Fleeing indigenes in Okuama face starvation after killing of Army officers

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Residents of Okuama, Delta State, who have fled their homes after the killing of 18 Army officers and men, are facing starvation and denial. The decomposing hearts of some victims have been recovered. The accused ex-Niger Delta militant leader denies involvement.

Fleeing indigenes: We’ve stayed six days without food, in a chilling update yesterday on the recent killing of 18 Army officers and men in Okuama , Delta State , confirmed recovery of the decomposing hearts of some of the victims.Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar called the killing of the soldiers a national tragedy while Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike branded it barbaric.

Residents of the community who have fled their homes for fear of reprisal are lamenting the horror of starvation and denial they have been going through since the incident. An ex-Niger Delta militant leader, ‘General’ Endurance Amagbein, who was accused in some quarters as the brains behind the killings, yesterday vehemently denied the allegation.The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, told reporters in Abuja that troops were currently conducting clearance operations and cordon and search to recover, among other things, the weapons of the deceased soldier

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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