 Governor of Bayelsa State, Douyo Diri, has urged the people of Obomotoru, one and two communities in southern Ijoh, local government area, to return home, saying the Nigerian army has assured the state government of their safety. Diri stated this yesterday when he visited two communities with high-part delegation that included the commander of the Nigerian army, 16 Brigade Oluremi Obolu, to assess the situation in the area. Soldiers had been deployed in the communities in search of the masterminds of the March 14th killing of 17 soldiers at Okwama in Delta State. Addressing the parliament ruler, chiefs, elders and youths of both communities, Senator Diri again condemned the killing of the soldiers and charged the people, particularly the youths, not to allow themselves to be used as agents of criminality and destabilization. The Bayelsa State governor wondered why the impact of an incident that occurred in Delta should be felt in Obomotoru. He warned youths not to forcefully take over leadership of their communities, stressing that the era of militancy was over, and it was time for intellectual engagement to move the Ijoh nation forward. As cooperatives, and they are told here that you can go about your normal business, they will not hurt innocent people. And I'm sure from when that incident occurred until today, at least we are beginning to have better freedom in Obomotoru, we will continue to engage the federal government and the military high command so that this issue will be brought to a permanent rest. But those who killed must be brought to book. The military high command assured me that what happened in Oji would not happen in Obomotoru, that they are not going to raise down Obomotoru community. The era of militancy is over, and this is the era of intellectual engagement. And this is what your government is set to do.