Rivers: Monarch Threatens To Drag Ogoni Youths To Court

A first class traditional ruler in Rivers State, King Suanu Baridam has threatened to drag two youths from Ogoniland, Felix Giadom and Felix Poroma to court over alleged defamatory remarks against him.
Baridam, who is the chairman of Khana Traditional Rulers’ Council, accused Giadom and Poroma, who are leaders of a youth group, the Concerned Youths of Ogoni (CYO), of making reckless, malicious, and unfounded allegations against him.
The traditional ruler, in a statement made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt, alleged that the two youth leaders accused him of sponsoring gangs allegedly responsible for killings and other criminal activities in Khana LGA.
The statement, which was s...