Over 50 Soldiers Storm Oporoza Again
In less than 72 hours after ending a six-day siege, Soldiers, on Monday, went back to Oporoza community, traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State.
The soldiers had moved out of Oporoza, on Friday without arresting ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who repeatedly denied link with Niger Delta Avengers, NDA in the last few weeks.
According to Vanguard, a source who pleaded anonymity said that at about 6.40 am this morning, soldiers were seen scattered all over the community.
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The source said: “The soldiers are scattered all over the community, they are moving from place to place, we do not know what they came to do again.
“Most of the young people fled into the bush again, but some women and elderly ones, who could not run waited behind to know what they came for this time around. I am seeing about 50 soldiers, though I am not sure of the exact number.”
Also speaking, a security source, said that the soldiers were only performing their lawful duty.
“There is nothing wrong in soldiers going back to Oporoza if they got more intelligence information on the perpetrators and their modus operandi,” he said.
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Piniki Azaiye, a leader from the area, however revealed that the soldiers left at about 7.57 am, “They just left now without harassing anybody,” he said.
