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NIGERIA: PEOPLE INJURED IN NIGER DELTA BOMBINGS February 16, 2006
Kizza Harajah
(SomaliNet) During an operation to wipe out oil thieves, under the umbrella, Operation Restore Hope, 20 people from the Niger delta are suspected dead. This was when both Nigeria and Niger's governments came together to deal with the thieves in the region.
Nigerian air force unit led the operation. A statement from the Nigerian organ's Public Relations officer, Major Saheed Hammed, said the incident happened after a military helicopter cited oil thieves in Okorenkoko. incidence to base.
"The bombardment of the barges caused an explosion, which community lea! ders now refer to as the bombardment of the entire community," he added.
However, civilians do not seem to agree with this story and anonymously demand for an explanation for their colleagues' death.