DESOPADEC: Pandemonium as military occupy Delta community over shutdown of flowstation
There is pademonium among residents of Batan community in Diebiri Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State over the shuttting down of the Batan flowstation as heavily armed military men were deployed to the community.
According to Rt. Hon. Frank Pukon, the councillor representing Diebiri ward in the Warri South West legislative arm who hinted our reporter had stated that the entire community is on the run over the heavy military presence.
It would be recalled that the people of Diebiri had earlier today embarked on a protest over the appointment of the commissioner representing Ijaw Ethnic Nationality on the Board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC.
While registering their grievances over the matter, the people of Diebiri had earlier today shutdown the Batan flowstation in Warri South West over the appointment, stressing that they are the rightful people and next in line for the commissioner position.
A source who would not want his name to be mentioned in printed had revealed that the community is in a disarray as the youths, aged and women have all have scampered for safety following the deployment of the heavily armed military personnel.
Meanwhile, Pukon had stated that plans are on ground to storm Asaba, the capital of Delta State to halt the inauguration of the commissioner representing the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality.
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