EMOHUA—MILITARY authorities in Rivers State have given a one-week
ultimatum to eight communities in Emohua Local Government Area of the state to
fish out and
surrender the gunmen, who allegedly ambushed and shot dead a
soldier and police officer, while they were on duty along the Emohua-Kalabari
Road in the area.
Niger Delta Voice gathered that the incident occurred last week, and both the
army and police in the state were furious. A trustworthy source hinted
that the new Brigade Commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port
Harcourt stormed Emohua with three vehicles, fully loaded with fierce-looking
military men and drove straight to the palace of the paramount ruler of Emohua
Kingdom, HRM, Eze V.C. Okor.
The source said: “During the visit,
the brigade commander gave the eight communities of Emohua one-week ultimatum
to produce the killers of the officers, otherwise the communities will face the
wrath of the command.”
Apprehension
At the time of this report, a number
of residents had fled the kingdom. The trepidation is what will happen to
them if they remain in the area after the one-week ultimatum expired and the
communities were unable to surrender anybody to the security agencies as the
killers, having declined knowledge of the gunmen. The Emohua monarch
distan-ced the communities from the killers, but condemned the act.
When Niger Delta Voice visited
the community weekend, there was uneasy calm. But we saw villagers going about
their normal businesses and there were no security personnel intimidating
anybody.
What Brigade Commander told me—Monarch
The royal father said that the
brigade commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt visited
his palace on Monday and told him that the army discovered corpses of two
security personnel, along Emohua-Kalabari Road.The monarch called on the
government to promptly intervene in the matter and ensure that justice was no
breakdown of law and order.
A villager said: “The brigade
commander told our royal father that Emohua community should produce the
killers of the security agents. “Okor told him that road is being used by
four local governments in the state and that soldiers should carefully
investigate to find out the culprits. “He also told them that in their
investigation, they should secure the lives and properties of Emohua people.”
Emergency meeting
The monarch told Niger Delta
Voice: “When the commander left, I called for a meeting. The visit was
shocking to me. So I passed on the message that the commander brought. “In
the meeting, we appointed three people to go to the Rumuokoro Barracks to see
and pacify the commander not to wage war against us in their investigation.
“We have not had problems with any
security operative and we do not groom gunmen here. So there is no way the
community should be robed into such crime.”
Our worry— Nyewe Eli Emohua
First son of the monarch, who is the
Nyewe Eli Emohua, Prince Chigozie Okor, confirmed that the people were
alarmed at the approach of the military to the matter, saying it was wrong for
the army to have concluded that the killers of the security personnel were from
Emohua simply because the unpleasant incident happened in the area.
He said: “We do not understand the
reason why the soldiers will walked straight into our community to demand that
we provide the gunmen who killed two of their men.
“The road where the officers were
killed is a major route to three other local government areas in the state,
namely Degema, Asari-Toru and Akuku-Toru, why should they point finger at
Emohua? “They should carry out investigation on the killing and bring the
perpetrators to justice; they should not involve civilians, who do not have
what it takes to carry out such task.”
We’re in contact with parties—DPO
Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in
charge of Rumuji Police Divisional Headquarters, who spoke to Niger
Delta Voice on phone, said: “The issue was not officially reported to
us. “I have visited Emohua community. We discussed and they have
appointed people to see the commander. We are in touch with the two parties to
ensure peace.”
EMOHUA—MILITARY
authorities in Rivers State have given a one-week ultimatum to eight
communities in Emohua Local Government Area of the state to fish out and
surrender the gunmen, who allegedly ambushed and shot dead a soldier
and police officer, while they were on duty along the Emohua-Kalabari
Road in the area.
Niger Delta Voice gathered that the incident occurred last week, and both the army and police in the state were furious. A trustworthy source hinted that the new Brigade Commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt stormed Emohua with three vehicles, fully loaded with fierce-looking military men and drove straight to the palace of the paramount ruler of Emohua Kingdom, HRM, Eze V.C. Okor.
The source said: “During the visit, the brigade commander gave the eight communities of Emohua one-week ultimatum to produce the killers of the officers, otherwise the communities will face the wrath of the command.”
Apprehension
At the time of this report, a number of residents had fled the kingdom. The trepidation is what will happen to them if they remain in the area after the one-week ultimatum expired and the communities were unable to surrender anybody to the security agencies as the killers, having declined knowledge of the gunmen. The Emohua monarch distan-ced the communities from the killers, but condemned the act.
When Niger Delta Voice visited the community weekend, there was uneasy calm. But we saw villagers going about their normal businesses and there were no security personnel intimidating anybody.
