Police sources said the 10 suspects were already helping the police in the investigation of the mayhem.
It was gathered than supporters of the Chelsea and the Manchester United Football clubs in the English Premiership on Monday engaged in fresh crisis leading to the destruction of houses and loss of lives in the K Dere and B Dere communities of Gokana Local Council of Rivers State.
Sources said about five persons lost their lives in the fresh hostility.
Reliable sources who spoke to Daily Sun said some youths invaded the K Dere community in the late hours of Monday and unleashed terror on the residents. A source, Mr. Lekia, said some youths suspected to be B Dere natives invaded the K Dere but he could not ascertain the number of casualties.
It was gathered that a similar incident occurred in the two communities early this year during the finals of the European League Championship in which many lives were lost and property destroyed. Checks by Daily Sun reveals that the state and the Gokana Local Government intervened in the matter as the communities became peaceful.
The source said the leaders of the two communities, demarcated by a tarred road, had pronounced a dusk to dawn curfew to maintain peace and order in the area but suspected that the order was being violated. The reason for the fresh attack could not be ascertained as at press time.
When contacted, the police spokesperson in the state, Dr. Rita Inoma Abbey (SP) said the crisis came up after dynamite was shot in B Dere axis, leading to the invasion of K Dere by the B Deres. She said detachment of the police in the area quelled the situation.
Dr. Abbey told Daily Sun that no life was lost in the crisis but the area was still under tension as at press time.
Source:Sun
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