There is panic in Ngo community, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State following the killing of a leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Etengo Etengo.
Community sources say Etengo was killed alongside his second-in-command in an attack by suspected cultists.
According to the source, the militant leader died following injuries he sustained from the attackers who engaged him in a shootout that lasted for over two hours on Monday.
The source said Etengo was ambushed and killed alongside his second-in-command. They added that the deceased were all cultists and they have been killing people.
His killing created tension which spread across communities in Andoni as some residents have fled the mainly coastal area to safer towns nearby for fear of possible reprisals.
