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The management of Okomu Oil Palm Plc says its multi-billion naira investment in Edo is being threatened by incessant disruptions by militants of its operations and attacks on its personnel.<\/p>\n

The Managing Director of the company, Graham Hefer in an interview said the latest of such attacks was the Monday early morning attack and assassination in cold blood of three of the company\u2019s workers inside the plantation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe female worker, who was held hostage but managed to escape unhurt said the six armed gunmen came in through the Okomu Riverside and also escaped through the same route in their motorboat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one of the two incidences within a space of one week. Last week, armed gunmen ambushed the company\u2019s patrol vehicle which they riddled with bullets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hefer, who decried the worrisome worsening security situation within and outside the plantation, said if the situation continued unabated, the company\u2019s multi-billion naira investment might shut its operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernment has to come and take absolute control of the area overtaken by squatters who now terrorise the locality as the owner of the land.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cGovernment that is supposed to be their custodian and protect the tenants like us absolutely has no control whatsoever. We are left to our faith.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cThere are no police personnel or soldiers and no police post at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cYet, government needs to provide security around the plantation and the people around the communities as law-abiding citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have repeatedly said government should put a military base in the plantation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s absurd that we pay over N12 billion in taxes to government annually and still are left to fend and seek security for equipment and personnel by ourselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to fund our own security and pay more charges in taxes without commensurate service delivery. What kind of investment-friendly environment are you providing?\u201d he queried.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s MD, who said both the 4 Brigade and the police authority had been briefed of both incidences, however, lamented that \u201csince the incident, the police are yet to bring reinforcement to the area to restore confidence in the workers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking further, Mr Hefer opined that the attacks had a political, ethnic and resource control undertone.<\/p><\/div>\n

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He, however, urged the state government to urgently address the security situation within the locality and the state in general to restore investors\u2019 confidence.<\/p>\n

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Funsho Adegboye, however, said that more men had been deployed by the state command to the area to forestall a repeat of the attack, saying it was shocking that the gunmen could carry out such an attack.<\/p>\n

He said that the attackers were from a neighbouring state, noting that efforts were on to arrest the culprits and bring them to book.<\/p>\n

He also said that the police were working with the management of Okomu to perfect ways of making the environment safer for its staff at all times.<\/p>\n

The CP said, \u201cPreliminary findings showed that the gunmen came from the creek in a neighbouring state, which I would not like to mention. The attack is shocking.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, more men have been deployed to the area to forestall a repeat, while the police in conjunction with Okomu is working to ensure that the culprits are arrested.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not allow such an occurrence to happen in the state again,\u201d the CP added.<\/p>\n

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Chinonso Oteh, who confirmed knowledge of the incidences, said \u201d The Brigade has concluded plans on how to work with Okomu management on safety and security of the area and its operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Brigade commander has visited Okomu management since assumption of office few times.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has sent out strong warnings to those criminals to either stay clear of the locality or be ready to face the wrath of the law since this dastardly act,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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