WARRI—THE
Nigerian Army, Navy, Police and Department of State Services, DSS, have
deployed personnel in strategic locations in Warri, Effurun and environs in
Delta State, following intelligence report that ex-militants plan to protest
the non-payment of their monthly allowances. File: Ex-militantsFile:
Ex-militants Reacting to the development, yesterday, Special Adviser to the
President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty
Programme, Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd), told Vanguard on phone that there was
no need for the protest. He said: “It is true that there are some debts, but
the money has come. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, will start payment from
today or tomorrow. I have long passed this information to the ex-militants that
payment will start soon. I do not know why some of them are still insisting on
the protest.” Commander, NNS Delta, Commodore Joseph Dzunve, who also spoke to
Vanguard, said: “The reported planned protest is already in the media which
seems to be ahead of others in sharing the alert. And you would have noticed
that since Saturday, the Army, Police, Navy and other security agencies have
mobilized their men to be on ground to check any unruly act.” A source close to
the Police Area Commander, Warri, Muazu Mohammed, said the police have
mobilized and were ready to maintain peace in the area. Vanguard noticed a
build-up of security operatives, particularly at DSC Roundabout, Jakpa
Junction, Effurun Roundabout, Old Port vicinity among other areas, in Warri and
environs. A DSS source in the locality explained that the ex-militants planned
to carry out the protest last Wednesday and Thursday, but security operatives
aborted same. He said: “With the feelers we now have, anything can happen as
they withdrew into their shell in the last few days. But I think it is not even
a security concern to stop their protest. The fear is whether they will be
lawful about it, added to concerns that hoodlums can take advantage of the
situation.” Residents alerted Vanguard that soldiers of the 3 Battalion,
Effurun, David Ejoor Barracks, were seen patrolling major roads in Effurun and
Warri with military trucks, while some were stationed at the DSC Roundabout.
WARRI—THE Nigerian
Army, Navy, Police and Department of State Services, DSS, have deployed
personnel in strategic locations in Warri, Effurun and environs in Delta
State, following intelligence report that ex-militants plan to protest
the non-payment of their monthly allowances.
File: Ex-militantsFile: Ex-militants
Reacting to the development, yesterday, Special Adviser to the President
on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty
Programme, Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd), told Vanguard on phone that
there was no need for the protest.
He said: “It is true that there are some debts, but the money has come.
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, will start payment from today or
tomorrow. I have long passed this information to the ex-militants that
payment will start soon. I do not know why some of them are still
insisting on the protest.”
Commander, NNS Delta, Commodore Joseph Dzunve, who also spoke to
Vanguard, said: “The reported planned protest is already in the media
which seems to be ahead of others in sharing the alert. And you would
have noticed that since Saturday, the Army, Police, Navy and other
security agencies have mobilized their men to be on ground to check any
unruly act.”
A source close to the Police Area Commander, Warri, Muazu Mohammed, said
the police have mobilized and were ready to maintain peace in the area.
Vanguard noticed a build-up of security operatives, particularly at DSC
Roundabout, Jakpa Junction, Effurun Roundabout, Old Port vicinity among
other areas, in Warri and environs.
A DSS source in the locality explained that the ex-militants planned to
carry out the protest last Wednesday and Thursday, but security
operatives aborted same.
He said: “With the feelers we now have, anything can happen as they
withdrew into their shell in the last few days. But I think it is not
even a security concern to stop their protest. The fear is whether they
will be lawful about it, added to concerns that hoodlums can take
advantage of the situation.”
Residents alerted Vanguard that soldiers of the 3 Battalion, Effurun,
David Ejoor Barracks, were seen patrolling major roads in Effurun and
Warri with military trucks, while some were stationed at the DSC
Roundabout.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/ex-militants-protest-army-dss-police-navy-take-warri-effurun-2/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/ex-militants-protest-army-dss-police-navy-take-warri-effurun-2/
No comments:
Post a Comment