Okuoma youths in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State ambushed and killed 16 officers and men.
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They observed that there has been an alarming invasion of communities and farmlands of Ijaw and Niger Delta people.
The group noted that it was wrong for Aiteo to attribute the wellhead leak within its oil bloc in the Nembe creeks to sabotage when a Joint Investigation Visit had not been conducted on the incident.
The demand for support was contained in a seven-page request to the British Government by Ijaw leaders in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State
Prof. Benjamin Okaba, President of the INC, made this assertion while addressing a press conference on Friday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Evah. a former National Publicity Secretary of the Ijaw National Congress, stressed that any society that is keen on making progress would give priority attention to available first class brains with superlative record of performance and competence to occupy sensitive offices in the interest of the society.
Obuoforibo said: “We call on President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard calls for military campaign against the restive youths as peaceful discourse remains the best option in resolving the issues in the Niger Delta.”
Mr. Regent Youmor, also called on the Federal Government to extend the envisaged termination period of amnesty programme beyond the next two years to enable thorough training of the over 30,000 ex militants captured for rehabilitation and empowerment