AVENGERS SEARCH: Army storms Oporoza

SOLDIERS stormed Oporoza community, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State at the early hours of Monday, in four gunboats in search of members of Niger Delta Avengers, the militant group bombing oil installations in the state.

GBARAMATU VOICE gathered that, the military men, who came at about 12:50am while the people were asleep laid siege at the community until about 6:00 am when they departed.

A source said the army reportedly acted on intelligence information that the militants had secretly converged on the community.

However, the Pere (traditional ruler) of Gbaramatu Kingdom, HRM Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadaba, who was scared stiff with his subjects during the invasion, offered on Monday, to mediate in the face-off between the Federal Government and Tompolo despite his dissatisfaction with the neglect of the kingdom by government.

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