Soldiers, Masqurades battle in Warri



There was uproar on Monday, at Koko in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, when soldiers deployed to keep surveillance in the community clashed with masquerades, arresting four in the process



Nigerian Tribune gathered that troubled began Sunday afternoon, when a masquerade accosted a soldier, who was in mufti.

The soldier, in anger, was said to have responded with a fight.

It was, however, gathered that the masquerades had notified relevant security agencies before embarking on their ritual mission in the community.

Fisticuffs allegedly ensued, when youths accompanying the masquerades, having seen the sacrilege meted out on their ancestral rituals, descended on the soldier, leading to a serious showdown.

The soldier, embarrassed, was said to have escaped to their base, mobilised his colleagues and returned to pick up four of the marauding masquerades at different points in the community.

The arrested masquerades, it was gathered, were forcefully dragged into a waiting Toyota Hilux van to the military base.

Nigerian Tribune further gathered that a female soldier was said to have engaged interrogating the masquerades, who by tradition, should speak to no one until it returns to its shrine.

This sacrilege, it was gathered, infuriated the whole community, who mobilised themselves and stormed the military base, demanded the release of their ancestral representatives. An appeasement process initiated on Sunday night was said to have been disrupted by the soldiers.

The imbroglio continued on Monday, when the soldiers allegedly barricaded the only access road to the town, preventing all forms of movements in the community, which is the headquarters of the local government.

A leader of Koko community, who declined mentioning his name for fear of arrest, said the soldier in mufti only came into the community to look for trouble.

According to him, troubled ensued when the soldier in mufti refused to give way, like any other person in the community, and he met face to face with the masquerade.

He added that what the soldiers did was sacrilegious and the town needed be cleansed.

Another resident said the “police know the culture here and abide by it every year or time these masquerades are brought out for display by the entire Koko community.”

Meanwhile, the Olu of Warri, Atuwatse II was said to have sent emissaries to the embattled community to mediate on the issue.

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Koko police station, however, declined to comment on the issue while the state police public relations officer, Celestina Kalu, did not pick her calls as she was reported to have travelled out of the country.

However, the member representing Warri federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Dan Reyenieju, has promised to wade into the matter through the commanding officer in charge of the Koko military base.


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You no see where I write say "na Tribune talk am" for the bottom there?
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How do they manage to arrest a spirit.but the soldiers should respect our culture,if it is a mospue or church will they descrate it that way?.

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You no see where I write say "na Tribune talk am" for the bottom there?
U do dey blind?
U don drink again?

at least it does not take a sweat to put the link there, mr akamu.

and come to think of it, stuffs like this makes you happy. now i know why you guys absolve gej of boko haram killings coz you saTANs love these type of bad news.

Masqurade no fit free themselves.or they no get jazz

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I was hoping to see pictures.

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You no see where I write say "na Tribune talk am" for the bottom there?
U do dey blind?
U don drink again?

Must you fight?

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You no see where I write say "na Tribune talk am" for the bottom there?
U do dey blind?
U don drink again?

Nawah 2 u ooo...
So for ur muntula brain u don person wey u go tak shine? Tank ur star say I nor go get ur tym

You actually wanted me to believe your aproko news version without credible source? I won't say much, diluminati has replied you