Four dead in Akwa Ibom communal clash
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the death of four persons in a renewed communal violence between the Amazaba community in Eastern Obolo and their Ikot Akpan Udo neighbours in the Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of the state.
The police have also deployed a tactical force of about 300 officers in the warring communities to quell the disturbances.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon, who disclosed this while speaking to journalists on Saturday, said the Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durusinmi, had also appealed to relevant state and non-state actors to intensify efforts to resolve the crisis.
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