Port Harcourt a Dangerous Place Saturday 2 July
There has been a lot of fighting, as previously reported, in the area of Abonemma/Degema and now there are reports this morning of ongoing shooting in and around the Town/Creek Road/Aggrey/Borokiri areas of Port Harcourt. Okrika,home to Ateke Tom is also dangerous at present. The fighting involved boys from Soboma George's 'The Outlaws' versus Commander Igberi Papa/Farah Dagogo of the 'Niger Delta Strike Force' who are reported to have engaged Police and JTF in an attempt to storm Police HQ on Moscow Road and possibly Govt. House. The gang came in speedboats through the waterfront and later withdrew after engagement with JTF. The death toll is supposed to have been high, though it's unlikely we'll ever get any accurate figures. The unsafe areas of town, where you're advised not to go for now are basically any of the areas south of Garrison Junction toward Old GRA and down to Mile 1 on Ikwerre Road. I hope that the fighting is contained by the JTF as last year there were even some sporadic attacks up toward Eleme Junction. If you don't need to go out, stay in your compound until things calm down.
UL, that's fine if you're an expatriate aged under 60, for nationals it's not an option. You guys can get out any time you like and go to any other CHC operation. CHC send pilots and engineers here from Thailand, Filipines and numerous other countries, but I don't see them offering many Nigerians the chance to go and fly in Canada, Thailand or the numerous other CHC Global operations do you?