Stop Insulting Olu Of Warri Or We Come After You: Ex Militants Warn Ozobo

 

The Niger Delta Ex-militant Leadership from the Six states of the Region  have warned a Civil Rights Activist, Comrade Austin Ozobo who has allegedlly been insulting  the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III to desist forthwith  and tender an open apology or have them to contend with 

The Former Militant leaders, under the auspices of Anti Pipeline Vandalization and Crude Oil Theft Taskforce Group and the Coalition of Ex- Militant Leaders Forum of Ijaw and Itsekiri in Delta State said that  if Ozobo refuses to tender an open apology to the Olu of Warri they will smoke him out from his hiding place and have him dealt with.

 

A statement by the Ex-Militant groups, led by the National Coordinator of the group, Gen, Osama and the Coalition of Ijaw and Itsekiri Ex Militant Leaders Forum Gen. Oritsegbubemi also known as Action Papa, said the open disrespect of the throne of His Imperial Majesty, the Olu of Warri Kingdom,  is an affront, disrespectful, disheartening, insultive and provocative attempt which cannot be condoned.

The groups therefore warned Ozobo and others involved in open altercations against  the calls for the renewal of the $1.3 billion pipeline surveillance contracts awarded to foremost Former Militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo to desist from dragging the name and seat of Olu of Warri,Ogiame Atuwatse III CFR,into the controversy.

The statement read. " We are warning one Mr Austin Ozobo to immediately cease and desist from hurling allege abuse and attacks on His Imperial Majesty, the Olu of Warri Kingdom, Ogiame Atuwatse III CFR.

"And on the foregoing if Mr Ozobo refuses to tender an open apology to the highly respected Olu Of Warri Kingdom, who is one of the most respected Federal Monarch's in the Niger Delta who is  also a member of Council Of Nigeria Traditional Rulers (NTRC), we will declare war against him.

"It is with serious anger we are putting out this because we are really saddened by the boldness of Mr Austin Ozobo who hails from Ayakoromo community under Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State that is not a host to any of the oil facilities in Niger Delta, neither do they  produce a single drop of Oil

" They are not also  a host to any pipeline in the Niger Delta to warrant putting  such demeaning, disheartening, disgusting and unprintable insultive words  on the Olu Of Warri Kingdom, who is a peaceful initiator, major unifier of different ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta.

"Ozobo was playing a script that is already written by his paymasters. We have  vowed to go after him and will smoke him out in no distant time if he refuses to discontinue from such attack to the Olu Of Warri Kingdom.

" For a job provider, vanguard of peace building and development and a foresighted monarch that is highly respected before the international communities  to be addressed  as a non stakeholder in the Niger Delta region and  he even went as far as calling for the revocation of the Olu Of Warri's portion of the pipeline surveillance contract.

"It is not surprising to us that Ozobo who is a jobless fellow that is roaming about in Warri environs searching for daily survival  will always do anything possible to protect his cup of tea as far as it pleases his paymasters no matter who's ox is gored.

"Therefore we are not surprised at these outburst but it is unfortunate for such disheartening diminishing, disrespectful  for him to carelessly put out a blackmailing insultive and derogatory statement against  the Olu Of Warri.

"We advice him to refrain from using such unwarranted, senseless and  insightful  comments not to be channeled to the revered Olu Of Warri Kingdom  if not he will be smoked out and he will  pay dearly for such irritating comments.

"It is good we  use this opportunity to educate the general public, including Ozobo who has played the script of his paymaster and for reference point, for tomorrow's sake.

"We want the presidency, Nigerians and Niger Deltans to know that, the revered Imperial Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu Of Warri Kingdom is the host to the largest bulk of Oil and Gas facilities in the Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.

"The same thing is  applicable to Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, the Olu Of Warri is also host to a major part in the OML30 Trans Forcados Pipeline (TFP) that is 48 inch line that cut across over 111 communities that is being operated by Shell/NNPC/Heritage Company from the Forcados terminal." 

"It is also imperative to point out that the Itsekiri tribe in which the Olu Of Warri is their revered monarch is the largest crude oil producing tribe in Delta State and the Olu Of Warri contributes a large portion of the over 1.2 to 1.6 million barrels of crude oil daily production output to the Federation.

"Lastly, Mr Austin Ozobo should wake up from slumber and ignorance about the Tompolo pipeline surveillance contract job that is being operated by Tantita Security Company. The total amount of $370,807,173.00 annually and not N4 billion as is falsely spread in the public domain to deceive and blind fold timid people.

"Mr Ozobo and the general public should know that, the  Trans Niger Pipeline (TFP) surveillance contract was awarded to the tune of over ($1. 3billion dollar) which is over N1.trillion naira and it was shared into three portions, Eastern corridor, Western corridor and Central corridor, and the Western corridor was awarded to Tompolo's Tantita Security Company at the total sum of $370,807,173.00, in dollars

"Therefore Mr Austin Ozobo and his fellow disgruntled and misguided elements who are naysayers in the region should wake up from slumber and open their eyes, and never again point accusing fingers on the Olu Of Warri.