Jeddo Community Youths in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State today chased Muslim worshippers as well as Hausa indigenes and burned down a mosque in protest as gunmen shot dead the community’s vigilante chairman, George Akiru a.k.a, Scosco.
The youths accused Hausa indigenes and Muslims of being the masterminds of the dastardly act.
The killing of the vigilante chairman has caused serious tension within the area as the youths have vowed to avenge the death of the deceased.
A youth in the community, Ubada Umukoro, who spoke to newsmen said, “We will soon strike back because they’ve killed a bona fide indigene of this town.”