A group, the Niger Delta
Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC), has condemned an alleged
military presence at the home town of ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo
(aka Tompolo) less than twenty four hours after the National Universities
Commission (NUC) approved the take off
of the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko. Tompolo The oil monitoring
group, NDIMRC, specifically fumed over what it described as the takeover of
Oporoza,
Headquarters of Gbararmatu Kingdom and Azama by military men. In a
press statement signed by its President, Nelly Emma, Secretary, John Sailor and
Public Relations Office (PRO) Stanley Mukoro, the group described the takeover
of Gbararmatu Kingdom by military operatives as uncalled for and unacceptable
to the people of the Niger Delta Region. According to the group;”On Saturday,
February 3, 2018, we got distressed calls from Gbararmatu Kingdom that military
men took over the area for no clear reason. The military men took over Azama
and Oporoza and harassed the hell out of the people for no reason”. “There was
no sign of crisis in the area. Azama is at peace; the whole of Gbararmatu
Kingdom is at peace and so we do not see any reason why the military men should
create a war like situation in the area. We see the action of the military men
as a ploy to delay the take off of the Nigerian Maritime University Okerenkoko.
“It was only on Friday, February 2, 2018, a team from the National Universities
Commission (NUC) came and carried out inspection of the site of the Nigerian
Maritime University Okerenkoko and gave the University a clean bill of health,
only for the military men to come into the area on Saturday and started
harassing and intimidating the people”, the group said. “While urging the Chief
of Army Staff to call his men to order, the group said that;”The Military
should leave the peace loving people of Gbararmatu Kingdom alone.
The military
should not join forces with those doing everything possible to see that the
Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko do not see the light of day. We are
suspecting seriously that the enemies of the Nigerian Maritime University,
Okerenkoko are behind the action of the military men in the area on Saturday.
“The NUC has approved the takeoff of academic activities at Nigerian Maritime
University Okerenkoko. Let those still kicking against the University know that
NUC has given the institution the go-ahead to commence graduate degree
programmes, and also to admit JAMB candidates. We implore the military to
vacate Gbararmatu Kingdom and stop creating war like situation in the area”.
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