Palpable tension engulfed the boundary between Andoni and Bonny Local Government Areas of Rivers State as hoodlums suspected to be of Andoni extraction allegedly attacked Boto-Egelebie Community in Bonny LGA.
Kristina Reports learnt that the rampaging hoodlums inflicted machete cuts on their victims, threatening to return for the kill should their victims still remain in the community.
The Chief and Head of Jack-Wilson Pepple House, Se-Alabo Haniel Jack-Wilson Pepple disclosed this over the telephone to Kristina Reports on Monday, June 1, 2026 in Bonny, Rivers State.
He asserted that Jack-Wilson Pepple Chieftaincy House of Bonny Kingdom owns Boto-Egelebie Community and there has never been any dispute over ownership of the community.
He accused some natives of Andoni LGA who are resident in the area of being responsible for the attacks on his people, calling on the relevant authorities to intervene and arrest the situation before it escalates to an inter-communal crisis between both LGAs.
Speaking with Kristina Reports at the General Hospital, Bonny, Chairman of Boto-Egelebie Community, Samuel Jack-Wilson Pepple gave a chilling narrative of the incident that took place in his community, calling on the government and security agencies to come to the aid of his people.
According to him, the attacks on the community by the said hoodlums have become rampant over the years, urging the government and security agencies to swiftly intervene and bring the situation under control.
Also speaking, one of the victims, Lucky Erelo said the hoodlums stormed the community at about 5pm on Sunday, May 31, 2026 with machetes, guns and other dangerous weapons and started assaulting them, threatening to kill them if they do not pay levies to them, claiming the area belongs to Andoni and not Bonny.
“Yesterday, around five o’clock in the evening, Andoni boys came in with guns and machetes, with everything they have to kill us. They say the Boto (Egelebie) is their own, that the Boto does not belong to Bonny people, that we should be paying them money every month end; that if we do not pay, they will kill us.”
“They cut my three fingers (toes) off, beat me with machete for my back, carry gun point for my ear, They banged our door, took our money, took our fish, carried our rice, nothing, carried everything.”
There have been no statements by either the Andoni or Bonny Local Governments on the incident as at the time of this report.