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Nigeria, President Barnardinebo has given the
country Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher

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Mussel, the full authority to take
action over the killing of senior military officers

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and their soldiers on Thursday at Okuama
community in the New Gaining Local government area

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of Delta State. President Bernard tinebumer
this loan on Sunday in the press release

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he personally signed, just as Article
Abobaca and Peter Obi orged the military against

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reprisal attack and wanton destruction of the
community. According to the President, he

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got to know about the killings on
Saturday, the same way the general public

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walk up to the news. Last
weekend, there are reports that the men

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of the Armed Forces of Nigeria have
burned down houses in Okuama following the killing

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of their colleagues who were set beyond
a peace mission in the community over the

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crisis that ensued due to land dispute
between the community and Okonoba community in the

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Bomai Local Government area of Delta State. Sahara reporters had reported that the Nigerian

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military posters a self recorded video of
soldiers bonding down houses in Okuama in the

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military social media handle board. The
military quickly deleted the said video. Reacting

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to the Sahara Reporters claim, The
Nigerian Defense Headquarters issued a refutal on Sunday

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and described the Sahara Reporters report as
freaking news. A video of houses set

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on fire in Okama community has been
trending since Sunday. Money, the former

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governor of the state, Jess Boring, through his verified ex social media handle,

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retweeted the video to create more awareness
about the current situation in the Okuama

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community, which served as a scene
of the mass killing of the Nigerian soldiers

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by year to be identified armed group. In his words, President Bernard Tenebu

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said that on Saturday, Money,
the Nigerian people and I woke up to

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the dreadful news of the unprovoked killing
of our brave unity very personnel during a

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rescue mission to Okoba community, a
Gaily South local government area of Delta State.

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The incident occurred on Thursday, the
fourteenth of March twenty twenty four when

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our troops responding to a crisis between
Okahma and Oconoba communities in Delta State were

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ambushed. A commanding officer, two
majors, one captain and twelve soldiers sadly

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lost their lives. One civilian was
also killed. As the Commander in Chief,

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I enjoined all one million Nigerians and
the men and women of our armed

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forces to mourn and express my profound
grief over the mabless death of our gallant

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soldiers. I extend my profound convolences
to the families of these foreign soldiers,

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their colleagues and their loved ones.
The military High Command is already responding to

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this incident. The cowardly offenders responsible
for this Henya’s crime will not go unpunished

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this incident once again they want strength
dangers first by our servicemen and women in

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the line of duty. I salute
their heroism, courage and uncommon greed and

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patriotism. As a nation, we
must constantly remember and honor all those who

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have paid the ultimate prize to keep
our country safe, strong and united.

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The officers and men who died in
Okwama community have joined the pantheon of great

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men and women who gave their all
with honor in the service of our fatherland.

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Members of our armed forces are at
the health and the core of our

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nationhood. Any attack on them is
a direct attack on our nation We will

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not accept this wicked act. The
Defense Headquarters and Chief of Defense Staff have

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been granted full authority to bring to
justice anybody found to have been responsible for

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this unconscionable crime against the Nigerian people. My government will not relent until we

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achieve peace and transquinity in every part
of Nigeria. May God continue to bless

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the Federal Republic of Nigeria and keep
the members of our armed forces safe.

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Former Nigeria Vice President and People’s Democratic
Party PDP presidential candidates in the last conducted

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general elections in Nigeria, Attiko and
Bubaka have called of the top military authorities

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to exercise restraints while responding to the
demass killing of its soldiers. Artiku said

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the brutal killing of over a dozen
Nigerian soldiers in Okaama in Biliguilli South Local

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Government Area and Okoloba in the Bomari
Local Government Area of Delta states stance condemned.

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There can never be a justification for
a premeditated killing of soldiers or a

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llegitimate assignment. Even as we grieve
the loss of these soldiers, who are

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not only Nigerians, both have families
and dependents. I urge restrengths by the

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military authorities in its response, I
would recommend that the culprits be arrested and

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prosecuted and of court of Article Abubaka’s
statement. Delta State Governor Sheriff of Bareburi

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on Saturday condemned killing of the military
officers and soldiers attached to sixty three Brigade

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at Okama community who get result local
government area of the state condoled with the

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military and the families of officers and
soldiers who died in the attack. Governor

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of Bareburi, in a statement by
his chief Press Secretary firstos Ahn, said

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the government of Delta State is gravely
disturbed by the violence and on provoked killing

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of the officers and soldiers, which
he described as alien to the culture of

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Deltalls. This incident is despeakable and
not in sync with the culture and tradition

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of Deltals. It runs contrary to
the values and parts of peace that the

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state government is promoting, as I
have always emphasized in our more agenda to

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enhance peace and security. On behalf
of the government and good people of Delta

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State, I wish to condone,
in particular the families of the killed gallant

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officers and soldiers the Nigerian Army and
the armed forces of Nigeria in general over

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this side occurrence. The State government
shall take all majles necessary to finish out

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all those behind this dust, doably
act and ensure they are made to firs

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the full roth of the law.
Delta State is governed within the tenets of

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the role of law and human decency. Acts such as this incident cannot and

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will not be tolerated. Meanwhile,
all citizens and residents of the states are

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enjoined to remain law abiding and the
state government shall continue to take all majors

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to protect lives and property in Delta
States. The governor’s statement ends in court

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level. Party presidential candidates in the
last Nigerian general elections and former governor of

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Anambra State, Peter Obeling a message
titled two rooms can never make a right

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send or to military against reprisal attack
against the community. He said earlier today,

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I added my voice to that of
other Nigerians in condemning in the strongest

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terms the mindless killing of security paculel
who were on a peacekeeping mission in the

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community in Delta States. The act
remained cential and accuncored by all rights thinking

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Nigerians. However, they imagine disturbing
reports of the community being under acid attack

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is equally unpalatable and wrong headed.
In all situations, two rooms cannot produce

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a right reprisal. Acid attacks on
the community cannot compensate for the original wrong

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of the killing of the soldiers.
It is most likely that innocent lives will

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be lost in these reprisal attacks,
and innocent citizens who have no hand in

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the oblique crimes may be rendered homeless
by the wanton destruction of the community.

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The correct and civilized thing to do
is to put all machinery in place to

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apprehend the real perpetrators of the original
ignoble act and bring them to book.

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As painful as the act may be, I appeal to the security agencies to

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be considerate and avoid transferring their anger
to helpless members of the community. I

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have also learned that the government of
Data State have been on top of this

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situation before it’s escalated. I urge
the governor not to relent god to put

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in more efforts to ensure minimal damage. In this regard. He needs the

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involvement of all community leaders to count
the nerves. Once again, my heart

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goes out in sympathy to all the
believed in those unfortunate incidents, as I

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pray God to grant the souls of
the departed eternal Rists. Lady, when

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the need in a more regional way,