Niger Delta
Fishermen Laud JTF Over Oil Workers’ Rescue
Fishermen in Akwa Ibom have commended the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) for freeing 19 oil workers abducted by militants in the Niger Delta.
They also lauded the JTF for taking over more than 10 camps of the militants.
Welcoming the JTF onslaught in the area, the fishermen under the auspices of Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN), urged the JTF not to relent until the hoodlums were flushed out and their camps “annexed’’.
Rev. Samuel Ayadi, ARFAN Chairman in the state, told newsmen in Eket in Akwa Ibom in an interview that the renewed activities of the militants in spite of the amnesty programme had made insecurity to return to the waterways.
Fifteen oil workers were abducted in Mobil and Afren oil rigs in Akwa Ibom coastal waters in the last three weeks.
The 15 kidnapped oil men, who included foreigners, were freed along with four others by the JTF operatives who raided the camps of the militants on Wednesday.
The chairman said that resurgence of criminal activities in the creeks had made fishermen, who were gradually resettling sequel to the amnesty programme, to abandon their settlements and seek refuge elsewhere.
Ayadi said: “We hail the JTF for this bold step in restoring hope to coastal communities after renewed criminal activities of the militants in the waterways.
“We particularly commend the military operation which led to the freeing of the 19 hostages and the take-over of many camps used by the militants.
“We are grateful to the JTF and the Federal Government for that ‘victory’ because it will enable all fishermen in the area to return to their fishing settlements, which were vacated following the renewed militancy.”
Niger Delta
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Niger Delta
Kalabari Media Forum Hails Recognition Of Dokubo Asari As Amayanabo
The Kalabari Media Forum has endorsed the recognition of Alabo, Alhaji Mujaheed Dokubo Asari as the Amayanabo of Torusarama Piri and the historical relevance of the award.
A communique issued after the 2024 end of year summit of the Forum also commends the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialaye Joseph Fubara for the recognition which they described as the best end of year gift to the Kalabari people.
The Communique signed by the Coordinator of the Forum, Alabo Dagogo Clinton and the Secretary, Mr. Harry Awolayeofori Macmorrison states that the gesture should make the Kalabari people to get back to the drawing board and consolidate on existing inter and intra communal peace within the region.
According to the statement, Torusarama Piri was the first place where the founding fathers of Kalabari converged from different cultures, tribes and backgrounds. Adding that those saying that the Kalabari people are not united should think again.
” As the different founding fathers were able to form a formidable ethnic nationality, modern day Kalabari should be able to sink the differences between the constituent communities and with other non-Kalabari speaking neighbours to achieve the needed internal cohesion for development”. It states.
The Forum further congratulated Alabo Asari Dokubo on his recognition and urged him to use the opportunity to do even more for the Kalabari people and Rivers State as a whole.
According to the statement, the Forum is happy with the recognition of Dokubo Asari not because he is one of the patrons of the Forum, but because he is about the most Kalabari-centric figure living, who has also committed enormous resources for the protection of the Kalabari people.
They urged the Kalabari Se Kobiri and the entire people of the ethnic nationality to work with Alabo Dokubo Asari and put to rest speculations about Kalabari that some persons have exploited against the interest of the Kalabari people over the years.
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