The Emohua Local Government in Rivers State has placed a bounty of N30million on cult leaders and their sponsors for the killings in Obelle community.
A supremacy war by two groups had led to killings of over 25 indigenes with the majority of the victims said to be innocent residents.
The groups and their leaders killed seven people on Thursday, last week, four on Friday and 10 on Saturday during bloody encounters that dislocated the community.
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The community had been deserted as residents abandoned their ancestral homes to seek refuge in other areas.
Most of the fleeing residents are reportedly sleeping under trees and in open places with their belongings in a neighbouring town.
Rattled by the unchallenged violence in the community, the Chairman of Emohua Local Government, Mr. David Omereji, led a team to the community on Tuesday.
He said: “It is pathetic that in this modern society some hoodlums will create an unrest that will lead to loss of lives and properties of the people.
“We have sworn an oath to safeguard the lives and properties of the people and Obelle is one of the communities that falls under the wards in Emohua Local Government Area. Tell your people to return back home,’’ he said.