BREAKING: Women, Children Missing as Soldiers Open Fire on Oil Communities

Women and children are missing as soldiers launched a pre-dawn attack on Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta State, hometown of wanted ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo.


This followed the bombing of strategic gas and crude pipelines belonging to Shell and Agip on Saturday in an increasingly campaign that has chopped Nigeria’s oil production in half, militants and residents said.


According to an eye-witness; women and children are missing as soldiers opened fire on the community forcing residents especially women and children to jump into the swamp in panic while others sought refuge in forests.

Source also gathered that soldiers invaded the community Saturday in commando style and have vowed to occupy the communities indefinitely.




With this act, it shows that Nigerian Army have poor human rights records. A local community leader Eke-Spiff Erempagamo who confirmed the attack said.

Meanwhile, following the attack an indigene of Gbaramatu Kingdom and human rights lawyer, Alowei Cleric, have said that it was the height of government’s inhumanity to the plight of citizens under its protection.

“The attack on the peace-loving ancient town, the headquarters of the Gbaramatu Kingdom, is an abuse of the traditional institution of the Gbaramatu people. The unprovoked attack on the oil-rich, but pauperised shantytown at a time the Federal Government is engaging stakeholders in the region to dialogue with the militants shows that government is not sincere in exploring peaceful means to resolve the crisis.

“This is the height of government inhumanity to the citizens under its protection. What is the offence of Oporoza people to warrant this invasion? This is a declaration of war against the people of the Gbaramatu Kingdom whose offence is to have oil in their land.

“President Buhari should know that he couldn’t win this war with the use of force. The military action will only worsen the situation, as some other miscreants will take this gesture, as an excuse to unleash mayhem on the oil facilities. What the soldiers are doing will not do the country any good. We call on President Buhari to call his marauding soldiers to order,” he said.