Crime
Ex-Militant Ogunboss on the run
The Peremabiri Development Association (PDA) in Bayelsa State, has appealed to the federal government to flush out an ex-militant leader, Paul Eris, a.k.a. ‘General’ Ogunboss, and his gang from their hideout to face justice for their nefarious activities in the community.
The group at the weekend called on Paul Eris, ‘General’ Ogunboss, to come out from his hiding and seek the protection of the court if he is innocent from the various accusations of
inhuman crimes against him
The PDA chided Ogunboss over false information to the media from his hiding place to mislead the public on the reality of his violence in the community.
PDA, in a statement by the President, Chief Awolowo Wasiri; Secretary, Chief Profit Enoch; and Publicity Secretary, Alfred Ikiomoye Olotu; remarked that using the media to distract attention of the real issue will not save him from the long arm of the law.
According to them, the claim that his mother’s house and other properties of his relatives were destroyed during the recent military exercise in Peremabiri was not true. They stated that the rice farm Ogunboss was laying claim to belongs to the federal government.
The Association absolved the Bayelsa State Government of any blame in the military cleansing of their community. The PDA accordingly, appealed to the federal government to go after Ogunboss and his gang as they have become cancer to them.
They revealed that the ex-militant leader still has a large cache of arms despite accepting the federal government amnesty programme; contending that until he is brought to justice, indigenes of Peremabiri community will still be living in fear.
On the arrest and prosecution of some persons from the community, including the self-acclaimed Paramount Ruler, Wisdom Ogiri, the association challenged Ogunboss to fulfill their bail conditions rather than wiping up sentiments.
“We have heard the lies and total falsehood of Ogunboss on radio. We make bold to say that what he is battling with now is about moral conscience. Ogunboss does not own the rice farm in Peremabiri; that is a federal government project.
“He said he is a retired ‘General’, so, let him go and sign the bail bond of those who are standing trial since the court said one of those to guarantee their bail should be a retired General. The federal government should not relent until he and his likes are completely flushed out,” PDA declared.
On the allegation that the Paramount Ruler, Chief Progress Never-Die, is not an indigene of Peremabiri, the PDA wondered why Ogunboss and his cohorts are flying that now after he had previously served as a youth leader and CDC chairman.
The PDA also asked the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to mind their business as the ongoing issue does not relate to politics, saying their promotion and celebration of evil is very repulsive.
The association also took a swipe at one Sunday Oputu who they said has no business with Peremabiri as he is from Egbematoru. They challenged him to go ahead with his threat of suing the Nigerian Police for the baseless allegation of unlawfully detaining well known impostors.
They called on the government, multinational companies and the general public to know that Chief Progress Never-Die remains their paramount ruler that has the due mandate of the people.