Soldiers of the 7 Amphibious Battalion stationed in Effurun, averted another clash between Itsekiri and Urhobo in the oil town of Warri in Nigeria’s Delta State ‘The Guardian’ newspaper reported on Monday.
Youths believed to be Itsekiri invaded the property of Wilson Eboh, an Urhobo, on a disputed Okere area of the town, pulling down his fence. A similar incident at the same site sparked bloody clashes between the two communities in June 1999, where several buildings were burnt, the newspaper said.
A lieutenant with the 7 Amphibious Battalion told the newspaper that the army had stopped a reprisal raid by Urhobo youths and that the disputed site was now under guard.
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