THE senator representing Delta Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has said that the Senate will not tolerate any form of military brutalisation of innocent citizens. Omo-Agege, when he visited the people of Ovre r’Eku, Eku, in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, who were recently brutalized by soldiers attached to Presco Oil Plc, said he would not allow his constituents to be oppressed.
He said the military as an institution, was not licensed to brutalise citizens, adding: “It is bad enough for soldiers to brutalise our men and even worse for them to brutalise our women.” Appealing to the victims of the attack and the community leaders to exercise restraint and remain calm, Omo-Agege said he would take up the matter with the Army authorities to ensure that the perpetrators were brought to book.
Sympathizing with the people for the losses they suffered as a result of the attack, the senator who also visited the President-General of Eku Development Union, Chief Joe Ukueku, said he will liaise with his colleagues from Edo State in the Senate with a view to resolving the issue amicably. He said: “The Senate will certainly take very serious steps if we determine that military men were illegally deployed to brutalise and possibly kill innocent civilians in a purely civil matter.
I can assure you that there will be clear consequences for any bad behaviour by soldiers against our old mothers. “We have a duty to de-escalate the tension and then solve this problem. I just want to appeal for peace, as we find lasting solutions to this matter. I want you to remain calm. Don’t take laws into your hands, ensure that the issue do not escalate further than it is now, we will make sure that the matter is resolved peacefully.”
Reminding the people of the historical ties between the people of both states, Omo-Agege said, “Deltans and Edo people were brothers and sisters in the former Bendel State and as such we are one. Therefore, we will not allow some people to promote bad blood, shedding of blood and hatred amongst our people.”
Earlier, spokesman of the community, Chief Momo, while narrating their ordeal in the hands of soldiers attached to Presco Oil Plc, alleged that the soldiers consistently harassed them without provocation over the boundary issue between their community and Edo State.
It will be recalled that old woven Sen. Omo-Agege who visited the border community, along the Delta-Edo boundary, which is involved in a land dispute with people of Edo State over the weekend, stated that he will not allow the oppression of the Urhobo people anywhere in the country. It will be recalled that some soldiers attacked, brutalized and invaded Ovre r’ Eku community on March 2, leaving several persons wounded.
He said the military as an institution, was not licensed to brutalise citizens, adding: “It is bad enough for soldiers to brutalise our men and even worse for them to brutalise our women.” Appealing to the victims of the attack and the community leaders to exercise restraint and remain calm, Omo-Agege said he would take up the matter with the Army authorities to ensure that the perpetrators were brought to book. Sympathizing with the people for the losses they suffered as a result of the attack, the senator who also visited the President-General of Eku Development Union, Chief Joe Ukueku, said he will liaise with his colleagues from Edo State in the Senate with a view to resolving the issue amicably. He said: “The Senate will certainly take very serious steps if we determine that military men were illegally deployed to brutalise and possibly kill innocent civilians in a purely civil matter.
I can assure you that there will be clear consequences for any bad behaviour by soldiers against our old mothers. “We have a duty to de-escalate the tension and then solve this problem. I just want to appeal for peace, as we find lasting solutions to this matter. I want you to remain calm. Don’t take laws into your hands, ensure that the issue do not escalate further than it is now, we will make sure that the matter is resolved peacefully.”
Reminding the people of the historical ties between the people of both states, Omo-Agege said, “Deltans and Edo people were brothers and sisters in the former Bendel State and as such we are one. Therefore, we will not allow some people to promote bad blood, shedding of blood and hatred amongst our people.”
Earlier, spokesman of the community, Chief Momo, while narrating their ordeal in the hands of soldiers attached to Presco Oil Plc, alleged that the soldiers consistently harassed them without provocation over the boundary issue between their community and Edo State.
It will be recalled that old woven Sen. Omo-Agege who visited the border community, along the Delta-Edo boundary, which is involved in a land dispute with people of Edo State over the weekend, stated that he will not allow the oppression of the Urhobo people anywhere in the country. It will be recalled that some soldiers attacked, brutalized and invaded Ovre r’ Eku community on March 2, leaving several persons wounded.
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