It will be recalled that on the 26th of February 2008, some youths of Ogaminana in Kogi State were killed through a reprisal attack by the Nigerian Police Force, which led to extra-judicial killings and destruction of properties.
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“We dare say that at this moment, indigenous people of the Niger Delta region are more than capable of managing and running the refineries optimally and as such no external back-up, investor or financier is required or necessary. We are of the firm view that in the pursuit of peace and sustainable development of the Niger Delta these refineries should be given to our people to finance and run.”