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Tension In Okuama As Arrested Community Leader Dies In Military Detention

There is apprehension in Okuama, Ughelli South LGA of Delta State, over the death of the President General of the community, Pa James Oghoroko, in military detention.
Oghoroko is one of the leaders arrested by the Nigerian military since August 2024 over the killing of 17 soldiers.
Late Oghoroko was arrested alongside Prof Arthur Ekpekpo, Chief Belvis Adogbo, Dennis Okugbaye, Pa Anthony Ahwemuria and Mrs Rita Akata between August 18 and 20, 2024, and had remained in detention since.
The news of his death was revealed by leaders of Okuama during an emergency meeting held in the community on Thursday.
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It was also revealed that Pa Dennis Okugbaye, another community leader in the military detention, is sick.
The report of Oghoroko’s death raised tensions in the community, with the family and other residents thrown into mourning.
Angry community youths were seen with long faces discussing the tragedy.
The community had approached a Federal High Court in Delta to secure the release of Oghoroko and the other detainees.
The court, at its last sitting on 20th November, 2024, had adjourned the bail application of the arrested leaders to 9th December, 2024.
However, on Wednesday, 4th December, 2024, one of the claimants died in military detention, without being charged to court since their arrest in August.
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The community had, in August, through their lawyers filed suit No: FHC/WR/CS/84/2024, between James Oghoroko and others versus the Nigerian Army and two others, demanding N100 million for the illegal detention of the community leaders.
Earlier, following the demolition and destruction of Okuama community after the killing of 17 soldiers, the community, through their lawyers led by Olorogun Albert Akpomudje, SAN, had approached the Federal High Court, Warri, to seek redress.
The community filed different suits numbered FHC/WR/CS/41/2024, FHC/WR/CS/42/2024, and FHC/WR/CS/42/2024. The suits are now being consolidated.
Reacting to the news of the death of Oghoroko, the lead counsel, Akpomudje, said he will meet with the family members and his team to know what steps to take next.
Metro
Why DSS Questioned Me Over Viral Threat Video — Lagos NURTW Boss

The Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Alhaji Mustapha Olanrewaju, popularly known as Sego, has explained why he was grilled by the Department of State Services following a viral video in which he was accused of making threats ahead of the 2027 elections.
In the clip, Sego was heard speaking in Yoruba, saying: “Anyone who makes any mistake in 2027 will be dealt with. Let it be known: the APC is your party. Those who don’t comply will face us.”
The video sparked outrage online, with critics accusing him of incitement and political intimidation.
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Speaking after his session with the DSS, Sego said, “Good afternoon everyone. My name is Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle Olanrewaju. I have been with the DSS since morning. I just left them around after 7. They just released me on bail.”
He insisted the claims against him were false. “I heard they invited me because of a propaganda that I insulted some people or something like that. So that is a fake rumour. What I was talking about was national union (NURTW),” he said.
Sego argued that rival groups within the union were behind the controversy. “We all know that every profession has its rival. As politicians have rivals, mechanics have rivals too. So it is the NURTW rivals that don’t want my work in Lagos to be successful. So they are looking for means to scatter it and cause trouble. They are the ones I was talking to and letting the world and the DSS and the Police know that NURTW is a peaceful union.”
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He described the allegations as propaganda. “It is the naysayers that want to be peddling false rumours. So what the DSS have been grilling me about is not what it seems. It is just propaganda. I concentrate on my work. You can be part of any association. We all know the party we want to associate with.”
Sego added that the invitation was aimed at distracting him from his duties. “Since morning, I am supposed to be in my office but I have been with the DSS. This is an attempt to destabilise me and the NURTW in Lagos,” he said.
The NURTW have been accused in past elections of being used to intimidate opponents or sway voters, allegations the union has consistently denied.
During the 2019 and 2023 polls, clashes linked to transport union factions raised concerns about the use of motor park leaders in political disputes.
Metro
Youths Beat Ondo Monarch, Wife, Son During Festival

Crisis erupted in Idogun community, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Friday as some irate youths allegedly beat up the town’s monarch, Oba Moses Bakare, his wife, and his son, identified as Victor.
The incident, which occurred during the annual New Yam festival, left the monarch injured while his wife was reportedly beaten and stripped half-naked by the angry youths.
Though the cause of the attack could not be immediately ascertained, a resident of the town, who pleaded anonymity for fear of reprisal, said some residents had long been at loggerheads with the monarch.
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The source stated, “The angry youths really assaulted the monarch and his wife and son. We don’t know what caused it but we know that some youths in the community don’t like the Oba; we don’t know why.
“If not the swift intervention of security operatives, the matter would have degenerated to a full-blown crisis in the town.”
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, told PUNCH Online that an investigation had commenced.
“The case is under investigation and we are leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that justice is served,” the PPRO stated.
Metro
Police Arrest Officer, UNIPORT Student Over Cult-related Violence

The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested two suspected cultists and recovered firearms and ammunition during a signing-out ceremony for final-year students at the University of Port Harcourt.
In a press release signed on Friday by its Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, the command said the suspects, a police officer and a student, were getting ready for clash with rival cultists before their arrest.
Iringe-Koko said, “On September 26, 2025, at about 1600hrs, during the activities marking the signing out of final-year students at the University of Port-Harcourt, the University’s Internal Security team confronted a suspected cult member , Police Corporal Onwukwe Godswill ‘m’ attached to the Elimgbu Division and a 200-Level Biomedical Technology undergraduate student of the University, Ifeanyi Israel ‘m’ in anticipation of a clash with rival Cultists on campus.”
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Both suspects were taken into custody and searched, the statement added.
During the initial search, the PPRO said weapons, including pistols, ammunition, and axes, were recovered.
“A subsequent search of the house of the suspected cult leader, Cpl Onwukwe, by the operatives, resulted in the recovery of the following additional exhibits: one (1) locally made pistol and two (2) machetes,” she added.
The command said the suspects and exhibits are currently in police custody as an in-depth investigation is underway to determine the full extent of their involvement and identify any accomplices.
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Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, reiterated the force’s commitment to maintaining peace.
He warned that “there will be no hiding place for criminals in the State” and urged the public to report suspicious activity to security agencies.”
PUNCH Online recalls that the Rivers Police Command last week also arrested a security guard simply identified as Godday over the alleged abduction and defilement of a 14-year-old girl in the Mothercat axis of Trans-Amadi in Port Harcourt.
The suspect was said to have been arrested last Tuesday by officers of the Amadi Police Division in partnership with security personnel of another bank adjacent to the scene of the crime.
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