Leadership Tussle: Army Stops Hostility Against Oil Facility in Oil Rich Odidi OML 42 Community in Delta

The Nigerian Army on Thursday May 13th 2021 averted hostility against an oil facility, NOCONDE in oil rich Odidi community, Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State.

This came on the hills of leadership tussle between the former community Chairman, Chief Johnny Arigbogha and the current chairman Mr. Preye Okrikpa embroids in a legal battle in court.

There was apprehension in the community as youths loyal to Arigbogha stormed the community on Thursday May 13th 2021 to shut down the flow station operated by NECONDE before they were intercepted by the military men of the Safe Delta who warned the youths and elders to decist from act of sabotage for the sake of community leadership tussle.

Our source gathered that the intended action came after a petitioning was adressed to NECONDE by a law firm retained by Arigboha's loyalist, Chief Dr. S.Y Mamamu, Mr. James Meneko Deribi, Gilbert Deribi and Mr. Andrew Atunu to security operatives in favour of Chief Johnny Arigbogha's elapsed administration.

The petition in part says "Our clients informed us that you the managing Director of Obijackson Group of Companies, Operator of Neconde Energy Services Ltd OML 42, of which Odidi Federated Community is one of the host communities alleged that the company is dabbling into Odidi Federated Community's internal affairs by sponsoring the current Odidi community chairman, Prince Preye Okrikpa".

However the Secretary of Odidi Community, Clement Numah informed news men on Friday that, May 14th in Warri that, the tenure of the past community chairman, Chief Johnny Aribogha ended since November 24 2020, and a unanimous decision by chiefs, Elders, Youths and women of the community to inaugurate the new leadership of 20-man executive member to manage the affairs of the community was implemented and Preye Okrikpa was sworn-in as chairman to pilot the affairs Odidi community December 2020.

Clement Numah stated categorically that no company sponsored Preye Okrikpa led administration, he also noted that Chief Johnny Aribogha and his cohorts have decided to make Okrikpa led legitimate government ungovernable with several threts of violence, defamation and litigations.

He said. "We become settled when Chief Johnny Ariboghato and his undocumented elders councils seek redress in court, hoping that the court will give judgement that will restore peace some day".

"We were suppressed that Aribogha and his followers choosed to bypassing the court that is handling the matter and resorted to constitute violence and hostilities on the company with threts and unfounded acusations against NECONDE, alleging that the company is sponsoring Prince Preye Okrikpa".

Numah called on security operatives to Arrest the former Odidi community Chairman, Chief Johnny Arigbogha for sinister moves, use of violence, criminality to bypass a Court process to truncate a constituted community leadership by creating tension and hostility.

He added that Arigbogha's is taking all illegal action to outsmart a court of competent jurisdiction, court that was handling a matter he took before them in Warri Delta State.

Numah alleged that Arigbogha Mobilisation of hudlons to shutdown Odidi community flow station operated by NPDC, NECONDE Joint venture recently, Was criminal and uncalled for if not for military intervention.

Breaking: ASUU suspends 2-week warning strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has suspended its two-week warning strike it declared last week across all public universities in the country. The union announced the suspension on Wednesday at a press conference held at its headquarters in Abuja. President of ASUU, Chris Piwuna, who read a prepared speech before newsmen, explained that the development followed intervention by the Senate and some other well-meaning Nigerians. However, he sad the National Executive Council of the Union resolved to give the government a one-month window to address all contending areas.

JUST IN: If Tinubu Had Told Me, I Wouldn’t Have Agreed To Rivers State Of Emergency Rule – Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that he would not have agreed with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu if he had discussed his move to declare a State of Emergency in Rivers State. Wike noted that he is not in conflict with the suspended Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara He stressed his opposition on the State of Emergency rule, stating that only the President knows the right time to lift it. While speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, Wike remarked that Fubara has permitted himself to be manipulated by his adversaries to oppose him. The FCT Minister said: “ I made it clear that this impunity will not stand, so what is happening in PDP is what I call undertakers because I see no reason why you will put yourself under that kind of crisis. “I don’t have any crisis with him (Fubara). I’m not the President who declared a State of Emergency; if Mr President had called me, I wouldn’t have agreed to the State of Emergenc...

Woman Burned to Death, Accused of Kidnapping 7yrs Old Boy in Delta

By Tessy ogbemi An angry mob set ablaze a woman accused in a failed child kidnapping attempt in Agbarho community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident happened on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. An eyewitness disclosed at the scene of the incident at Ekwvere Road claimed that the woman hid the seven year old boy she allegedly abducted in a sack, adding that she was even carrying a Bible on one hand. Community sources said some residents in the area accosted the lady when they observed the way she was dragging the sack, to know what she had in it. "She was unstable when they asked her to disclose what she was carrying in the sack. When the bag was forced open, they found a seven year old child in it. They shouted and it attracted a large crowd,” a source said. It was gathered that the angry mob immediately brought a used tyre to the scene, which they forced down her neck after beating her to a pulp. “The lady and the tyre we...

FocalPoint Reports

Search This Blog