By Nelson Utip
Two kidnapped victims in Orogun, a community located in Delta State have been rescued by The men of The Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command, this was contained in a release by The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, in a post through his X handle yesterday. Edafe said that The Command operatives acted on information received and rescued the victims.
“Delta State Police Command on 26th April 2024, successfully rescued two kidnapped victims in Orogun, one of the suspected kidnappers died due to injuries sustained during the gun duel.
“Eagle Net, Owvian Aladja division also arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered one English-made Berretta pistol.
“The CP Delta State CP Abaniwonda has promised Deltans that during his time as Commissioner of Police Delta State, Deltans will sleep with their two eyes closed.” The statement read.
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In other development, the Okuama-Ewu community of Delta State has pointed accusing fingers on an Ijaw leader for instigating the land disputes between them and the Okoloba community.
In an affidavit to the N151 billion suit the people filed against the Federal Government, Attorney-General of the Federation, and Armed Forces of the Federation, Chief of Defence Staff, Nigerian Police and Commissioner of Police, Delta State at the Federal High Court in Warri, the community said the land-grabbing tendencies of an Ijaw leader resulted in the inter-community squabbles between the two communities.
Bernard Esegba, The Secretary- General of Okuama-Ewu community presented The affidavit, saying that the activities of the Ijaw leader prompted the abduction and death of some members of the Okuama community around January 27, 2024, adding that it had earlier written a petition against the said leader, detailing how his activities are affecting people in their community.
“The land-grabbing tendencies of an Ijaw leader resulted in inter-community skirmishes between our communities, which resulted in the abduction and death of some members of Okuama community some time on or about January 27, 2024.
“Not to take laws into our hands, we wrote a petition dated February 2, 2024, to the governor of Delta State. The petition was submitted to the Governor’s Office on February 2, 2024. A copy of the petition is attached and marked as Exhibit ‘A.’
“In the said petition, we narrated the various attacks on our people by militant gangs recruited by the Ijaw leader, including the abduction and killing of some of our people and the desecration of our ancestral river by setting up a shrine at our ancestral river, known as Urhie Ewu (Ewu River).
“We also ensured that the copies of our petition were delivered to the 7 to 10 respondents hereof, Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of the Otu-Jeremi police headquarters, Director of State Security Services, SSS, Commander of the 3rd respondents’ Joint Task Force, JTF, Asaba, Delta State, and Senior Special Adviser to the Governor of Delta State on Political Matters.” The community alleged.
