“The killing of these Army Officers and soldiers came as a rude shock to us and when this thing happened, I immediately called the National Security Adviser, the Chief of Defence Staff, and the Army Staff because I was in Abuja. I came back and issued a press statement.
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
Recall that the Okuama community in Ughelli South local government area, where the incident took place, was razed following the gruesome attack on the troops.
“I believe strongly that the federal government should reconsider a new security protection template for our oil-rich region, not on a piecemeal basis but the entire oil belt in the country.
The researchers have used two examples to demonstrate how this can be done: how a country’s economic development is linked to its adoption of agri-environmental policies and how such policies impact soil erosion.
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Atiku Bagudu who briefed State House Correspondents virtually after the meeting said out of the 36 states, 20 state governors and the FCT were yet to make their submissions.
The agreement, which was sealed at the Government House Minna on Thursday, had the Chairman, Niger Foods Limited, Mr. Sammy Adigun, signing on behalf of the state government while the Commercial Director JS Bioenergy, Mr. Sandy Eyal, signed on behalf of the company.
The gang leader, who claimed that his father, a retired Nigerian Army Captain, died last year, said the soldiers earlier came and took away some people and allegedly killed them, only to come back to arrest Okuama community leaders.
“The Nigerian government must constitute a panel of inquiries to unravel the truth behind the military genocide against the Okuama Community in Ughelli South LGA of Delta State,” the statement reads.
“We are all elected by the good people of this State with the sole mandate of bringing development to our State.
She lamented that after taxes and other various deductions, she’s left with just £1,973 (equivalent to approximately N3.8 million).