It also said that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the incident.
The spokesperson for the command, ASP Musa Mohammed, confirmed this in a police press release titled, ‘Okutukutu/Opolo crisis’.
He said one Chief Ekezie Gabriel came to the Control room and reported that two persons were found lifeless at Opolo and that the youths of Opolo claimed they were murdered by Okutukutu youths who invaded their Community.
“Upon receipt of the information ten (10) patrol Teams from various Tactical Units were dispatched with a Phantom Drone to monitor and contain the situation during which the patrol teams discovered a lifeless body and also rescued a critically injured person to the Hospital.
“The hoodlums from Opolo attacked the Drone operators dispatched to the scene and hijacked the Drone Control panel which subsequently led to the crash of the Drone.
“With the prompt intervention of the Policemen, law and order were restored, although the Drone was recovered, the critical components were vandalised by the hoodlums. Meanwhile two (2) suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident and presently undergoing interrogation, effort is still ongoing with a view to arrest other fleeing hoodlums.”
The Commissioner of Police, Alonyenu Idu, urged the general public and particularly the residents of Opolo and Okutukutu to remain calm, and report any suspicious acts capable of inciting unrest in the state to the following numbers: 0703 457 8208, 0916 732 2691.
The two neighbouring communities were embroiled in a communal clash on Monday.
The violent clash resulted in pandemonium and bonfires and the blocking of the Diepreye Alamieyeseigha junction at the Mbiama-Yenagoa Road, forcing motorists and other road users to divert to other routes.
Both sides were said to have recorded an unconfirmed number of casualties after some members of the Okutukutu community reportedly launched an attack on the Opolo community.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Doubara Atasi, on Monday, condemned the attack and directed relevant security agencies to fish out the perpetrators for prosecution.
“The present administration would not condone a situation where individuals or communities resort to violence and physical attacks over territorial or land boundary disputes, more so when such matters are pending in the law court of competent jurisdiction,” he warned.
Ewhrudjakpo, therefore, called on Opolo, and its neighbouring communities, particularly Okutukutu to refrain from taking any further action liable to bring about the breakdown of law and order in the area.
He urged the feuding communities to sheath their swords as the state government was taking every necessary step to resolve the issue, including an emergency meeting with the leadership of the affected communities in his office on Tuesday (today).
The deputy governor expressed deep regrets over the loss of lives and property from the incident and assured the bereaved families that the government would do everything within its power to ensure that justice was served.