Monday 20 June 2016

MILITANCY: KACHIKWU BROKERS PEACE IN DELTA

 The ceasefire agreement between the Federal Government and militants came under threat as Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, blew up a Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, pipeline in Oruk Anan Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.

This was probably in relation to the breach of ceasefire by soldiers who on Wednesday swooped on Tebijor, also known as Okpelama, an Ijaw community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta state, the soldiers came in five gunboats hunting for militants.
The attack came after Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State, Petroleum and Group Managing Director of NNPC, had managed to secure an understanding for total peace in a closed-door with strategic stakeholders, on Wednesday, at Asaba, Delta State.
Investigations revealed that those at the meeting were Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, spokesperson of Gbaramatu Council of Chiefs, GTC, and Chief Mobilizer of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Chief Godspower Gbenekama and another Gbaramatu leader, Chief Daniel Ekpebide. Others are Itsekiri leader and All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain, Chief Ayiri Emami and Okerenkoko leader, Chief Michael Johnny, also an APC stalwart.
Dr. Ibe Kachikwu at the meeting emphasized the need for all sides to reach out to the perpetrators to halt the current bombings and allow the oil companies to repair damaged pipelines for oil to flow again. 

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