The governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday said his administration did not bargain for what happened in Okuoma community in the state, assuring that there will be no more attacks in the area while the perpetrators of the killing of military personnel will be brought to justice.
He made the declaration on Tuesday while speaking to correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa.
He had briefed the president on the recent incident that led to the killing of military personnel in the state.
Oborevwori, who fielded questions from correspondents after the closed door meeting with the president, however, assured that the situation is now under control.
He stated: “You know the happenings in Delta State since 14th of this month and it is necessary for me to brief the Commander-in-Chief and that’s what I’ve come to do, the full details of what happened.
“People may not have knowledge of what we’re doing since I came on board, since last year we’ve been enjoying peace in Delta State and we commend all the security agencies, but an unfortunate thing happened last week that people who don’t have the knowledge have started talking
“The two communities in question have been having issue for years and last month, on the 7th of February, they were invited by the state government; the members representing those two local governments, the council chairmen and the leaders of those communities, all agreed to work together and signed peace accord.
“What is happening now is something that we did not bargain for, but we want to assure everybody that there’ll be no more attacks on the villages if there’s been anyone that had happened in the past… but we know that those who are culpable will be brought to book, but the innocent citizens will not be attacked.”
Pressed on the issue of the number of casualties and reprisal attacks on the community, Oborevwori declined comments, saying that it is a security issue and there are certain things he cannot say in the public.
