The military on Sunday announced that it has uncovered fresh plots by three cult groups in Rivers State to blackmail it and raise public sentiment against its men in the on-going hunt for cultists involved in the recent mayhem in Port Harcourt and the environs.
One of such moves to portray the Military Joint Task Force, […]
As part of the ongoing efforts to rid Rivers State of miscreants and their hiding places, Governor Celestine Omehia yesterday ordered the demolition of all waterfronts in the state and their replacement with modern housing units.
This is as he stated that the attention of the security men in the State would soon be directed to […]
emergency rule in Rivers —Federal lawmakers
SENATORS and House of Representatives members from Rivers State, kicked, yesterday, against Monday’s call for emergency rule in the state by some Niger Delta elders.
They dismissed such calls as parochial, self-centred, and politically-motivated and said the main challenge was for the armed forces to flush out criminals making life difficult […]
Omehia accuses Ijaw elders of sponsoring violence
RIVERS State Governor, Celestine Omehia yesterday condemned the call by some Ijaw elders for emergency rule in the state, accusing them of sponsoring youth unrest in the Niger Delta region.
Omehia has also ordered the demolition of thousands of houses along the waterfronts in Port Harcourt, the […]
Acting Inspector General of Police (IG), Mike Okiro, has pledged the determination of the security agencies to flush out gangs in Rivers State that have been killing people and destroying property for two weeks running.
He drew the battle line on Saturday after a meeting of top military and police officers in Port Harcourt.
The meeting reviewed […]
Okiro parades three alleged kidnappers
By Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja
Published: Tuesday, 21 Aug 2007
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, on Monday paraded three men who were alleged to have kidnapped a three-year-old girl.
The three men are Sampson Michael, Ogechi Umah and Ibiyekaribo Dappa. Three other members of the gang were said to have been […]
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Soldiers, gangs clash in Rivers
ONCE again, the streets of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, turned a theatre of war yesterday. Guns boomed and the shrill cries of wounded persons sent chills down the bones of residents, many of whom were trapped indoors.
The gun duel was, however, not between two rival gangs, but […]
Remain Beyond 6 Months
The deployment of troops in Port Harcourt, the troubled capital city of Rivers State, may go beyond the initial six-month projection, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Luka Yusuf, disclosed yesterday.
The Army chief said the decision to withdraw the troops would be taken in conjunction with the governor of the state, […]
Despite heavily armed government troops manning roadblocks and patrolling the streets of Nigeria’s main southern oil city Port Harcourt, many locals say the militias which the troops have been fighting, are still located in and around the city and that the current peace is temporary.
“What we have here is a war over who controls […]
The gangs are thought to be linked to Niger Delta’s militants
Heavy fighting between armed gangs and the military has been reported in Nigeria’s oil city of Port Harcourt.
Residents say the military has deployed armoured personnel carriers and has been shooting indiscriminately in the air in part of the old town.
It follows clashes that raged […]