Gen Musa claimed that Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and inhabitants of Okuama, where the incident occurred, are unable to enter the community because security agents are conducting a "cordon and search" operation in the region.
Suspected residents of the Okuama Community, on 14 March, ambushed and murdered the Commanding Officer of 181 Army Amphibious Battalion, two majors, one captain and 13 soldiers.
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