The people of Olom-Abalama (Oguede) Community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria have condemned the assault on a native of Finima Community, saying that it was averse to their way of life.

The Chief and Head of the Jack-Manilla War Canoe House of Olom-Abalama (Oguede) in Bonny Kingdom, Wari-Alabo Harrigan Adango Pepple, came up with this in a Rejoinder to a statement made the Chief and Head of the Buoye Omuso Brown House of Finima in Bonny Kingdom, Aseme Alabo Dagogo Lambert Brown, Kongo XVII, via an interview with Kristina Reports.  

“My attention has been drawn to a statement credited to Aseme Alabo Dagogo Lambert Brown, Kongo XVII in the Kristina Reports of Tuesday February 15, 2022, that a boy from Finima was molested by some youths in my Community, Olom-Abalama (Oguede).”

“After preliminary investigations, it was revealed that a Finima boy who came to buy sand at our water front was actually molested by some miscreants from my community, for the mere reason that the boy is from Finima.”

“The good People of Olom-Abalama (Oguede) and I, hereby, condemn this dastardly act in its entirety.”

He expressed confidence in the ability of the Chairman of Bonny LGA to effectively probe the incident and bring the perpetrators to book, calling on the Finima Community to exercise restraint as efforts were being made to contain the situation and apprehend the culprits.

“We strongly believe that the Chairman, Bonny Local Government Council who is currently handling the matter will carry out a full investigation on this cowardly act and bring the culprits to Justice.”

“We plead with our brothers and sisters in Finima not to carry out any form of reprisals as the law is expected to take its course as it concerns the culprits and their leaders.”

The statement is reproduced below:

“REJOINDER

My attention has been drawn to a statement credited to Aseme Alabo Dagogo Lambert Brown, Kongo XVII in the Kristina Reports of Tuesday February 15, 2022, that a boy from Finima was molested by some youths in my Community, Olom-Abalama (Oguede).

After preliminary investigations, it was revealed that a Finima boy who came to buy sand at our water front was actually molested by some miscreants from my community, for the mere reason that the boy is from Finima.

The good People of Olom-Abalama (Oguede) and I, hereby condemn this dastardly act in its entirety.

We strongly believe that the Chairman, Bonny Local Government Council who is currently handling the matter will carry out a full investigation on this cowardly act and bring the culprits to Justice.

We plead with our brothers and sisters in Finima not to carry out any form of reprisals as the law is expected to take its course as it concerns the culprits and their leaders.

For those who are sponsoring and supporting violence in and around the Bonny Kingdom, the time has come for them to have a rethink, so that we all are not consumed by the fire they are setting in peaceful Communities.

Long Live the Bonny Kingdom.

Warialabo Harrigan Adango Pepple

Head, Jack Manilla House of Grand Bonny Kingdom.”

There was some disquiet some days ago around the sand dump in Oguede Community when a native of Finima Community, Sunny Young Brown was assaulted by some yet-to-be-identified individuals, who allegedly seized him when he went to buy sand from a native of Oguede Community, Godswill Hart.

The alleged victim told Kristina Reports over the phone that he was ordered to sit on the floor for hours while being questioned on why he was in the community and who sent him, stressing that It took the sustained pleas of his host for them to release him.

His host, Godswill Hart corroborated his account of the incident, saying that such actions were unacceptable and have the potential of inciting inter communal crisis among sister communities, pleading with Brown’s kinsmen to calm down while the issue is being addressed.