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The Nigerian military, Sunday, deployed armoured vehicles to Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, over the killing of several soldiers on peace and rescue mission in Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area.

The military personnel and over three armoured vehicles were seen zooming across the Bomadi Bridge in the late hours of the day, probably hurrying to the creeks.

However, soldiers earlier deployed to the Okuama community have continued demolition of houses in the community, sequel to the last week killing of their men.

A community source, who spoke to our reporter, said that the military were currently occupying Okuama with several houses demolished.

“As I’m talking to you right now, soldiers are there and they continue the demolition of buildings in the community, and I don’t think they would leave very so soon.

“They usually come to our community to buy some stuff and go back to Okuama”, he said.

Recall that last week, soldiers from the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the military t Task Force, JTF, Bomadi Division, led by the commander, Maj. Jaffa, were ambushed and killed on a rescue mission at Okuama to release a hostage, Mr Anthony Aboh, hailed from neighbouring Okoloba community in Bomadi Local Government Area over a lingering land dispute.

The situation became tensed and worsen when more soldiers were killed the following day.

More so, a renowned ex-militant leader and his group, who was allegedly hired by Okuama community to fight against their neighbouring Okoloba community, is said to be declared as a prime suspect, who is on the run at present.

Again, indigenes who fled the community, especially children and women, are reported to be living among their relatives in neighbouring communities in Ughelli South Local Government Area.

An indigene of neighbouring Alota community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, who narrated their ordeal, said: “We are all living in fear as soldiers troop into our communities in search of the perpetrators, so we cannot receive visitors fleeing from Okuama”.

When ed to speak on a possible humanitarian crisis in the council area, the Head of Personnel Management, HPM, Ughelli South Local Government, Mr Austin Emaduku, said: “First and foremost, I’m a civil servant and not an elected officer and I have my restrictions speaking to the press.

“Besides that, the state government has issued a statement on the crisis and the public should take that for now”.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2024/03/delta-killings-military-deploys-armoured-vehicles-into-bomadi-creeks/amp/

Something the military cannot do in the north

Okay

limeta:
Something the military cannot do in the north

Go to the north, bandits and go inside the bush, you'd get what you want.

Putindbutt:

Go to the north, bandits and go inside the bush, you'd get what you want.

https://newsnet.ng/crime/we-did-not-kill-any-soldier-rather-tantita-backed-officers-are-destroying-our-community-okuama-people-lament/

You must read this and get sense before you are finally destroyed.

Shameless military

You don't tell a child not to leprosy.
The child should be prepared to go live in the forest alone.

That community don buy market.

I read somewhere here on nairaland where someone was trying to compare what happened in that community to what Boko Haram terror group is doing in the North. No. They ain't the same.
The Boko Haram terror group issue, much like the IPOB/ESN terror group, can't be compared to of a community killing of the Armed Forces deployed to their community to maintain peace during a civil unrest.
They killed high ranking military officers fa!
The Audacity.
I am sure if those involved had visited Odi in Bayelsa state, at least once, they wouldn't dare what they did.

I pity the women

Putindbutt:

Go to the north, bandits and go inside the bush, you'd get what you want.

God bless your deeds

if only the Nigerian military and police will use same energy to fish out kidnappers the country will gradually be on its way to security recovery by the way talking about kidnappings in Nigeria. a friend of mine said that Evans the kidnapper was the reason for the rampant kidnapping in Nigeria. he said before Evans was caught kidnapping was very much on the low

guys how true is this ?

Hmm

Interesting how the women and children will also pay the price knowing neither of those genders were invoved in any of that.

That's the foolishness in such blind moves.

This is serious, they should spare innocent people

They should fish out the killers and focus on North and stop bullying ordinary civilians.

Those village people go hear am I just pity the innocent ones

They should use the new super tucano jets to wipe everything out of the area

https://newsnet.ng/crime/we-did-not-kill-any-soldier-rather-tantita-backed-officers-are-destroying-our-community-okuama-people-lament/

Contrary to reports making rounds, particularly in the media that some soldiers were killed by youths of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, some Okuama people have denied the killing.

Some indigenes alleged hundreds of persons were killed on Thursday and Friday by persons wearing Army uniforms who invaded the community.

An indigene of Okuama community, Onajite Idiaphoro, in an interview with our Correspondent said the men who invaded the community with a Tantita gunboat burnt all the houses in the community.

He alleged, “We were holding regular Community on Thursday when some men in Army uniforms and carried by Tantita Gun boat invaded the meeting demanding to see our community chairman.

“As soon as our chairman was identified, the men said that they were taking him to Bomadi for questioning but the community women resisted the approach because Okuama is under Ughelli South Local Government Area and the chairman did not commit any crime neither the community that demands military invasion.

“The men started shooting killing two persons instantly and injuring many persons before driving away.”

Mr Idiaphoro said that after the first shooting, residents of the community, especially the men started moving out fearing the worst could happen later.

“After four hours later, the men came back with many gunboats, shooting sporadically into the community and killing many persons including women and children before burning houses,” he lamented.

“How our people who are mere fishermen and potato farmers have guns to fight, talk less killed a whole 15 Army officers as wrongly reported? He queried in a weak tone.

At this point, he burst into tears saying, “Okuama community has been at the receiving end of the crisis with Okoloba as former NIMASA boss, Patrick backed by former Militant leader, Tompolo have boys to kill us”.

The people of Okuama community called on President Bola Tinubu, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and the Chief of Army Staff to immediately halt the invasion of their community and set up a of inquiry to unravel the true killers of the reported 15 soldiers.

All these crude approach to security is not helping. Use intelligence to get things done

I always say that the worst thing that would ever happen to a community is to watch badly trained and frustrated Nigerian soldiers move into the community in their large numbers.

If you love your community, don't ever attract them to your land because they always leave trails of tears, sorrow and blood (according to Fela Kuti).

Unnecessary SHOW OF BRUTE MILITARY FORCE

There is something in BMD they are wanting to steal cause this chaos is so intentional

But why destroy people's houses? Some of them have no hands in this, so they get to lose their properties like that?

Shut your dirty mouth, you godforsaken toad. Do you know how long the military have been fighting in the North? Do you know how many boko haram have been killed already? Can you even load a gun?

limeta:
Something the military cannot do in the north

Foolish idiots. They are burning down houses instead of arresting the culprits.

ZOO mentality.

because no be aboki na.

Since wey Boko dey worry dem never fit zoom in

Good!

There dick don rise because it is in the south, they keep running from ragtag idiots up north.spits!!!

Hh