Lucky Omas
Warri, Delta State — Oil-rich Ayakoromo community, Burutu local government area has called on the federal government to ignore calls for more military deployment to the community, saying that it is not a militant camp.
The community in a letter to the Joint Task Force.JTF, and signed by the Chairman, Mr. Ebibofa Richard, Secretary, Mr. John Ambrose said those who called for more soldiers in the community during a meeting with Vice President Yemi Osibanjo did not mean well for the area.
The community said it was yet to recover from the last military operation in the area, adding that further deployment of soldiers to the community will create panic in the area.
“Ayakoromo has not allowed its territory to be used for an illegitimate and illegal gathering since the Nigerian army invasion of December 1, 2010,” the statement read.
It will be recalled that at a meeting between Vice President Osibanjo and some stakeholders in Delta state before the last governorship election, one of the attendees had described the community as a den of militants, pleading that more soldiers be sent to the area for the election to be free and fair.
