Dimapur, October 13 2008: The historic football match played in Kohima on October 9 involving representatives of both the NSCN factions, FGN/NNC, Naga social organisations and the Church failed to make any headway to the Naga reconciliation path.

Even as the euphoria of the much hyped football match christened as 'Reconciliation Football Match' initiated by Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR), is very much alive among the general public, the killings and the usual subsequent blame game has started between the rival NSCN factions.

Some three/four days after the Reconciliation Football Match held in Kohima, the killing of a suspected cadre of NSCN-K (GPRN/NSCN or NSCN-U) by some gunmen near High School Junction in the outskirt of Dimapur at around 1:30 pm on Saturday has triggered another round of media war between the warring NSCN factions.

The victim identified as Hekavi Chishi, s/o Hevi Assumi of Khehokhu village was shot on the chest and forehead by some gunmen.

Rushing to the spot, police found that the victim was breathing but succumbed to his injury while being rushed to the hospital.

Police said that the victim had come for servicing his motorcycle at Diphupar when the miscreants fired at him from close range.

While the GPRN/NSCN (NSCN-K/NSCN-U) clarifies that late Hekavi Chishi of Khehokhu village who was killed by NSCN-IM and that the deceased was a civilian and not a member of 'GPRN/NSCN', as reported in the local dailies, the Isak-Muivah faction of the NSCN refuted the former's allegation today.

"Any death is regrettable and GPRN/NSCN mourns every precious Naga life snuffed out in an instant.

The Reconciliation Football match in Kohima on October 9 witnessed great camaraderie among different Naga factions and Naga Christian Forum led civil society members.

GPRN/NSCN has high hopes of its fruition yet at the same time it will be prepared for any eventuality should the situation demand.

The first bullet after Reconciliation Football match has claimed an innocent man.

To this, GPRN/NSCN shall direct all its civil and military authorities to observe closely whether those claiming to love Nagaland will show any reconciliatory gesture in the coming days.

In this great trial of strength between the will of the Naga people and those harping on non-existent national principle through guns, GPRN/NSCN shall protect and defend the inexhaustible power of the Naga people from pseudo-national workers and their agents.

It also urges all Hohos, Churches, NGOs and civil societies to stand steadfast against threats, intimidation, pressure tactics exerted by the enemies to derail the reconciliation and unification of the Nagas," said the GPRN/NSCN (NSCN-K/NSCN-U) statement.