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Old 16th Aug 2007, 13:07
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etienne t boy
 
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Devil Port Harcourt Joy

Port Harcourt has been a delight today, with the NAF Base being closed to civil movements shortly after one fixed wing flight departed. Mil 35 gunships can still be seen from here, shooting at ground targets in the city. There has been heavy firing outside the Government House and the Police Headquarters in the city, but the army claims to have broken the back of the attacks. This remains to be seen, as the two main gang leaders, Soboma George and Tom Ateke are still at large.

There were reports that George had been killed in a raid on a Port Harcourt hotel this morning, but he managed to esacpe as a number of his men were killed. Both George and Ateke were at one time part of the same group being hired and armed by local politicians to intimidate their opponents and rig elections. They fell out some time ago and the present warfare between them is for control of the lucrative oil bunkering and drugs trade in the delta.

With all this going on, CHC and Bristow wonder why they have a job recruiting pilots to come and work over here . I'm sure the few percent rise which both companies awarded this year is going to go a long way towards addressing the shortage .
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