BREAKING: Tension in Gbaramatu as Akpata Community Set Ablaze by Suspected Itsekiri Youths

Heavily armed men, alleged to be Itsekiri-speaking youths from the Omadino axis, stormed Akpata Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State, setting the entire settlement ablaze.

The community, which hosts a Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited unit responsible for safeguarding the Akpata Unit Well 10 oil facility, has been reduced to rubble following the attack.

According to eyewitness accounts, the attackers arrived in speedboats, heavily armed and speaking Itsekiri. They reportedly launched the attack from the Omadino community axis.

As of the time of this report, no casualties have been officially confirmed, but several properties were destroyed, and residents have fled for safety.

Security agencies are yet to issue an official statement, while community leaders are calling for calm and urgent government intervention to prevent an escalation of tensions in the oil-rich Niger Delta region.

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The Western Apoi tribe live in Ondo State, Nigeria. The tribe (also called Apoi, Ijo-Apoi or Apoi-Ijo) consists of nine settlements: Igbobini, Ojuala, Ikpoke, Inikorogha, Oboro, Sabomi, Igbotu, Kiribo and Igbekebo. The Apoi inhabited higher ground than most of the other Ijaw tribes. They speak the Yoruba language as they no longer speak the Ijaw language. They are bordered to the north by the Ikale and to the west by the Ilaje. The clan also shares border with the Arogbo Ijaw to the south and the Furupagha Ijaw to the east across the Siloko River.

The Apoi people trace their origin to a migration from the Central Niger Delta in present day Bayelsa State and further to an early migration from Ile-Ife. Prior to arriving at their present location, tribal traditions recall a long period of settlement at Ukomu in what is now Furupagha territory.

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