Death Of Army Officer At Bori:  Kaani People React

Alarmed by the misguided and image-denting print and broadcast media reports about Teyor Kaani, occasioned by some pernicious propaganda generated online and posted to media houses by a faceless media aide to Mr Goodluck Diigbo, and the reactionary statement from the Public Relations Officer. 2 Amphibious Brigade, Bori Camp, Port Harcourt which indicted Teyor Kaani over the killing of an army officer at Bori, Bua Kaani comprising Gbor Kaani(Kaani 1) and Teyor Kaani (Kaani 2) is constrained to straighten out the facts of the matter, as the community (Bua Kaani) is seemingly being dragged into disrepute.

The information in the public domain is that the army officer who was found dead at Bangha Oil, a filling station along Polytechnic Road, Bori, Ogoni, was killed by kidnappers in his effort to rescue from them a woman victim who is still being held now.

To fish out the hoodlums responsible for the dastardly act, the Joint Task Force (JTF) patrolled and is still patrolling flash points of Khana Local Government Area including Kaani on routine investigation.

This action of the security agents who are performing their lawful duty, cannot in the people's assessment be interpreted as military invasion of Teyor Kaani as the soldiers are not violent in the search for wanted persons.

Reacting to this  activity of the JTF, one Tambari Deckor,  a so-called        Associate Editor of  “MOSOP MEDIA” originated an e-mail from mosopalert@gmail.com which alleged that 15 trucks of battle-ready soldiers invaded Teyor Kaani, home of Mr Diigbo, on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 6am and terrorized the place, shot five persons and manhandled others.

In dismissing the allegation of invasion and terrorising of Teyor Kaani, the Army Public Relations Officer, Lt. Col. Aminu Iliyasu reportedly said, while the JTF was performing its legitimate duly "in the said community, a criminal gang shot and killed an officer" and the suspects were identified and arrested for investigation and possible prosecution.

In the circumstance, the leadership and people of Bua Kaani hereby state as follows for the avoidance of doubt and to dispel unfounded ill-feelings towards the

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“That while we lament the death of the army officer and condemn all atrocious acts that undermine the security efforts of government  we the government and the good people of Rivers State to note that the deceased soldier was killed along Polytechnic Road, Bori and not at any part of Bua Kaani as presented in the Army PRO's statement. Kaani is located about three kilometres from the scene of the crime at Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area.

That the allegation by Mr Goodluck Diigbo that soldiers have invaded and are terrorising Teyor Kaani should be discountenanced as there is no truth in it. Neither Teyor Kaani nor Gbor Kaani has been terrorized by the JTI operatives who are only on routine investigation in connection with the killing of an army officer at Bori.

That the core leadership of Bua Kaani is composed of very high-ranking retired security officers who facilitate the community's efforts to combat crime and expose criminals to law enforcement agents.

That in the ongoing investigation in the Khana Local Government Area over the killing of the soldier and abduction of the young woman, members of Bua Kaani are being urged by the leadership to assist the JTF to track down the killers and abductors by availing the law-enforcement agents of any useful information on suspicious movements in the area.

And that as a law-abiding, enlightened and civilized people, we have always been doing our best to complement government's security gestures with our own local security arrangement.

All statements or comments by detractors that are meant to dent the image of Bua Kaani or discredit the security role of our leaders should therefore be ignored by all and sundry.###