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Viral Video Reveals Man’s Account The Killing Of 16 Officers In Delta

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9 months ago

Mar 22, 2024.

According to a man, land dispute between two communities in Delta State escalated into violence, resulting in the deaths of 16 soldiers.
The speaker blamed the government and local leaders for failing to resolve the conflict peacefully.
He alleged that the soldiers killed were supporting Tompolo, a former militant leader contracted by the government for pipeline security.

Eko Hot Blog reports that in Okuama, Delta State, a young man has shared a video detailing the events purportedly preceding the deaths of 16 soldiers in the area.

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The unnamed individual stated that two conflicting communities, Okuama and Okoloba, had been locked in a land dispute that escalated into a crisis.

However, he attributed responsibility to the government and local leaders for failing to convene both communities for a sincere and peaceful resolution.

He claimed that the Nigerian security personnel who were killed in Okuama were supporters of Government Ekpemupolo, commonly known as Tompolo.

Viral Video Reveals Man's Account The Killing Of 16 Officers In Delta

According to Legit.ng, Tompolo is a former militant leader who received a $50 million (N37.5 billion monthly) contract from the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration to safeguard oil and gas pipelines in the Niger Delta region.

The man said, “This is the last video I will make over the fight between Okuama community and Okoloba community.

“The Ijaw people from Okuama community used army to carry three people from Okoloba community. The three people were all killed. “The federal government gave some people power to do (oil) bunkering and after doing the bunkering, the army followed and guard them to sell the product. They betrayed their brothers and their own blood.”

Viral Video Reveals Man's Account The Killing Of 16 Officers In Delta

The man continued: “People are making comments that the soldiers that were killed were for peacekeeping. Point of correction; they were not there for peacekeeping. They are fighting in favour of Tompolo because Tompolo has ordered them to do so.

“The 16 soldiers were killed when they came to take away our community leaders and the youths knew that when they take them (the community leaders) away, they will be powerless. That was the reason the 16 soldiers were attacked.