A suspected member of Aye confraternity was, yesterday, shot dead by a rival cult group in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, while two houses, including a prayer ministry at Amafor and Our Lady’s Roads, were razed.

NEW NETIM—RESIDENTS, who fled their homes at New Netim village, Odukpani Qua Clan in Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State, in the wake of a renewed commotion in the area, have refused to go back to their homeland for fear of reprisal attacks by a rival faction.

ASARAMA—THE traditional ruler of Asarama community, Andoni Local Government Area, Rivers State, HRH Appolus Nteija Ewaye VI, Okan-Ama Asarama, has grumbled that government has built police and military posts in the area over the years without deploying personnel to man them.

NEMBE—IBOU, Eminama and Dorgu-Ewoama communities, all in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State are spoiling for war over the ownership of Ibou Forest and Iyallakiri Creek oil location following claims by some families in Eminama and Dorgu-Ewoama that they own the contentious portion of land.

BRASS — THE oil and gas island, Brass, off the Atlantic coast in Nembe, Bayelsa State, hosting one of the nation’s crude oil export terminals, Brass Oil Export Terminal and Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, project, is being threatened by ocean surge.