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Edo Stakeholders Laud Tinubu, Ikpebholo, Minister of Environment, IGP, DSS, Chief of Army Staff, Others For Stopping Alleged Security Threats In Okomu Park, Riverine Communities

By Osaro Michael, Benin
Concerned Sons and Daughters of the Riverine Area of Edo State have expressed profound gratitude to the Nigerian president His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, governor of Edo State, His Excellency Senator Monday Ikpebholo, the Minister of environment, the Inspector general of police, DSS, Chief of Army Staff, Commander of 4th brigade and other security heads in the state for their prompt response to stop alleged attempts to cause security breaches in Okomu National Park and Riverine Communities following the group’s alarm of security threats.
This was contained in a statement signed by its national coordinator Chief Sile Bekewei, Hon. Ogidigba Godstime, secretary and Hon. Ezekiel Daniel, spokesperson which a copy was sent to newsmen on Monday.
However, the group a few days ago had called on the president of the federation and other relevant authorities to stop an alleged imminent security threat to the Okomu National Park and riverine communities in the state.
The group while reacting to a counter reaction by some purported stakeholders in a Vanguard newspaper on Monday, described them as a mouth piece of the suspected criminals elements in the area.
The statement reads, “Fact and truth have no other name and when it is spoken, it can’t be submerged by any concocted lies.
We, concerned Sons and Daughters in the Riverine Area once again state it abundantly clear that we will continue to work with Federal, state governments and all security agencies to make sure that criminal elements have no breadth space along the coastal axis.
“It is so funny that some disgruntled elements and self appointed leaders at Inikorogha community tried to deny the obvious fact of brigandage act ragin in that community in the last few months since a pathological criminal, Okubo Robert and his gang return from exile.
“We are not rabble rousers or those who talk without facts. All Okubo and his terrorist gang lawless acts in the last 4 months are well documented with security agencies, the reason they were invited on 04/01/2025 ,which up today, they are yet to honor. We laughed hearing these criminals saying that we are crying fowl because of the PDP lost governorship election..This is total rubbish, and a propaganda that is dead on arrival.
“Election has come and gone, a winner has been announced, which is the person of His Excellency Senator Monday Okpebholo who has since settled down to work. So where is the place of politics in a matter that is purely criminal.
“The same thing these terrorists did during the former administration, in which they politicized their various violent acts. But this time around, we assure them that they shall meet their Waterloo.
“It is a known fact that for 2 years now, past administration put total embargo on logging inside Okomu national Park courtesy of our advocacy, so attempt to rubbish our integrity by trying to accuse us of engaging in logging is a cheap blackmail that will not see the light of the day”, they added.