Ex-militant Leader, Ogunboss Still Have Cache Of Arms – Ijaw Group

Ex-militant leader, Paul Eris, alias Ogunboss

The group Peremabiri Development Association (PDA) has alleged that ex-militant leader, Paul Eris popularly known as ‘Gen’ Ogunboss is still in possession of large cache of arms.

This is coming on backdrop of claims by Ogunboss that the military recently invaded Peremabiri community in Bayelsa state, where they allegedly destroyed his mother’s house and other properties including a multi million naira rice farm.

But reacting to the allegations on Sunday, PDA in a statement by its President, Chief Awolowo Wasiri; Secretary, Chief Profit Enoch and Publicity Secretary, Alfred Ikiomoye Olotu, said that the ex-militant leader was just trying to divert attention from the real reason why the military were deployed to the area.

The group, in the statement obtained by BigPen Online said that not until Ogunboss is brought to justice, the community would continue to live in fear.

The group described as lies, claim by Ogunboss that his mother’s house and other properties of his relatives were destroyed during the military exercise in Peremabiri, adding the rice farm he was laying claim to belongs to the Federal Government.

While absolving the Bayelsa State Government of any blame in the military cleansing of their community, the PDA appealed to the Federal Government to go after Ogunboss and his gang as they have become cancerous to the community.

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Speaking on the arrest and prosecution of some persons from the community including the self-acclaimed Paramount Ruler, Wisdom Ogiri, the association asked Ogunboss to go and fulfill their bail conditions rather than resorting to sentiments.

“We have heard the lies and total falsehood of Ogunboss on radio. We make bold to say that what he is battling with now is about moral conscience. Ogunboss does not own the rice farm in Peremabiri, that is a federal government project.

“He said he is a retired ‘General’, so let him go and sign the bail bond of those who are standing trial since the court said one of those to guarantee their bail should be a retired General.

The federal government should not relent until he and his likes are completely flushed out.”

On the allegation that the Paramount Ruler, Chief Progress Never-Die is not an indigene of Peremabiri, the PDA wondered why Ogunboss and his cohorts are flying that now after he had previously served as a youth leader and CDC chairman.

The PDA also asked the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to mind their business as the ongoing issue does not relate to politics, saying their promotion and celebration of evil is very repulsive.

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