Youths protest against rising incidents of piracy, hijack and killings in Rivers

on October 30, 2020

Okafor Ofiebor

Youths of Bille Kingdom in Degema local government area of Rivers state have carried out a peaceful protest to demand an end to attacks by sea pirates on Bille/Bonny waterways.

The youths, numbering about three hundred were seen demonstrating peacefully around Bille main town with placards tagged: “#End Sea Piracy in Bille/Bonny waterways”

Source: thenewsnigeria.com.ng

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