Police Probe Attack On Finima Traditional Ruler In Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has commenced an investigation into a gunmen attack on the Amadabo of Finima Community in Bonny Local Government Area, HRH Dagogo Brown.

The gunmen reportedly stormed a cultural masquerade display on Saturday and shot sporadically at the traditional ruler’s palace, but the monarch narrowly escaped death.

The attackers also allegedly destroyed property and injured several residents during the incident, which reportedly followed a dispute over cultural rites, masquerade displays and families’ rights to perform traditional activities.

Rivers Police spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt on Monday.

Agabe said normalcy had been restored to the community as the command continues its investigation into the attack.