- The House of Representatives has reacted to the recent attack of Ogbobagbene community in Burutu local government area of Delta state
- The military was said to have retaliated to the attack and the killing of a soldier at a joint military checkpoint in the state
- The House however urged the military to stop counter-attacks on the people of the area
The House of Representatives has ordered the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, and the military to stop further incursion of soldiers into Ekeremor Local Government area of Bayelsa state.
The House also asked the military to stop counter-attacks on the people of the area over the killing of a soldier at a joint military checkpoint in the Ogbobagbene community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state by unknown persons.
NAIJ.com recalled that recently a soldier at a joint military checkpoint in the Ogbobagbene community in Burutu local government area of Delta state was killed by unknown gunmen.
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The House also called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently provide relief materials to the victims of the attacks.
This call is followed by a motion moved by Rep. Frederick Agbedi under matters of national importance that took place on Wednesday, July 19, plenary.
According to Agbedi, Late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s administration had commissioned a Joint Military Task Force to prevent pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region which necessitated the presence of soldiers in the area.
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When subjected to voice vote by Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun who presided over the plenary, the motion got the nod of members, the House also observed a minute silence in honour of the dead during the attacks.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that Senator Ben Murray-Bruce lamented that the federal government completely abandoned Bayelsa state and vowed that this will change very soon.
The senator in a series of tweets on Wednesday, July 19, said he and some members of his committee went on an inspection of federal roads in the state and expressed dismay at the level of neglect.
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