Delta Killings: Military relaxes siege on 2 Delta communities, shifts focus to Ughoroturo village

Delta Killings: Military relaxes siege on 2 Delta communities, shifts focus to Ughoroturo village

The military high command on the trail of the killers of four officers and 13 soldiers in Delta State has relaxed the siege to Okuama and Okoloba communities, creating opportunities for some indigenes to return to their ancestral homes.

Security sources revealed that the heavy presence of operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) code-named ‘Operation Safe Delta’ in the affected communities in Ughelli South and Bomadi LGAs of Delta State has been scaled down to create a conducive atmosphere for the people to return home.

“The number of military personnel deployed to those communities has been reduced drastically since there is no reason for them to continue the siege.

“The attention of the soldiers is now focused on the Ughoroturo community and its environment in search of the killers of the officers and soldiers.

The ringleader of the killer gang has been traced to that community,” one of the security sources said.

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Another security source disclosed that most of the returning villagers were women, and the elderly while male youths of the communities were still afraid for fear of the unknown.