Dimapur, Oct 29 (MExN): The Sumi Totomi Hoho today blamed the ineffective measures from the government side as the main reason behind the chasing out of the warring NSCN factions who were engaged in a fierce turf war at Zunheboto town till yesterday.
A press release issued by Sumi Totomi Hoho expressed its displeasure over the role of the government in the present crisis and stated that due to the ineffective measures from the government side, the public of the town were compelled to carry out a mass rally to appeal to the warring factions to vacate the town.
The release also stated that the residents of the Amiphoto colony and South point of the neighbouring colonies in Zunheboto town were displaced and scattered due to the continuous three days gun battle between the two NSCN factions, and as such the general public of the town held a rally and appealed to both the warring factions to leave the town, where both the factions consented to vacate and likewise left the town, read the press release from the Hoho.
It may be mentioned that thousands of people from all walks of life, including women and children of Zunheboto town gathered at around 9:00 in the morning on October 28 and proceeded to storm Amiphoto colony where about 200 cadres of the NSCN-IM had surrounded their rival fighters.
The public could finally persuade both the factions to vacate and leave the area by around four in the evening.
