visited Okuta in Baruten Local Council of Kwara
State to confirm alleged annexation of 16 villages
in the area by the neighbouring Benin Republic.
This came on a day that the Kwara State
government denied that any of the villages was
annexed as the Defence Headquarters raised a
panel to investigate the matter and said it would
explore diplomatic means to resolve the issue.
Saturday Vanguard gathered that the soldiers,
who arrived Okuta at about 3pm had a brief
meeting with the Emir of Okuta and his traditional
chiefs and went to visit the affected areas.
Area remains calm
Residents of Okuta and the villages went about
their normal businesses as there was no violence
or threat to peace from any quarters.
Efforts to speak with the Emir of Okuta, Alhaji
Idris Serio Abubakar, yesterday, were not
successful as he was said to have been ordered
from the above to keep sealed lips on the matter.
Before the latest development, the monarch was
said have written letters to the State Governor,
Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, over the encroachment
of their lands by the neighbouring Benin Republic
but no action was taken.
According to a recent letter to the governor
titled:”Encroachment of Nigerian Territory by
Benin Republic at Okuta District of Baruten Local
Government area of Kwara state, “the traditional
ruler alerted that,”recently some pillars were
reconstructed and mounted at the back of the
doors of Boriya village (at river Moshi) and Benin
Republic.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/invasion-of-nigerian-communities-soldiers-storm-kwara/

Ok

I tot they denied it b4....... all these lies everywhere won't do us any good.
tell the citizens WATS going on, then we can join hands and fight with you.
cos I can only fight wat exists.........

A

Am sure it's some thugs who are illiterate that couldn't differentiate the two boarders that started this encroachment


Benin republic have been our humble younger brother for ages

Lord Lugard's zoo is crumbling



Nigeria is a fraud

Sirnokiopee:
Am sure it's some thugs who are illiterate that couldn't differentiate the two boarders that started this encroachment


Benin republic have been our humble younger brother for ages

anything can happen wen ones defence is weak...

they might just be humble cos we were stronger,,

Who cares

This is the same way they are denying #105 soldiers.

Which Soldiers? is it the 105 soldiers or OPC?

IAMTHEHERO:
This is the same way they are denying #105 soldiers.

maybe the soldiers tactically maneuvered to learn state to contain the borders first

Austindark:
I tot they denied it b4....... all these lies everywhere won't do us any good.

tell the citizens WATS going on, then we can join hands and fight with you.

cos I can only fight wat exists.........

You can lie ehn, when did they deny it, evidence /prove

Kyase:
You can lie ehn, when did they deny it, evidence /prove

u need to read line 4 and 5 of the post

Kwara hv not even recovered frm usman dan fodio invasion..... Now this... Yolobas why nah

Dis Leadership of deceit that APC re bringing to dis country will do us too much harm

Why losing to ir citizens?

The fact that u made gigantic promises during d campaigns doesn't mean u use lie to fulfill them

Alwayz b honest with us, we re not fools

Benin Republic encroaching Nigerians' territory?

They should summon the the president of Benin Republic and Nigeria's ambassador to Benin.

Dem plenty fir Lagos pass Kwara but those in Lagos are not invading communities.

freez2ryme:
Dis Leadership of deceit that APC re bringing to dis country will do us too much harm

Why losing to ir citizens?

The fact that u made gigantic promises during d campaigns doesn't mean u use lie to fulfill them

Alwayz b honest with us, we re not fools

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.



Abraham Lincoln

when I saw the headline, was thinking the soldiers went there to recover lands taken by foreigners. "soldiers storm kwara" smh, Nigeria is in trouble if a small Bennin can have the morale and impetus to encroach on its territory.

Austindark:
I tot they denied it b4....... all these lies everywhere won't do us any good.

tell the citizens WATS going on, then we can join hands and fight with you.

cos I can only fight wat exists.........

You have to stop being partial. I am sure the FG did not know about it. This is the information age and government is an institution. The FG knows that about something when an official of government reports via a memorable and e-mail. Even at the individual level there is no crime until it is reported officially. Until that is received nothing has happened officially and no governent will move based on newspaper reports. What we are seeing is the result of confirmation of the event through official channels and the response is swift and robust.