One stabbed to death in Ethiope East, Council Chairman slams curfew
A young boy has been stabbed to death in a fight among youths in Ekpan-Ovu community, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta state.
This development made the Ethiope East Council Chairman Hon. Victor Ofobrukueta to slam a dusk to dawn curfew in the area and Okpara waterside community.
The Chairman in a letter addressed to the traditional institutions in the communities yesterday said the curfew was with immediate effect, adding that security operatives should not hesitate to arrest anyone caught violating the order.
It was gathered per Vanguard that crisis broke out among some youths from the two communities yesterday which led to the death of the one stabbed with a knife.
Community sources in Okpara waterside said that some rampaging youths also went round the community threatening to set some houses ablaze, adding that they even ransacked some of the buildings.
It could not be ascertained if the crisis among the youths had any link with cult differences.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe could not be reached for comment. But a police source in Okpara waterside community confirmed the ugly situation.
