Deadly youth groups rival clash leaves one dead, three cars damaged in Minna

Youth groups deadly clash in Minna has left one dead and three cars badly damaged in Samande and Kafitela areas of Tunga, Minna, capital of Niger state.

The dead among them was identified as a 28 year old Saidu Umar, who was said to have been stabbed in the clash.

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The clash which occurred at about 4 p.m. on Friday left severe injuries on several youths and vehicular movement was disrupted in the area.

The incident has been confirmed to several media platforms by the Spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun.

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According him, one Mr Umar was stabbed in Kafintela with a dagger and the development attracted another rival group yet to be identified before engaging one another.

The injured Umar who is a resident of Kafintela was rushed to a medical facility but later confirmed dead.

Police Command on Niger said it has increased patrol teams around the area to disperse the warring youths involved in the clash.

The cause of the confrontation was not immediately known.

The police said the incident was under investigation, adding that efforts were ongoing to identify and arrest those responsible.

The police said there was no arrest of anyone so far, promising that further development would be released to the media

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