The Okoloba Federated Community in Delta has called on the Federal Government to establish an army barracks in neighboring Okuama Town as a strategy to tackle communal clashes and killings in the area. The Chairman of Okoloba Federated Community, Clement Koki, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. […]
Okuama: We’re working with military to restore peace — NDDC
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has said that it is working closely with the Nigeria Army to restore total peace in the trouble Okuama community in Delta State. NDDC disclosed this in Port Harcourt at a Strategic Capacity Building on Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Approaches for NDDC’s Personnel, tagged, “Fostering Peaceful Engagement for Sustainable […]
Gov Oborevwori inaugurates committee for resettlement of sacked Okuama community
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Wednesday inaugurated Internally Displaced Persons Management Committee for the displaced people of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Srea of Delta State. Inaugurating the committee in Asaba, Governor Oborevwori charged the committee to carefully plan the resettlement and rehabilitation of the innocent citizens of Okuama community. “Much as we condemned […]
Okuama killings: Soldiers comb Bayelsa communities for suspects, syndicates
Peremabiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and Akassa kingdom in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State were reportedly raided at the weekend by soldiers in search of the masterminds of the March 14 killing of 17 soldiers at Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The deployment of the soldiers in […]
Oborevwori visits Okuama, says innocent residents should not suffer unjustly
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has visited Okuama, warning that innocent citizens should not be made to suffer for what they know nothing about. The governor was accompanied by Commander 63 Brigade, Brig. Gen. Unachukwu Ugochukwu, and top government officials. He assured of the safe return of the indigenes who fled the community in the […]
Governor Oborevwori visits Delta community where soldiers were killed
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Gov Oborevwori seeks transparent investigation of Okuama killings
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has called for a transparent investigation into the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Oborevwori made the call on Friday when the Board of Enquiry constituted by the Defence Headquarters to investigate the incident visited him at the Government House […]
Okuama: We’ve recovered some arms of killed soldiers, traditional ruler being questioned – Army
The Chief of Civil-Military Affairs of the Nigerian Army, Major General Nosakhare Ugbo, has said some arms and ammunition of the 17 soldiers killed in Okuama community in Oghelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have been recovered. On March 14, some youths of Okuama community killed 17 soldiers on a peacekeeping mission. But […]