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Nigeria: Soldiers Take Over Yenagoa Streets

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Original Post Date: 2010-08-02 Time: 16:00:02  Posted By: News Poster

By Segun James

Yenagoa – Men of the Nigerian Army yesterday took over the streets of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital following a spate of killings and armed attacks on homes of political office holders, including that of the former Deputy Governor, Peremobowei Ebebi.

The attacks which are suspected to be cult activities related have increased in recent times to alarming proporsion, a situation which may have prompted the state government to request the deployment of soldiers attached to the Joint Military Task Force, Operation Restore Hope, to help the Nigerian Police beef up security in the State.

The soldiers were deployed in the early hours of yesterday as the people woke up to see that they have taken over all strategic locations within the state capital.

The battle ready soldiers were also seen parading the streets in armoured cars as they conducted “a stop and search operation” on most cars.Coordinator of the Joint Media Campaign Centre of the JTF, Lt. Col. Timothy Antigha, said the JTF was assisting the Police to ensure safety of lives and property in the state. The headquarters of the JTF is located in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

In the last week, there have been seven deaths that followed a similar pattern of gang-related killings and mafia style hits.According to Lt. Col. Anthiga, the deployment of soldiers was at the instance of the state government and it is to complement the security provided by the police.”There is no cause for alarm. What we are doing is to augment what other security agencies are doing in the state. There have been shootings in the state in the past few days, that is why you see these men checking and searching cars,” he said.

It would be recalled that in the last few days, attacks have been made on the country home of the former Deputy Governor of the state, Ebebi, and that of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Conflict Reso-lution, Mike Wenifowei.

On Friday evening, two men and a lady were killed at Imgbi junction by a gang of armed men in two vehicles. Also, the home of the Chairman of State Sanitation Authority, Chief Reginald Dede, was attacked by unknown gunmen.Cult-related killings have led to the death of at least seven persons within the state capital in the last one week.

Original Source: This Day (Lagos)
Original date published: 2 August 2010

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201008020490.html?viewall=1