May 28 2020 | The Biafra Telegraph
Biafran community of Okpuala in Imo Biafraland was under
severe siege by Fulani Naval officers from Navy School of logistics Owerrinta
in Abia. The reliable source who spoke to Imo Media team narrated what led to
the military strike from Navy on civilian community. "It all started last
two weeks when Dangote truck came with truck load of people from North to drop
in our community. We asked the driver while did he think he can dump people
from North in our community? Those with him started asking why the community
will query them on their planned desire to settle in the community. Argument
ensued and the youths of the community mobilised and the invaders sighting our
youths, ran directionlessly into the bushes. It never took long time that we
saw the Navy officers who came and calmed the situation". He stated.
On the event of 25th which claimed lives of four Okpuala
youths, he stated; "after the incident of last two weeks, we got intels
that the Navy commander of Owerrinta Navy School of logistics was not happy
with our expelling of those brought by Dangote truck in our land. We never took
it seriously as we felt what might be his interest in the whole issue. So
yesterday night, (25th), one of us whose mother died was on his way to deposit
the late mum remains in a mortuary at Okpuala junction, the three Fulani naval
officers with Hilux stopped him and asked him where he was going to, he showed
them his dead mother's body which he was at mortuary gate to deposit.
Surprisingly, the started shooting the dead body and designed the vehicle with
bullet holes. The community youths came out hearing what was happening, three
youths were killed and their bodies whisked away. It took call on our house of
representative brother who called the commander for the bodies to be released. In
fact, the commander said that the Navy boys were under command in their
actions".
Imo media team visited the hospital and Okpuala to access
development, those with bullet wounds are still battling with their lives while
the dead youths are deposited in a morgue. This is happening barely few hours
to the south east governors meeting on security as rate of Fulani cum ISIL soldier’s
infiltration of Biafraland with military coverage is alarming.
DEVELOPMENT STORY
The commander in charge of Owerrinta Navy School of
logistics went to federal medical centre Owerri on 25th to pay for the hospital
bills of those with bullet wounds and mortuary bills of the killed ones having
been working hand in hand with Honourable Tochi Okereke (member representing
Ngor Okpuala state constituency). Unfortunately, one of them with bullet wounds
died yesterday in FMC making the total number of killed youths to 3. The names
of killed youths are:
ANOYA THANK GOD OKEREKE, OZIOMA OKEREKE and NWAUZOIJE
OKEREKE.
So far, the honourable member who is member of Okereke
family is under pressure by the Navy and the governor to kill the information
of the incident from flying high. He is now working on his kinsmen to allow the
Navy settle the family.
Written by:
Ozoemena Onwubiko
For: Imo State Media
Edited by:
Oby Mboma
For: Imo State Media
Published by:
Chibuike John Nebeokike
For: Imo State Media
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