In Umuahia, Abia State, a battle between the Okwu and Umuajata groups has killed Samson Nwaubani, a Nigerian living in Vietnam.
According to information received, the event happened on Tuesday, August 27, during Olokoro’s annual New Yam festival, when a dispute between an Okwu resident and an Umuajata local turned violent.
Punch claims that when Okwu youths allegedly assaulted the Umuajata village and demolished some properties, the situation worsened.
Samson and a few Okwu youngsters were reported to have traveled via Umuajata on their way to the celebration grounds on the day of the New Yam festival.
A source privy to the incident told the publication on Sunday that they were ambushed by suspected Umuajata youths, thereby resulting in a violent clash.
The source said Samson was stabbed in the process, after which he slumped and d!ed on the spot.
“The New Yam festival holds in phases, and the one held last Tuesday was ongoing when a fight broke out between youths around the Umuajata area. We were later told that Samson and some men from Okwu were heading to the festival when some members of Umuajata attacked them. It was during the fight that he was st@bbed in the neck and also macheted in his arm before he bled to d3ath,” the source narrated.
Another source privy to the incident said that some elders had intervened earlier when the crisis began.
“What happened was as a result of a lingering dispute between the Okwu Olokoro and Umuajata Olokoro communities. When the problem started, the elders reached out to them to settle their differences. They also warned them against engaging in an act that could escalate the matter. Aside from the person who was k!lled, some people were also injured during the ambush,” the source narrated.
