Anxiety has enveloped Ajakurama in Ovia South West
Local Government of Edo State as operatives of the Joint
Task Force in the Niger Delta stormed the community
demanding the whereabouts of a repentant militant,
Ojuemi Perediseghabofa.
The security operatives, who reportedly stormed the
community at about 1am on July 18, 2013, took away
Perediseghabofa's wife when they could not locate the
ex-militant.
Counsel for the ex-militant, Mr. Famous Maka, stated this
in a petition to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike
Ihejirika.
In the petition obtained on Sunday, Maka said the
Ajakurama people had been in fear since the soldiers
visited the community and left behind a message that
they would again storm the area if the ex-militant did not
report to their base at Ajide.
Maka, who urged the Army chief to stop any further
invasion of the community, said the JTF operatives could
have used the Amnesty Office to invite the ex-militant for
interrogation if he did anything wrong.
He said, "During this unexpected invasion, virtually all
Ajakurama people slept in the bush. Consequently, one
Mr. Bewo Itiphan died due to psychological shock.
"All the ex-militant's rooms were searched, the window
glass were shattered and his 32 inches flat screen
television and many other things destroyed. Before they
left the community, they left a warning that if the
community, within 24 hours, does not produce the ex-
militant, they will burn down the community.
"Sir, what is baffling in the whole matter is that the ex-
militant leader is one of the persons that embraced the
Federal Government Amnesty programme. He can be
officially invited by any government agencies to answer
any allegation against him."
Meanwhile, Maka said the soldiers later released the ex-
militant's wife.
When our correspondent contacted the Public Relations
Officer in charge of the '4' Brigade Benin, Captain
Rosalyn Managbe, she said she was not aware of the
invasion.

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