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Members of the Traditional Council of Chiefs, Ewu-Urhobo in Delta State, have called for the immediate release of the detained monarch of Ewu Kingdom, Clement Ikolo. They said the monarch was not connected to the communal crisis that led to the recent killing of 17 military personnel in the Okuama community in the Ughelli Local […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, expressed sadness on Wednesday, stating that 21 children were left without parents and 10 women lost their husbands due to the recent killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State. He mentioned that among the 10 widows, three of them are pregnant for four, five, and eight months respectively. He noted that it was […]

The burial ceremony for the 17 military personnel killed in Delta State is underway. On March 14, military personnel comprising four officers, and 13 soldiers were gruesomely murdered by some irate youths in the Okuama community during a peace mission. Here are their profiles as contained in the programme of events for the slain personnel’s […]

The Defence Headquarters has urged the Delta State Government and people of the Okuoma area to help find the people responsible for the murder of soldiers in the community. 17 soldiers were killed by angry young people during a fight over land in Bomadi and Okuoma communities.