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The Real Causes Of Crises At Delta Which Led To Death Of The 22 Fallen Army

THE REAL CAUSE OF THE CRISES AT OKUOMA COMMUNITY IN UGHELLI SOUTH L.G.A DELTA.Okuoma community is an urhobo community in Ughelli south L.G.A located along the Forcados River it's share boundary with Akugbene and Okoloba community both are izon speaking communities, and are in Bomadi L.G.A Delta State. Both communities are lived together peacefully for over 3 century now. Okuoma community is in Ewu-urphie clan of the Urhobo tribe of Delta State. Their major occupation is farming and fishing. There are other urhobo communities along the Forcados River whom all share boundary with the izon speaking communities they are also follows: Gbaregolor, Okuoma, Olota, Alagbabiri communities e.tc all these communities are in Ughelli south L.G.A all both share boundaries with the izon speaking communities. These communities had lived with the izon speaking communities for several centuries. They have had intermarriage, inter trades among their selves for some centuries. We have several families who are from both tribe( Urhobo and Ijaw). In the olden days, for you to be crown a king in izon land, you must have your maternal root from the Urhobos. I don't know if that tradition is still in practice. I know some few Kings whose that maternal root are from urhobo e.g HRM Oporomor God'spower of Bomadi town(ijaw community) in Bomadi L.G.A had his maternal root from Gbaregolor community (urhobo community)which located along the Forcados River and the royal Highness of Akugbene community (ijaw town) have his maternal root from Okuoma community(urhobo town). The Royal Highness in Akugbene community had influence some development in Okuoma like construction of jetty at the waterfront of Okuoma, e.t.c. These people (urhobos and ijaw) are one people because they are one way or the other related by blood or marriages. Mr. Barrister smooth a famous ijaw singer once saw in this song " When you come to my house you can't separate ijaw man from urhobo man coz they all live together as one." We are one people. Back to the main issue, Okuoma community had land dispute with their neighboring community Okoloba over common boundary. The land dispute has been lingering for quite a long time now. At the boundary side of Okoloba community there is a white mansion, this mansion belongs to a warlord, A man known to be a right man to Mr. Government Tompolo.Okoloba community do claimed the ownership of the land which the Okuoma community are dwelling on, they said the "Okuoma community are their tenants".If you remember vividly I said there is a mansion at boundary side of the communities, this mansion is own by a warlord from Okoloba community (ijaw community) this man is so influential he owes a shrine in this mansion, and he do use human sacrifices as rituals in worshipping his gods( ogbesu ) war god. Last month February this man armed his boys to attach a commercial boat with convene Okuoma community boys. Some boys named igho and co. These boys were all murdered by this warlord and he labeled them as criminals. He wrote to JTF that they are criminals remember I told you that he is Tompolo right man, he is so influential and connected whatsoever he tell the Joint task Force (JTF) is what they takes coz his boss Tompolo owes Tantita security Forces they control the creeks. This act alone triggered the grieved of the Okuoma community. Once these warlord gangs want to carry this crimes, the go on army camouflag so it's difficult to indentify these hoodlums.Last week a man named Anthony Aboh from Okoloba community went missing, his relation from Okoloba community an honourable member believed that It were the Okuoma community that kidnapped him for the retaliate attacks which was carry out on the Okuoma community boys. So they reported the issued to JTF Bomadi before he reported the body of the alleged kidnapped man was discovered floating on River Forcados at Ayakoromor community his hands with tied and beheaded ( that was the picture displayed with the fallen soldiers body). The annoyed the Okoloba community so much, the honourable and some delegates from the Okoloba reported to JTF BOMADI. And the honourable and Army went to Okuoma community on March 14th, 2024. On reaching there, they met with chairman and elders of the community in their town hall they brought up the case of the kidnapped beheaded man with the community leaders, they all denied saying they know nothing of such case, the Army use the elders and community leaders to sleep on the floor, and the Army insist on arresting the community leaders that was were the crises erupted from, the information got to the hoodlums that fake soldiers has come again to terrorize the community again, there were argument between the army and community. The Army release gun shots it lead to full blown war between the hoodlums and the Army because they believed they were fake soldiers.They were killed in error, it is a case of mistaken Identity.The people of Okuoma where soldiers were killed were attacked by ijaws( Okoloba warlords) and they suffered casualties, mind you when these warlord carried out the dastardly act they wore army camouflag.So within same week on sighting men in uniform again in the Okuoma community they believed it were the same ijaws (Okoloba warlords) again and retaliated, killing all of them not knowing that they are real soldiers......My fellow Nigerians this is the real cause of the crises. March 15th, Okuoma was raided down by NIGERIAN ARMY coz of the death 22 fallen soldiers , women, children, aged men and women weren't spare, until now there's still crying of blood flow in Forcados River. On March 17th yesterday the Army storm the white mansion after gathering intelligent info, on reach there the Nigerian Army were marvelled with what they discovered in the shrine at the white mansion, this mansion is situated at the River bank, they discovered fresh and dried human skulls of innocent people who are used by these warlord as sacrifices for his gods(ogbesu wargods). Due to annoyance of the Nigerian Army they burned the mansion, some fake soldiers were also arrested in the mansion. Man be unkind to mankind. God save our soul.