Some unknown armed men has been reported to be on a killing spree at the Oyigbo area of Port Harcourt in Rivers State after the speech by President Muhammadu Buhari on #EndSARS.
According to speculations, the attack was traced to have started around 3am-4am on Friday morning by some Fulani herdsmen disguised as soldiers.
This report was gathered after residents started craving for help on the micro-blogging platform (Twitter).
JJ Omojuwa tweeted: “Reports of killings in Oyigbo Port Harcourt 💔💔💔”.
Reports of killings in Oyigbo Port Harcourt 💔💔💔
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) October 23, 2020
Some people had also think, it’s the Oyingbo of Lagos State, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
One of the user of the platform identified as Mr-Dele of Lagos🇳🇬 (@oladeleatanda) said “The oyingbo is not in lagos but the one in South East, you would have thrown a lot of unnecessary people in panic.”
This is the problem with you celebrities, you have an information, double check and verify before sharing to your millions of followers
— 𝗠𝗿-𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀🇳🇬 (@oladeleatanda) October 23, 2020
The oyingbo is not in lagos but the one in South East, you would have thrown alot of unecessary people in panic
Another user identified as sirmmy (@SirmmyF) said “People are dying at Oyigbo in Portharcourt right now!! There’s a clash between Fulani herdsmen and residents.”
People are dying at Oyigbo in Portharcourt right now!! There's a clash between Fulani herdsmen and residents.
— sirmmy (@SirmmyF) October 23, 2020
If you’re around that area, please stay safe out there! 🙏🏻
RT and pass this information on! 🔊#EndSars pic.twitter.com/y7AS7mt0Y6