"Signal was sent to my unit 101 barracks to report to
director legally service. Upon my arrival I was asked to come and give evidence
concerning the governorship election in R/s. I was deployed to Onelga as the JTF
commander in Onelga. In Omuku alot of cult activities was rife. while I was in Omuku
one Mr. Okocho's he was being shot out. The eve of the election when the
electoral materials arrive at the council I was asked to provide security which I did by
deploying six of my soldiers. That same day we started hearing gunshot so we
had to move to that location on reaching their at the Okiri Sq we saw no one
but we found empty shell of gun numbering 13. I now sent an intelligence report
to my superior. The morning of the 11th their where gun shots at one of the
party hq. On the day of election I set out my patrol at about 5:30 in the
morning by dividing them into wards to cover the 17 wards due to the volatility
of the area. I am unable to tell the court that the materials got to their
destinations. Before the materials left inec office I started receiving calls
that materials has been hijacked. I sent my patrol men who got their and
reported to me that all they could find where just the Coopers and abandoned
vehicle. I called the police DPO immediately who informed me that his men r on
their way to the scene. The bus driver who conveyed the materials was nowhere
to be found . I stationed myself at the hq. I noticed that in some unit u can't
find anyone when I asked why they said 2 much gun shot. I think he said it is
because of the incident before and after. The intimidation was equal to none.
Because of what is happening in ONELGA my hq sent an armored tanker. Some of
the empty shells recovered where high caliber that prompted me to seek for
assistance. If their was a credible election on the said day why was it
postponed to the next? Our lawyer sits down........
"He
was supoaned to come and testify by the tribunal. He was deployed to Abua Odual
for election duties our lawyer is the one asking the question. Where u deployed
alone? NO. I lead a team of twenty soldiers with armored tankers and hilux on
the day we where patrolling, we encountered some gun shots in some of the
communities. one community called Obima Opobo and Ogonikum pardon my
pronunciation I can not recall the other communities. with Abua but I like to
acquaint the tribunal
with some facts. INEC opposes. Witness - I was there. I can tell u what
happened. Abua has two major cult groups. Our lawyer insist he must continue. Inec
withdraws their objection. On the 10th of April throughout the night and at the
early 11th of April 2015 around 5:25am I deployed my men to the inec office
while we carry on with the patrol within the LGA and at about 8am the sharing
of materials commenced with a minor disagreement. However some materials and
where deployed to various wards I received call from inec staff that materials
has been hijacked by hoodlums other persons did call me as well. We received so
many calls my team and I tried to rescue but couldn't as they r more familiar
with the environment. I did not go to Odual as it is far we have to go through
Bayelsa. Our resource was mainly in Abua I could not pursue the hoodlums who
ran to Odual. We rescued some persons at Okana close to their town hall the
electorate where the people rescued by my team. The hoodlums with arms we
couldn't arrest. The issue of electioneering started with accreditation and
their was no such thing that I sighted not in any unit or ward. On the 12th of
April election was a asked to be repeated but no inec no electorate who wants
to die. Laughter in court during the process all the commanders gave out their
numbers to be distributed amongst the ad hoc staff for emergency purposes. lawyer is finished with the
witness"......
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