Nigeria, June 29 -- Fresh violence erupted in Biseni Kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State after the arrest of four youths over allegations of vandalism and other crimes.

The protesters, mainly women, clashed with security personnel, resulting in a gas pipeline being vandalised and a house belonging to a community leader being set ablaze, and several people were injured.

Videos obtained by PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday showed elderly women blocking the only access road into the oil-producing community while singing solidarity songs before armed security personnel moved in to clear the blockade.

In one of the videos reviewed by this newspaper, a uniformed military officer appeared to strike a woman with a stick as security...