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Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has said the State Government is making deliberate and strategic efforts to bring back the displaced residents of Okuama in Ughelli South local government area of the State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports residents of Okuama community have been displaced in incidents following the killing of 17 military personnel who were on a peace mission to the community.
While a Military Board of Inquiry had been constituted by the Defence Headquarters to investigate the 17 soldiers killed, Okuama community has been cordoned off by the military authorities.
TNG reports Saturday’s visit would be the first time Governor Oborevwori would be having access to the troubled community after a period of over one month to assess the true situation of things.
The visiting Governor assured of the safe return of the indigenes who fled the community in the wake of the crisis. Accompanied by some government officials, Oborevwori reiterated that innocent citizens would not be made to suffer for what they know nothing about.
“Next phase is how to bring back and resettle innocent citizens of Okuama community who have been displaced,” Governor Oborevwori said during the visit.
TNG reports the Governor’s visit to Okuama follows the release of the King of Ewu Kingdom, Clement Ikolo, who had been in detention following the killing of the 17 military personnel.
Recall that 17 military personnel, made up of a Commanding Officer, two Majors, a Captain, and 13 others, were said to have been ambushed and murdered in Okuama on March 14.
They were said to be responding to a crisis between Okoloba community in Bomadi local government area of the State and Okuama community who had allegedly been engaged in an aged-long land dispute.
The military personnel have since been buried but efforts to unravel the remote cause of the killings are ongoing.
On Friday, the King of Ewu Kingdom, under whose domain the killings reportedly occurred was released to the Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ede Dafinone, who had acknowledged the role Oborevwori played in the release of the monarch.
Governor Oborevwori and his delegation took off from the jetty of the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) in Warri and were escorted by operatives of the military Joint Task Force (JTF).
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