Ijaw Youth Council, IYC Worldwide
led by Barr. Roland Oweilaemi Pereotubo has warned that the present military
offensive against the peaceful and defenceless communities in the Niger Delta
region will spark off another crisis in the region.
The IYC President handed down the
warning in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Alaowei
Cleric, Esq.
The IYC claimed that several Ijaw
riverine communities in Edo and Ondo States have been tipped for invasion by
the military under the cover of Operation Crocodile Smile 11.
The IYC said the ongoing military
drill in the Niger Delta code named: Operation Crocodile Smile II ‘has become a
launch pad for the Federal Government to invade peaceful Niger Delta
communities.
The IYC also condemned the
destruction of Ajakurama Community allegedly by the military in its entirety.
The IYC stated that the excuse
the military gave in destroying the Community is unjustifiable.
According to IYC, “The recent
unprovoked invasion of Ajakurama Community in Edo State is a manifestation of
the military planned invasion of Ijaw communities in the riverine areas in the
name of looking for militants’ camps.”
While noting that there is no
militants’ camps in Ajakurama community, the IYC called on military hierarchy
to call its officers to order stressing that they’re creating an unnecessary
tension in the region.
“What we need in the Niger Delta
is development. Instead of embarking on a fruitless ventures in the name of
military drill, the Government should use the money to fund developmental
projects in the creeks.”
“President Buhari should not let
the military to derail the ongoing peace process in the region with its war of
aggression against the riverine communities.”
“Ijaw people are not at war with
the Federal Government. The military should not instigate crisis in the
region.”
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