What Brigade Commander told me—Monarch
The royal father said that the brigade commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt visited his palace on Monday and told him that the army discovered corpses of two security personnel, along Emohua-Kalabari Road.The monarch called on the government to promptly intervene in the matter and ensure that justice was no breakdown of law and order.
A villager said: “The brigade commander told our royal father that Emohua community should produce the killers of the security agents. “Okor told him that road is being used by four local governments in the state and that soldiers should carefully investigate to find out the culprits. “He also told them that in their investigation, they should secure the lives and properties of Emohua people.”
Emergency meeting
The monarch told Niger Delta Voice: “When the commander left, I called for a meeting. The visit was shocking to me. So I passed on the message that the commander brought. “In the meeting, we appointed three people to go to the Rumuokoro Barracks to see and pacify the commander not to wage war against us in their investigation.
“We have not had problems with any security operative and we do not groom gunmen here. So there is no way the community should be robed into such crime.”
Our worry— Nyewe Eli Emohua
First son of the monarch, who is the Nyewe Eli Emohua, Prince Chigozie Okor, confirmed that the people were alarmed at the approach of the military to the matter, saying it was wrong for the army to have concluded that the killers of the security personnel were from Emohua simply because the unpleasant incident happened in the area.
He said: “We do not understand the reason why the soldiers will walked straight into our community to demand that we provide the gunmen who killed two of their men.
“The road where the officers were killed is a major route to three other local government areas in the state, namely Degema, Asari-Toru and Akuku-Toru, why should they point finger at Emohua? “They should carry out investigation on the killing and bring the perpetrators to justice; they should not involve civilians, who do not have what it takes to carry out such task.”
We’re in contact with parties—DPO
Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Rumuji Police Divisional Headquarters, who spoke to Niger Delta Voice on phone, said: “The issue was not officially reported to us. “I have visited Emohua community. We discussed and they have appointed people to see the commander. We are in touch with the two parties to ensure peace.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/gunmen-ambush-murder-soldier-policeman-in-rivers-army-issues-7-day-ultimatum-to-produce-killers/#sthash.pTjBk1Ho.dpuf
Niger Delta Voice gathered that the incident occurred last week, and both the army and police in the state were furious. A trustworthy source hinted that the new Brigade Commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt stormed Emohua with three vehicles, fully loaded with fierce-looking military men and drove straight to the palace of the paramount ruler of Emohua Kingdom, HRM, Eze V.C. Okor.
The source said: “During the visit, the brigade commander gave the eight communities of Emohua one-week ultimatum to produce the killers of the officers, otherwise the communities will face the wrath of the command.”
Apprehension
At the time of this report, a number of residents had fled the kingdom. The trepidation is what will happen to them if they remain in the area after the one-week ultimatum expired and the communities were unable to surrender anybody to the security agencies as the killers, having declined knowledge of the gunmen. The Emohua monarch distan-ced the communities from the killers, but condemned the act.
When Niger Delta Voice visited the community weekend, there was uneasy calm. But we saw villagers going about their normal businesses and there were no security personnel intimidating anybody.
What Brigade Commander told me—Monarch
The royal father said that the brigade commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt visited his palace on Monday and told him that the army discovered corpses of two security personnel, along Emohua-Kalabari Road.The monarch called on the government to promptly intervene in the matter and ensure that justice was no breakdown of law and order.
A villager said: “The brigade commander told our royal father that Emohua community should produce the killers of the security agents. “Okor told him that road is being used by four local governments in the state and that soldiers should carefully investigate to find out the culprits. “He also told them that in their investigation, they should secure the lives and properties of Emohua people.”
Emergency meeting
The monarch told Niger Delta Voice: “When the commander left, I called for a meeting. The visit was shocking to me. So I passed on the message that the commander brought. “In the meeting, we appointed three people to go to the Rumuokoro Barracks to see and pacify the commander not to wage war against us in their investigation.
“We have not had problems with any security operative and we do not groom gunmen here. So there is no way the community should be robed into such crime.”
Our worry— Nyewe Eli Emohua
First son of the monarch, who is the Nyewe Eli Emohua, Prince Chigozie Okor, confirmed that the people were alarmed at the approach of the military to the matter, saying it was wrong for the army to have concluded that the killers of the security personnel were from Emohua simply because the unpleasant incident happened in the area.
He said: “We do not understand the reason why the soldiers will walked straight into our community to demand that we provide the gunmen who killed two of their men.
