Warri North crisis: Itsekiri communities give govt 30-day ultimatum on killers

on July 18, 2013   /   in News 2:00 am   /   Comments


By Emma Amaize & Godwin Oghre

SAPELE— SEVEN Itsekiri communities affected in the July 2, 2013  unprovoked attack and arson by a band of Ijaw youths in Delta State, have given the Federal, Delta State and Warri North Local Governments a 30-day ultimatum to fish out the criminals or they would carry out reprisal on Ijaw suburbs in the area.

The seven Olero satellite communities at an emergency meeting in Sapele to deliberate on the mayhem unleashed on them by an Ijaw militia, Egbema Radical Group, ERG, further threatened to blow up oil installations in Niger Delta region, including the Chevron Nigeria Limited manifold in Olero creek if their ultimatum was not heeded.

They said that the killing no fewer than 12 Itsekiri and burning of seven communities should not be taken as a trivial matter.

The communities also requested the council, state  and Federal Governments to take steps to rehabilitate displaced persons in the affected villages and rebuild their burnt houses without further delay, if government wants peace in the region.

Representatives of the affected villages: Mr. Orighomisan Omatsuli (Jakpa Community); Mr. Augustine Dorsu,  Aja-Amitan community; Mr. Tony Oweghoro, Ebrohimi community; Mr. Taye  Olekowe,  Gbokoda community; Mr. Godfrey Ofeyinor,  Tebu community; Mr. Augustine Fuludu  Obaghoro community; Mr. David Akpere, Udo community and chairman, Olero satellite communities, Mr. Victor Awowo told Vanguard that they were ready for a showdown with the Ijaw militants.

They added that relief materials should be sent by the different tiers of government  to the displaced people without further delay.

The communities accused Joint military Task Force,  JTF, Operation Pulo  shield of  being insensitive, callous and negligent to the plight of Itsekiri people, who were killed during the crisis and insisted that the JTF men stationed in Olero creek and Chevron manifold facility, could have  averted  the carnage, if they wanted.

The people also condemned the attitude of the soldiers on duty around the Ajide Lagos Junction, where JTF has a house boat and two gun boats, saying “these soldiers would have averted the killing of five people in Eghoro community, which is just about 40 yards away from where the soldiers‘ two gun boats were stationed.

“It  is the usual attitude of the soldiers to resume duty at the Olero creek Chevron manifold as well as the Lagos Ajide Junction every 5pm and close by 6am the following day, but on the day of the killings,  the soldiers resumed much later and closed much earlier, thus not having the opportunity to avert the mayhem.

“We have no other option than to take laws into our hands with actions of several and mightier consequences on oil installations that will attract attention of the three tiers of government if our demands are not met.”

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These breed of arrogant idiots forget an ijaw man is president. An ijaw man must emerge local government chairman this time. This greed by the itsekiris must stop.

^^^I hope you woke up fine oga?
How did we get to this stage where nothing means anything?
Do you need to be sent back to bed with hope you'll wake up with the basic components of your head intact?
How could that be your reply or did you read something different from what am seeing?

blink182: These breed of arrogant idiots forget an ijaw man is president. An ijaw man must emerge local government chairman this time. This greed by the itsekiris must stop.

This man, what are you talking about? President Obama was unable to influence the judgement of George Zimmerman over murder case of Trayvon Martin. Nigerians, it high time we wake up.

Republic of south south /south east indeed.
that republic already exist.
It is inside ASO ROCK and
It is messing up big time.

@blink, go tell your Ijaw president to go and rent American soldiers to come and kill Itsekiri people when oil facilities are finally destroyed . Note that all the major oil wells in Delta State and oil facilities are in Itsekiri communities. We cannot sacrifices our brothers because we want oil to flow and rake in dollars into the pockets of greedy politicians

kpogede77: @blink, go tell your Ijaw president to go and rent American soldiers to come and kill Itsekiri people when oil facilities are finally destroyed . Note that all the major oil wells in Delta State and oil facilities are in Itsekiri communities. We cannot sacrifices our brothers because we want oil to flow and rake in dollars into the pockets of greedy politicians

Shut up there yu fool. Na to come here dey get mouth. Like i said b4, de Ijaws can neva be intimidated. For me 30days is too much to wait. Yu peeps shud hv made it 1wk lets see hw it plays out. Fools.

You should all turn d whole Niger delta to war zone..who cares