Military invades Okerenkoko community

McDelta — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:01:09 +0000

The military deploys about 10 gun boats and other military hardware into Okerenkoko community. The invasion by the military, which is resisted by villagers, claims about 20 lives and three soldiers. The conflict emerges out of a disagreement between the military and some youths in the territory: the youth claim the military was involved in illegal oil dealing; the military claim they are trying to arrest locals involved in oil theft.

Date:

March 1, 2003 - March 31, 2003

Source(s):

Courson, E. (2007), “The Burden of Oil: Social Deprivation and Political Militancy in Gbaramatu Clan, Warri South West LGA, Delta State, Nigeria” in Economies of Violence project, Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley & United States Institute of Peace, Working paper No. 15, 2007