“The road where the officers were killed is a major route to three other local government areas in the state, namely Degema, Asari-Toru and Akuku-Toru, why should they point finger at Emohua? “They should carry out investigation on the killing and bring the perpetrators to justice; they should not involve civilians, who do not have what it takes to carry out such task.”
We’re in contact with parties—DPO
Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Rumuji Police Divisional Headquarters, who spoke to Niger Delta Voice on phone, said: “The issue was not officially reported to us. “I have visited Emohua community. We discussed and they have appointed people to see the commander. We are in touch with the two parties to ensure peace.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/gunmen-ambush-murder-soldier-policeman-in-rivers-army-issues-7-day-ultimatum-to-produce-killers/#sthash.pTjBk1Ho.dpuf
EMOHUA—MILITARY
authorities in Rivers State have given a one-week ultimatum to eight
communities in Emohua Local Government Area of the state to fish out and
surrender the gunmen, who allegedly ambushed and shot dead a soldier
and police officer, while they were on duty along the Emohua-Kalabari
Road in the area.
Niger Delta Voice gathered that the incident occurred last week, and both the army and police in the state were furious. A trustworthy source hinted that the new Brigade Commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt stormed Emohua with three vehicles, fully loaded with fierce-looking military men and drove straight to the palace of the paramount ruler of Emohua Kingdom, HRM, Eze V.C. Okor.
The source said: “During the visit, the brigade commander gave the eight communities of Emohua one-week ultimatum to produce the killers of the officers, otherwise the communities will face the wrath of the command.”
Apprehension
At the time of this report, a number of residents had fled the kingdom. The trepidation is what will happen to them if they remain in the area after the one-week ultimatum expired and the communities were unable to surrender anybody to the security agencies as the killers, having declined knowledge of the gunmen. The Emohua monarch distan-ced the communities from the killers, but condemned the act.
When Niger Delta Voice visited the community weekend, there was uneasy calm. But we saw villagers going about their normal businesses and there were no security personnel intimidating anybody.
What Brigade Commander told me—Monarch
The royal father said that the brigade commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt visited his palace on Monday and told him that the army discovered corpses of two security personnel, along Emohua-Kalabari Road.The monarch called on the government to promptly intervene in the matter and ensure that justice was no breakdown of law and order.
A villager said: “The brigade commander told our royal father that Emohua community should produce the killers of the security agents. “Okor told him that road is being used by four local governments in the state and that soldiers should carefully investigate to find out the culprits. “He also told them that in their investigation, they should secure the lives and properties of Emohua people.”
Emergency meeting
The monarch told Niger Delta Voice: “When the commander left, I called for a meeting. The visit was shocking to me. So I passed on the message that the commander brought. “In the meeting, we appointed three people to go to the Rumuokoro Barracks to see and pacify the commander not to wage war against us in their investigation.
“We have not had problems with any security operative and we do not groom gunmen here. So there is no way the community should be robed into such crime.”
Our worry— Nyewe Eli Emohua
First son of the monarch, who is the Nyewe Eli Emohua, Prince Chigozie Okor, confirmed that the people were alarmed at the approach of the military to the matter, saying it was wrong for the army to have concluded that the killers of the security personnel were from Emohua simply because the unpleasant incident happened in the area.
He said: “We do not understand the reason why the soldiers will walked straight into our community to demand that we provide the gunmen who killed two of their men.
“The road where the officers were killed is a major route to three other local government areas in the state, namely Degema, Asari-Toru and Akuku-Toru, why should they point finger at Emohua? “They should carry out investigation on the killing and bring the perpetrators to justice; they should not involve civilians, who do not have what it takes to carry out such task.”
We’re in contact with parties—DPO
Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Rumuji Police Divisional Headquarters, who spoke to Niger Delta Voice on phone, said: “The issue was not officially reported to us. “I have visited Emohua community. We discussed and they have appointed people to see the commander. We are in touch with the two parties to ensure peace.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/gunmen-ambush-murder-soldier-policeman-in-rivers-army-issues-7-day-ultimatum-to-produce-killers/#sthash.pTjBk1Ho.dpuf
Niger Delta Voice gathered that the incident occurred last week, and both the army and police in the state were furious. A trustworthy source hinted that the new Brigade Commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt stormed Emohua with three vehicles, fully loaded with fierce-looking military men and drove straight to the palace of the paramount ruler of Emohua Kingdom, HRM, Eze V.C. Okor.
The source said: “During the visit, the brigade commander gave the eight communities of Emohua one-week ultimatum to produce the killers of the officers, otherwise the communities will face the wrath of the command.”
