August 2, 2016
Simon Utebor and Ovie Okpare
The military on Monday trooped to Boro Town, Kaiama, in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and strategic locations in Delta State over threats by militants to declare the Niger Delta Republic.
The militant group, Adaka Boro Avengers, had earlier said it would declare the republic and open its headquarters in Kaiama, the country home of late Ijaw freedom fighter, Major Isaac Adaka Boro.
The intimidating presence of the military, it was learnt, forced the militant group to cancel the planned declaration slated for August 1.
The late Boro, before the Nigerian Civil War in 1966, formed…READ MORE AT: http://punchng.com/military-storms-bayelsa-delta-stop-ndelta-republic-declaration/
