Former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemukpolo, aka, Tompolo, has been urged to come out of hiding and face the Economic and Financial Crime Commission. Tompolo is being tried by the anti-graft agency for fraud, corruption and diversion of public funds. Arresting him has been a challenge for the Nigeria Police even after the EFCC... Read More

October 24, 2013

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Suspected kidnap kingpin, Kelvin, sues SSS for illegal detention

Two rights activists in Delta State, Kelvin Ibruvwe Oniarah and Frank Azuekor, have sued the State Security Service (SSS) at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for allegedly detaining them illegally. In the suit, the applicants sought an order directing the respondents to immediately release them unconditionally. Oniarah and Azuekor said they are being detained... Read More

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October 6, 2013

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Baring (more than) their minds: Kokori women protest naked over occupation of town by troops

File photo Dozens of naked Kokori women, on Sunday afternoon took to the streets to protest the siege on the Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State community by troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF). Reports from the community indicated that the about 100 naked protesters were unhappy that their husbands have... Read More

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October 5, 2013

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Supporters of arrested kidnap kingpin go haywire, attack monarchs and PDP chieftain in Delta

by ‘Jola Sotubo Despite the heavy security presence in the area, a new wave of violence yesterday swept over the Kokori area of Delta State, believed to be the stronghold of alleged robbery and kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Oniarah. Armed gunmen numbering about 30 and believed to be loyalists of Kelvin yesterday attacked two of the... Read More

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October 2, 2013

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Residents flee Kokori as troops intensify crackdown on alleged kidnap kingpin’s stronghold

by Tutu Akinlabi The crackdown on criminals in Kokori in the Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, which was once the stronghold of kidnap kingpin Kelvin Oniarah, has affected ordinary residents of the area who have had to flee to avoid being caught in the crossfire. The innocent residents, yesterday, fled the community... Read More

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September 28, 2013

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Scare tactics: Supporters of arrested kidnap kingpin run riot, threaten soldiers with rituals

by Tutu Akinlabi In a desperate move to counter the efforts of soldiers after the arrest of Delta State kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Oniarah, his loyalists in Kokori have reportedly resorted to making ritual sacrifices to scare away the security agents. Oniarah’s followers are said to have deposited coffins and sacrifices of dead animals with native... Read More

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September 27, 2013

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Insecurity: 13 people dead in Delta after the arrest of notorious kidnap kingpin

by Adeola Balogun The arrest of notorious kidnap and robbery kingpin Kelvin Prosper Oniarah (aka Ibruvwe) resulted in a clash on Wednesday between the Joint Task Force (JTF) and loyalists of Oniarah which has left at least 13 people dead in Kokori, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. The kingpin, who was... Read More

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September 25, 2013

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BUSTED: Delta most wanted kidnapper arrested in Rivers hotel

Niger Delta most wanted criminal and kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Ibruvwe, was on Wednesday morning captured by operatives of the State Security Services (SSS) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The notorious kidnap suspect was nabbed seven days after he issued a 60-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to develop Urhobo areas of Delta State in order... Read More

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‘Nobody is witch-hunting Tompolo, he should come out of hiding’

Suspected kidnap kingpin, Kelvin, sues SSS for illegal detention

Baring (more than) their minds: Kokori women protest naked over occupation of town by troops

Supporters of arrested kidnap kingpin go haywire, attack monarchs and PDP chieftain in Delta

Residents flee Kokori as troops intensify crackdown on alleged kidnap kingpin’s stronghold

Scare tactics: Supporters of arrested kidnap kingpin run riot, threaten soldiers with rituals

Insecurity: 13 people dead in Delta after the arrest of notorious kidnap kingpin

BUSTED: Delta most wanted kidnapper arrested in Rivers hotel

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