hails from Ikot Umiang and residing in Ikot Edah had a minor misunderstanding with his friend, an indigene of Ikot Edah, over a lady both of them had dated previously.
“What really transpired between them is not clear. But it was so serious that in the evening of the following day, when the Ikot Umiang boy was passing through Ikot Edah after his normal business, the Ikot Edah-based lover boy and his gang waylaid and stabbed him to death.”
The Ikot Umiang youth allegedly launched a reprisal attack on the Ikot Edah people at about 8 AM when they stormed the community densely armed with various dangerous weapons.
They reportedly set houses ablaze and captured some elderly residents who begged for pardon.
One of the villagers, Aniete Bradforth, who described the attack said, “The Ikot Umiang youths came in like soldier ants with guns, petrol and matches and before we knew what was happening, this house (pointing to a residence) was on fire.
“They beat up a 90-year-old woman, who lives here, leaving her with injuries all over her body.”
The village head, Usoro, confirmed the attack lamenting, “I watched my house set ablaze with N2 million cash inside.”
The police in the area were immediately alerted about the clash and they had since arrested some suspects.Moreover, it was gathered that the residents at Ikot Umiang had fled the community in order to escape police arrest.
