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Ijaws youths kill 10 soldiers

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    Angry Ijaw youths have killed at least 10 soldiers guarding oil facilities in Nigeria’s troubled Niger Delta, an official in the Nigerian Defence Ministry told IRIN on Monday.

    The ‘Post Express’ newspaper also quoted chief of army staff Major General Victor Malu as saying on Friday that four of the victims were beheaded by Egbesu youths of Bayelsa State. Despite this, he said, the army would continued to defend oil installations.

    The police and military have sent reinforcements to the area to prevent further loss of life and property.

    The killings follow the murder last week of 12 policemen, triggered by ethnic clashes between young Ijaws and Yoruba youths in the Ajegunle slum area of Lagos city.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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