“We did not kidnap employees of Frontier Oil, the Council of Chiefs gave the directive to our youths to seize the bus to protest the neglect of our community in the employment opportunities,' said Chief Eshiet Abasiekong, Village Head of Afriyo community,

“This community has oil wells which are part of the Uquo marginal oil fields, yet we are not accommodated in the operations of the company. The impounded bus will not be released until they give us employment slots due to us,” Abasiekeong said.

Clashes between protesting youths from oil communities claiming neglect by the oil firms operating in their domain and such oil firms occur frequently in the oil region.

Pana 10/06/2011

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