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Sources said the CDC chairman, Goodnews Manash, was ambushed behind the community’s school compound at about 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, while visiting his brother.
The Obololi community in the Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa has reported no relief after the February 16 oil leak, which discharged crude and polluted the River Nun.
He said the agency would provide further updates on the spill and recovery efforts as events unfolded.
The military has been urged to protect innocent residents as they search for the masterminds of the attack that killed 16 soldiers in Okuama.
INEC also revealed that a boat conveying election materials and 12 election officials capsized in Southern Ijaw LGA.
Since the creation of Bayelsa in 1996 some LGAs like Southern Ijaw, Ekeremor and Brass have yet to be connected to the capital Yenagoa and other towns by road.
