14 dead after gangs clash in southern Nigeria
http://ift.tt/2rtBHhk Such gangs, known as "cults" in Nigeria, began as university confraternities decades ago before evolving into powerful armed groups that now rule the streets of the destitute region. Members of two rival gangs clashed in southern Nigeria early Friday in violence that left at least 12 people dead, a community leader said. The fight between the Icelanders and Greenlanders took place in Sime, a community in the Tai district of Rivers State, a 25-minute drive from Port Harcourt, the hub of Nigeria’s restive oil-producing region. “I totally condemn the killing of 14 persons so far killed as a result of the incident. Earlier in the week, two persons were also killed,” Bob Uelor Nkue, governor of the Tai local government council, told AFP. Omoni Nnamdi, a police spokesman for Rivers State, confirmed the clash while declining to give further details. “I am still awaiting reports on the incident,” he said. Jacobson Nbina, a politician with the Peopl...