A 26-year-old man identified simply as Tari, popularly known as Heavyweight, has been macheted to death following a clash between two rival youth factions in Diema community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The deceased was reportedly a member of a youth faction loyal to His Highness Ingo Ikele, the Amayanabo of Diema-Brass.
A source disclosed that the crisis began when His Highness Ingo Ikele reportedly directed youths loyal to him to participate in an inspection visit to a parcel of land earmarked for a crude oil tank farm by an oil company yet to be identified.
The youths were reportedly resisted by another faction loyal to His Highness Baratuaipre Amaene, described as a rival traditional ruler in the community.
The disagreement reportedly escalated into a violent confrontation, resulting in the death of the young man who hails from Opu-Nembe (Bassambiri Nembe).
The deceased youth, according to sources close to the Divional Police headquarters, was rushed to the hospital but medical practitioners on duty declared him dead on arrival.
Contacted on the development, the Bayelsa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed, said normalcy had been restored to the area, adding that an investigation was ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the clash.
