About
four persons were feared dead Tuesday in Bori, headquaters of Gokhana local
government area as soldiers allegedly engaged loyalists of an ex militant
leader, Mr Solomon Ndigbara, aka Osama Bin Ladin in a shoot out.
Some students
of the state owned Kenule Beeson Sarowiwa Polytechnic, Bori who spoke to the
Vanguard on phone said they were trapped in their rooms at press time as they
could not find vehicles at the motor park in Bori to convey them to their
various destinations.
The
students who did not want their names in print said they went for lectures but
were told it was a lecture free day” No lectures. We were told the school said
it was lecture free day from yesterday till further notice. We are sure they
dont want to announce closure for now, they are studying the situation”,
they
said. Vanguard gathered that motor parks, the market and major stores in the
area were shut down because of the tension already in the town. Community
sources who also spoke to the Vanguard said they saw five corpses on Taabaa
street, stressing that people were living in fear. According to the community
sources, the supporters of the ex militant leader were chased to Bori by
soldiers Tuesday morning and there was alleged exchange of fire.
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