The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, has mentioned Okuama and Okoloba communities have at all times been risky with the land dispute lingering for years.
The CP, nevertheless, mentioned methods had been been effected to arrest the criminals who killed 16 navy personnel in Okuama in Ughelli South Native Authorities Space of the state.
Olufemi confused that there’s perennial land dispute between the communities over fishing rights.
The CP mentioned this whereas talking on Come up TV on Wednesday morning.
In line with him, “Effort is being made to make sure that the perpetrators of this crime are dropped at e book. It isn’t the whole lot that should come up within the air. We’re working along with different safety companies and I can guarantee you that we’re making progress on that.”
In the meantime, the Labour Occasion (LP) candidate over the past governorship election in Bayelsa State, Engr. Udengs Eradiri, has appealed to the navy to establish, arrest and deal decisively with solely individuals straight and remotely linked to the ugly killing of navy personnel in Okuama group, and never assault the communities.
Eradiri, a former President of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide in an announcement in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Wednesday strongly condemned the incident describing it as a pogrom.
Whereas describing the killings as barbaric, heinous and unimaginable, Eradiri mentioned no circumstances ought to have warranted such magnitude of wickedness in opposition to officers and personnel of a legislation enforcement company.
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Every day Belief experiences that in retaliation to the Okuama incident, troopers on Sunday invaded Igbomotoru Group in Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa State in seek for a militant kingpin who was concerned within the killing of troopers, killed about 11 folks and burnt down homes.
He mentioned whereas he acknowledged the provocation of the navy by the dastardly act, nevertheless, there needs to be restraint in the best way and method it had chosen to deal with the difficulty.
