A 26-year-old man, Iruo Ayebatonyo Jnr, was on Monday shot dead while several others sustained various degrees of injuries in a bloody clash among youths of the Okpoama community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The deceased, who is identified as the Public Relations Officers (PRO) Okpoama Kingdom Youth Movement, was shot close to the neck region and died after arriving at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
9News Nigeria gathered that the a bloody fight started on Sunday night in the community when two factions loyal to some members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) clashed.
9News equally gathered that the warring faction (APC and APGA) exchanged gunfire that led to serious injuries and pandemonium in the community.