Apprehension
At the time of this report, a number of residents had fled the kingdom. The trepidation is what will happen to them if they remain in the area after the one-week ultimatum expired and the communities were unable to surrender anybody to the security agencies as the killers, having declined knowledge of the gunmen. The Emohua monarch distan-ced the communities from the killers, but condemned the act.
When Niger Delta Voice visited the community weekend, there was uneasy calm. But we saw villagers going about their normal businesses and there were no security personnel intimidating anybody.
What Brigade Commander told me—Monarch
The royal father said that the brigade commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt visited his palace on Monday and told him that the army discovered corpses of two security personnel, along Emohua-Kalabari Road.The monarch called on the government to promptly intervene in the matter and ensure that justice was no breakdown of law and order.
A villager said: “The brigade commander told our royal father that Emohua community should produce the killers of the security agents. “Okor told him that road is being used by four local governments in the state and that soldiers should carefully investigate to find out the culprits. “He also told them that in their investigation, they should secure the lives and properties of Emohua people.”
Emergency meeting
The monarch told Niger Delta Voice: “When the commander left, I called for a meeting. The visit was shocking to me. So I passed on the message that the commander brought. “In the meeting, we appointed three people to go to the Rumuokoro Barracks to see and pacify the commander not to wage war against us in their investigation.
“We have not had problems with any security operative and we do not groom gunmen here. So there is no way the community should be robed into such crime.”
Our worry— Nyewe Eli Emohua
First son of the monarch, who is the Nyewe Eli Emohua, Prince Chigozie Okor, confirmed that the people were alarmed at the approach of the military to the matter, saying it was wrong for the army to have concluded that the killers of the security personnel were from Emohua simply because the unpleasant incident happened in the area.
He said: “We do not understand the reason why the soldiers will walked straight into our community to demand that we provide the gunmen who killed two of their men.
“The road where the officers were killed is a major route to three other local government areas in the state, namely Degema, Asari-Toru and Akuku-Toru, why should they point finger at Emohua? “They should carry out investigation on the killing and bring the perpetrators to justice; they should not involve civilians, who do not have what it takes to carry out such task.”
We’re in contact with parties—DPO
Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Rumuji Police Divisional Headquarters, who spoke to Niger Delta Voice on phone, said: “The issue was not officially reported to us. “I have visited Emohua community. We discussed and they have appointed people to see the commander. We are in touch with the two parties to ensure peace.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/gunmen-ambush-murder-soldier-policeman-in-rivers-army-issues-7-day-ultimatum-to-produce-killers/#sthash.pTjBk1Ho.dpuf
EMOHUA—MILITARY
authorities in Rivers State have given a one-week ultimatum to eight
communities in Emohua Local Government Area of the state to fish out and
surrender the gunmen, who allegedly ambushed and shot dead a soldier
and police officer, while they were on duty along the Emohua-Kalabari
Road in the area.
Niger Delta Voice gathered that the incident occurred last week, and both the army and police in the state were furious. A trustworthy source hinted that the new Brigade Commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt stormed Emohua with three vehicles, fully loaded with fierce-looking military men and drove straight to the palace of the paramount ruler of Emohua Kingdom, HRM, Eze V.C. Okor.
The source said: “During the visit, the brigade commander gave the eight communities of Emohua one-week ultimatum to produce the killers of the officers, otherwise the communities will face the wrath of the command.”
Apprehension
At the time of this report, a number of residents had fled the kingdom. The trepidation is what will happen to them if they remain in the area after the one-week ultimatum expired and the communities were unable to surrender anybody to the security agencies as the killers, having declined knowledge of the gunmen. The Emohua monarch distan-ced the communities from the killers, but condemned the act.
When Niger Delta Voice visited the community weekend, there was uneasy calm. But we saw villagers going about their normal businesses and there were no security personnel intimidating anybody.
What Brigade Commander told me—Monarch
The royal father said that the brigade commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt visited his palace on Monday and told him that the army discovered corpses of two security personnel, along Emohua-Kalabari Road.The monarch called on the government to promptly intervene in the matter and ensure that justice was no breakdown of law and order.
A villager said: “The brigade commander told our royal father that Emohua community should produce the killers of the security agents. “Okor told him that road is being used by four local governments in the state and that soldiers should carefully investigate to find out the culprits. “He also told them that in their investigation, they should secure the lives and properties of Emohua people.”
Emergency meeting
The monarch told Niger Delta Voice: “When the commander left, I called for a meeting. The visit was shocking to me. So I passed on the message that the commander brought. “In the meeting, we appointed three people to go to the Rumuokoro Barracks to see and pacify the commander not to wage war against us in their investigation.
