Tension In Delta Community As Soldiers Allegedly Kill 27-Year-Old (Photos)
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Tension has gripped the Ogulagha community in Burutu Local
Government Area of Delta State as soldiers attached to Forcados Terminal have
reportedly shot dead a youth in the community, Endurance Kalaepele.
Punch Metro gathered that the 27-year-old man was allegedly shot
twice by the military men while picking snails with his team of snail hunters.
It was gathered that the incident happened at about 11:00 p.m. on
Monday.
Consequently, enraged youths of the community have gone on
rampages, destroying company vehicles and property just as they also took over
the major roads in the community to express their anger.
Commenting
on the incident, the youth president of the Ogulagha community, ThankGod
Iyaragba, told journalists that the deceased was with six others hunting
snails late Monday night when he was allegedly shot dead by soldiers.
The
youth president said, “Around 10:00p.m yesterday (Monday), six of the
community boys went to the bush behind Forcadoes Terminal, the Pipeline bush,
for snail picking, but were intercepted on their way back by the military men.
“One of the boys, Endurance, tried to run out of fear but was shot twice at
close range.
“This infuriated youths of the community who went on
the rampage destroying company vehicles and property.
“They have
also taken over the major roads in the community to express their anger”.
When
contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, DSP
Bright Edafe told The Punch that he was yet to get details of the incident as
of the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the Special Assistant
to the Governor of Delta State on Political Matters, Comrade Ozobo Austin, has
described the killing of the 27-year-old youth by suspected soldiers in the
Forcados terminal as “unprofessional, provocative, barbaric” which could
incite unrest in the community.
This was contained in a signed
statement he made available to newsmen in Warri on Tuesday afternoon.
The governor’s aide while sympathizing with the entire Ogulagha
community and the bereaved family, appealed to the aggrieved youths to calm
their frayed nerves assuring that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa will investigate the
incident and bring to book every soldier that is involved in the dastardly
act.
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