The Ibe-Benemowei of Gbaramatu kingdom, Chief Godspower Gbenekama, and acting Secretary Gbaramatu traditional council in Delta state, have raised the alarm that the community is under the invasion of military personnel.
They alleged that many lives of innocent souls were lost to the raid.
According to the monarch, “the Gbaramatu people are now being treated like slaves in a nation we call our own.
“What is more worrisome is the seeming silence of the political elites of the Niger Delta who are holding one position or the other in this present government both in the state and federal level. If the reason for being in governance is just to accumulate wealth for themselves and their immediate family not minding anything that happens to the people on whose back they rode to office is very unfortunate.
“The governor and his deputy, who is even a son of the soil, paint a very hopeless picture of helplessness.
“This I find very difficult to understand. These are the chief security officers of the state and I expect them to have a say on what happens to its citizens but the opposite seems to be the case.”
However, reacting to the outcry in a chat with Daily Times, Prince Collins Eselemo, a respected Ijaw born activist said the complains of the monarch is needless.
“For him (Chief Gbenekama) to say that his people will not vote for the state governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, in 2019 because of the presence of military men in his community, is taking it too far.
“His community’s votes are not the only ones that brought the governor to power. The presence of the military men is for the safety of all those using the waterways.
“Properties of the elites like Chief E. K. Clark and even prominent people from Gbaramatu kingdom are been guarded by armed military personnel’s. To forestall attack by miscreants.
“There is no way the Federal Government will not secure its sensitive facilities from destructive elements hence the presence of the military men. I think someone is missing the point here.
“It will be reasonable for Tompolo (Government Ekpemupolo) to come out of hiding and face whatever is the case against him. He should come out of hiding. He should submit himself for prosecution.
“He is self centred and is compounding the security situation of the entire Niger Delta region.
“He is self centred and is compounding the security situation of the entire Niger Delta region.
“The case against him is a civil case which is bail able. He is not the only Nigerian or Ijaw man facing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecution. The majority of those having similar cases have since appeared in court and have been granted bail to walk the streets free.
“So, who is Tompolo? Nobody will kill him. He is only complicating issues by going into hiding. If the people of his community want to be honest with him they should tell him to come out of hiding and face the charges against him by the EFCC just like other people (Nigerians and foreigners) who have issues with the anticorruption agency have been doing.
“Isaac Adaka Boro did more than what Tompolo has done but he came out boldly to defend his actions. Today he is a hero of the Ijaw nation.”
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