Another bloody mayhem was averted yesterday in the violent-prone area of Delta State as the Joint Military Task Force intercepted about 200 militants on board no fewer than 20 speed boats along the Benin River, Warri-North Local Council of the state.
| 200 toughies is a fairly hefty problem... |
Reports indicate that the armed youths were spotted by men of the Nigerian Airforce attached to the Joint Military Task Force while they were on a surveillance flight across the swampy creeks and rivers. Although security sources were silent on the true identity of the militia group, it was obvious they were heading to yet another community to unleash terror on local residents.
| Little nudgies to this sort of thing, which are common enough, is what the legislators are worried about with regard to Chuck. How many "presidential emissaries," lugging a bit of cash, would it take to set off something large-scale? |
But following last weekend's attack on two Ijaw communities, the leadership of the Itsekiri ethnic group yesterday sued for peace and urged all warring groups to sheathe their swords while waiting for the outcome of the Danjuma Report on Warri crisis and other peace options being articulated by the Delta State government. Briefing newsmen on the recent outbreak of violence in Warri-North Local Council, the Iyatsere of Warri, Chief Gabriel Mabiaku said violence at this time when all ethnic groups had pledged to keep the peace was condemnable. |