WARRI- SOLDIERS, last night, invaded Okpelama community, Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State, in search of militants, who commenced bombing of crude oil and gas pipelines in state, few hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos issued a bench warrant for the arrest of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, last Thursday.

Vanguard learned that the soldiers were also keeping surveillance on Kurutie, the hometown of Tompolo and Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom.
Tompolo, however, has continued to plead his innocence in the attacks, saying he did not carry out any bombing and did not send anybody to destroy oil installations. He insisted that his enemies sponsored the mayhem to spite him.

A source at the community told Vanguard that the soldiers, who stormed the community with gunboats at about 10.45 pm on Saturday broke into homes of the villagers, many of whom scampered into the bush on sighting them as they alighted at the jetty front.

His words, “We have all relocated to the forest for safety; We saw them (soldiers) breaking into houses, probably in search of arms and those responsible for the attacks on the pipeline facilities a few days ago.”

He said some members of the community were still in the bush at about 7.30 am Sunday morning.
Chairman of the community, who later spoke to Vanguard on phone, corroborated the invasion, saying that the people were surprised that soldiers invaded the town, as they had nothing to do with the ongoing attacks by militants.

He disclosed that soldiers did not contact leaders of the community on the reason for their invasion, adding, “At the moment, my community is practically a ghost town, the people are running away to Warri and other places.”

A security source, however, told Vanguard, “There is information that some of the boys sponsored to carry out the attacks are from Okpelama, which is why soldiers went to the community in search of them.”

Okpelama community chairman told one of our reporters that after last night’s raid, the soldiers came back again on Sunday morning to the community’s waterfront, but did not enter inside.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/soldiers-invade-delta-community-in-search-of-militants/

Lalasticlala

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Buhari no dey smile oooo

Gen gen gen.....

Action film.

Unending series begin...

I only pity the innocent people staying in these areas that have never touch 100, 000 naira before in their lives.

Well, baba God Biko ooooo.

For every action,there is a reaction. No mercy.

Militants are strategic and don't need to parade themselves or kill people they just plant their bomb and boom!!!! So bubu should mount soilders everywhere there's pipeline

If this escalates coupled with falling oil prices, the ripple will be felt everywhere...The FG is to blame if Tompolo can swindle it of billions for land. Wasn't it an agreement?

Why not leave things status quo and block leakages in respect of the niger delta issue?

Diplomacy is key in handling some issues and if the FG things showing brute force pays, it shouldn't create further disenchantment in this region and take us all back 5 years

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I like this......counter attack to bad......

OK oooo

Don't mess with an old soilder. Once a general always a general.

The role of politics in the ND pipeline bombings is becoming clearer by the day. One would expect that after years of racketeering in the payment of millitants that has seen the bulk of the militants short-changed, the current action of the Buhari led govt to credit the account of the miltant directly would coincide with a stop to bombings. The bombings have instead increased and have a new undertone of desperacy to it. I hope the politics being played isn't that of anti-corruption opposition because we can see clearly that the anti-corruption war is the only step Buhari led govt has taken that could explain anger of the powerful so far. It is either the powerful ogas are angry their inflow of illegal cash has been properly re-channelled or the corruption war is angering them.

let the bombings begin

chiboyo:
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Buhari no dey smile oooo

Am telling you... My state is under seige

Na tompolo them they look for

Fed govt should take it easy because I am of the opinion that president buari is biting more than he can chew in a time.


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am coming

buhari is drawing too many battle lines.....ND will be d one dat will hook his throat

They will go there only to declare loyalty to the militants cos they are no match with the sophisticated weapons the militants have.
Diplomacy is key in the Niger delta.
It's their region their oil...

Lalasticlala, God is watching you in 3D....

God help us!.. Now we're back to 2009 and I'm very sure some set of people would be exceedingly excited at this sad news, just the way they were very excited over the news of the bombings yesterday. These sons of devils get very excited at any negative news and they totally support anything that destabilises the country they call a zoo.

They can't invade sambisa

This country needs only patriotic people to be great not PDP or APC this or that.

Ghen ghen

It start slowly but burn so high. Put pride aside nd dialogue since you can do sàme for BH which has killed Thousands of innocent soul

these guys hate their own people. they are doing all these because of their self. they know that their actions will draw the attention of N/A. and they know these military guys gat no bit of joy in them. they know for sure they will kill, wound and destroy. the militants may not be directly affected but their people will be affected by their actions.
in other hand, Mr president is not a man that is ready to tolerate any kind nonsense from any quarter. everybody must surely pay for his or her actions under this administration

God bless Nigeria Army

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Kill them all

Well, e no go tay. 1 bucket of oil will be the same price with 1 bucket of water.