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A social media post has claimed that officers of the Nigerian Army carried out a reprisal attack in Okuama community, Delta following the death of 16 soldiers in the state.The death of the soldiers sparked nationwide outrage — and a series of allegations. One such allegation was that soldiers retaliated by burning down the community.“Okuama in Delta state is being razed down as of this morning by rampaging Nigerian Soldiers.
“Look, so much fuel is burning. This is what we face every year but people don’t know, they think we are having a good time. We are not happy.” the military unfairly targets southerners in the south while protecting Nigerians living in the north. As at last count, the post has racked up 133, 600 views, 1,400 retweets, 1,200 likes, 256 comments, and 86 bookmarks.had been uploaded to TikTok in late January — nearly two months before the killing of army personnel in Delta.When it was first posted, the video was attributed to a fire outbreak at Nembe Waterside, a jetty in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital.
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