Three persons reportedly lost their lives, Friday, during a fierce gun battle between Joint security forces and hoodlums in Obagi axis of Egi community, Ogba Egbema Ndoni local government area.
Meantime spokesman, Port Harcourt army barracks, Captain Lazarus Eli confirmed the death of one, saying he was a member of the Joint Forces.
According to him, the encounter was between a combined security patrol team made up of the Police, Department of State Services, DSS and the Army, adding one of them whose identity he did not disclosed lost his life in the clash.
He said a reinforcement team had since been sent to the area, adding that calm had returned.
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