Unknown gunmen Saturday night invaded Kono Boue community in Khana LGA of Rivers State and killed four people.
Two of the victims were identified as Lekara Bira, Torka while the names of two other persons are yet to be known.
Witnesses said the gunmen, suspected to be cultists armed with AK47 invaded the country community on the wee hours of Saturday shot their way through before killing four persons.
The Public Relations Officer of the Community Development Committee(CDC) Golden Nwibakpo confirmed the incident and decried incessant killings in Kono Boue.
Nwibakpo disclosed that the four men who were killed do not belong to any cult group saying that they were responsible are law abiding citizens of the community.
He stated that the incident has caused tension in the area just as residents have fled to niegbouring communities.
Nwibakpo called on Rivers State Government and the police authority to establish a Police station in the community as a measure to check incessant cult related killings in the area.
Unknown gunmen penultimate Sunday killed Nkpa Awolowo, a 50-year-old e community.
Efforts made to speak with Rivers State Police Command Public Relation Officer , Nnmadi Omoni did not yield result as he did not pick his call non reply to text massage sent to him on the matter.