“We have not had problems with any security operative and we do not groom gunmen here. So there is no way the community should be robed into such crime.”
Our worry— Nyewe Eli Emohua
First son of the monarch, who is the Nyewe Eli Emohua, Prince Chigozie Okor, confirmed that the people were alarmed at the approach of the military to the matter, saying it was wrong for the army to have concluded that the killers of the security personnel were from Emohua simply because the unpleasant incident happened in the area.
He said: “We do not understand the reason why the soldiers will walked straight into our community to demand that we provide the gunmen who killed two of their men.
“The road where the officers were killed is a major route to three other local government areas in the state, namely Degema, Asari-Toru and Akuku-Toru, why should they point finger at Emohua? “They should carry out investigation on the killing and bring the perpetrators to justice; they should not involve civilians, who do not have what it takes to carry out such task.”
We’re in contact with parties—DPO
Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Rumuji Police Divisional Headquarters, who spoke to Niger Delta Voice on phone, said: “The issue was not officially reported to us. “I have visited Emohua community. We discussed and they have appointed people to see the commander. We are in touch with the two parties to ensure peace.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/gunmen-ambush-murder-soldier-policeman-in-rivers-army-issues-7-day-ultimatum-to-produce-killers/#sthash.pTjBk1Ho.dpuf
Niger Delta Voice gathered that the incident occurred last week, and both the army and police in the state were furious. A trustworthy source hinted that the new Brigade Commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt stormed Emohua with three vehicles, fully loaded with fierce-looking military men and drove straight to the palace of the paramount ruler of Emohua Kingdom, HRM, Eze V.C. Okor.
The source said: “During the visit, the brigade commander gave the eight communities of Emohua one-week ultimatum to produce the killers of the officers, otherwise the communities will face the wrath of the command.”
Apprehension
At the time of this report, a number of residents had fled the kingdom. The trepidation is what will happen to them if they remain in the area after the one-week ultimatum expired and the communities were unable to surrender anybody to the security agencies as the killers, having declined knowledge of the gunmen. The Emohua monarch distan-ced the communities from the killers, but condemned the act.
When Niger Delta Voice visited the community weekend, there was uneasy calm. But we saw villagers going about their normal businesses and there were no security personnel intimidating anybody.
What Brigade Commander told me—Monarch
The royal father said that the brigade commander in charge of Rumuokoro Army Barracks in Port Harcourt visited his palace on Monday and told him that the army discovered corpses of two security personnel, along Emohua-Kalabari Road.The monarch called on the government to promptly intervene in the matter and ensure that justice was no breakdown of law and order.
A villager said: “The brigade commander told our royal father that Emohua community should produce the killers of the security agents. “Okor told him that road is being used by four local governments in the state and that soldiers should carefully investigate to find out the culprits. “He also told them that in their investigation, they should secure the lives and properties of Emohua people.”
Emergency meeting
The monarch told Niger Delta Voice: “When the commander left, I called for a meeting. The visit was shocking to me. So I passed on the message that the commander brought. “In the meeting, we appointed three people to go to the Rumuokoro Barracks to see and pacify the commander not to wage war against us in their investigation.
“We have not had problems with any security operative and we do not groom gunmen here. So there is no way the community should be robed into such crime.”
Our worry— Nyewe Eli Emohua
First son of the monarch, who is the Nyewe Eli Emohua, Prince Chigozie Okor, confirmed that the people were alarmed at the approach of the military to the matter, saying it was wrong for the army to have concluded that the killers of the security personnel were from Emohua simply because the unpleasant incident happened in the area.
He said: “We do not understand the reason why the soldiers will walked straight into our community to demand that we provide the gunmen who killed two of their men.
“The road where the officers were killed is a major route to three other local government areas in the state, namely Degema, Asari-Toru and Akuku-Toru, why should they point finger at Emohua? “They should carry out investigation on the killing and bring the perpetrators to justice; they should not involve civilians, who do not have what it takes to carry out such task.”
We’re in contact with parties—DPO
Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Rumuji Police Divisional Headquarters, who spoke to Niger Delta Voice on phone, said: “The issue was not officially reported to us. “I have visited Emohua community. We discussed and they have appointed people to see the commander. We are in touch with the two parties to ensure peace.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/gunmen-ambush-murder-soldier-policeman-in-rivers-army-issues-7-day-ultimatum-to-produce-killers/#sthash.pTjBk1Ho.dpuf
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