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...For a better society... Thursday, December 02 2004 Vol 13 No.44 News Editorial Opinion Politics Sports Features Health Columnists Business Money/Market InfoTel Brands/Promotions View from America Troops, fighter jets deployed to Warri •For LG polls today SEGUN JAMES, Warri FEDERAL Government moved yesterday to forestall violence in Warri, Delta State during today’s council election as 500 soldiers, military trucks and Air Force jets were deployed in the town. Besides, Naval personnel also took to the creeks, believed to be the hideouts of insurgents, to ensure that all flanks are covered. The controversial election in the three Warri councils was shifted from last Saturday, November 27 to today due to what the State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) called "logistic problems." Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, had warned against conduct of the polls saying his people would resist it. He cited unfairness to his people in ward delineation as the main grouse against the election. In the run-up to November 27, restive youths and other concerned indigenes had staged series of protests culminating in the burning of the Ughelli North DSIEC office by unidentified people in which property worth over N50 million was torched in the process. The massive deployment of troops and military hardware was meant to ward off those opposed to the election. By morning yesterday, the soldiers paraded the streets of the oil city in a show of might as they moved in 14 trucks and six pick-up vans. Two armoured vehicles moved at the head of the parade and also took up the rear. Daily Champion gathered that another set of 1,500 men of the Army and Navy also set sail in naval boats and vessels to flash points in the riverine area to forestall any outbreak of violence or the launching of an attack on Warri from the creeks. The parade of the soldiers coincided with the meeting of the state security council which was presided over by Governor James Ibori instead of his deputy, Chief Benjamin Elue. As at press time, the Governor’s Office Annnex, Warri, the venue of the council’s meeting, was heavily fortified by soldiers. Two Air Force war planes deployed to the Operation Restore Hope, the joint military task force on the Warri crisis, had in the last few days been on reconnaissance over Warri and adjoining areas. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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