There is palpable tension in Ogulagha Community, Burutu local government area of Delta State, following the killing of a youth by soldiers attached to the Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC.
The deceased identified as Ebi Endurance, was reported gunned down by soldiers guarding the Forcados Terminal in the early hours of Tuesday, June 28.
DAILY REPORT reliably gathered that the incident led to agitations among youths of Ogulagha, who took to the streets to protest the killing of Ebi.
Vehicles and other properties were destroyed by the protesting youths, who demanded the SPDC to take responsibility of the incident.
Confirming the incident, the Youth President of Ogulagha community, Comrade ThankGod Iyoragba, said the deceased in company of three others had gone to pick snails in the forest close to the Forcados Terminal, when the soldiers accosted them.
According to Iyoragba, Ebi was left frightened by the sight of the soldiers and resorted to take to his heels, before being shot.
He said, ” we are doing our best to calm the tension because the youths are very angry. The deceased was shot at in a close range in the company of three of his colleagues. They went to pick snails before they were accosted by the soldiers.”
He called on the SPDC to own up to the incident to calm the situation without delay.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe said he had not been briefed of the incident, promising to revert to our correspondent with further details.
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