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Protesters
Timely intervention of the army on Wednesday calmed protesters on the Ozoro-Kwale-Asaba express road, Delta state when they blocked portions of the road alleging that their communities were shortchanged in the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to ex militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo.
The protesters in their large numbersfrom Isoko North and South local government areas took over the roads for hours, chanting songs denouncing the alleged marginalisation of their communities.
The officer of 63 Brigade in charge of Defence company at Kwale, Major S.O. Ibitoye and other security agencies pleaded with the protesters to move out of the road, adding that theyshould explore other peaceful options to resolvethe issue.
The protesters later obliged, removed the barricades they had on the road for free flow of traffic. (Vanguard)
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