The mastermind behind the recent massacre of 16 soldiers in Okuama, a community in Delta State’s Ughelli South local government area, has been identified. The militant commander (name withheld) is presently on the run, along with his gang members, who killed the troops on a peacekeeping assignment in the neighbourhood....CONTINUE READING
During the week, soldiers pursued the fleeing militant commander to the riverside town of Igbomorotu in Bayelsa state’s Southern Ijaw local government area.
However, Vanguard reported that the village had been devastated, as inhabitants had fled after several buildings were razed.
According to reports, the military is expected to expand the hunt for the fleeing militant commander and his troops to Peremabiri, another community in Southern Ijaw local government area.
However, there is still contradictory information about the insurgent leader’s origis, with some claiming he is paternal from the Awawa group and others claiming he is Akwagbe, which is quite near the Okuama community.
Delta: Army tracking killers of 16 soldiers
Detectives have been tracking him since the March 14 killing of military members, hoping to gather information to apprehend the culprit.
According to an informed source, his mother from Igbomotoru returned him to her ancestral home when she separated from his father and remarried in her community, where he grew up in the backwaters of Igbomotoru.
He is also believed to have founded a peace group and a volunteer and has been active in humanitarian efforts.
Who is killer of soldiers in Delta?
He was said to have rebuilt the dilapidated home of the late Niger Delta independence warrior Isaac Boro in Kaiama, Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area, Bayelsa state, and donated N1 million to the Boro family to commemorate his anniversary.
The suspect was regarded as Isaac Boro’s devoted student who always praised the late liberation warrior.
While some claimed he helped stop crude oil theft in the state’s Bomo axis, others said he had engaged in bunkering, which could not be objectively substantiated.
Delta: Tinubu promises justice for murdered soldiers
Reported that President Bola Tinubu vowed that his administration would not fold its hands when soldiers are being attacked and killed.
While hosting the leadership of the Senate, Tinubu promised to bring killers of 16 soldiers in Delta state to book.
The president maintained that the Nigerian military is doing a lot in fighting the challenges of insecurity in the country, and his administration would continue to support them.
