![]() He explained that the government restrained itself from avenging the recent killing of 14 soldiers by the militants in Bayelsa State to prevent heating up the situation in the region. He said that violence would compound the socio-economic problems in the region. The minister urged those aggrieved in the region to tread the path of dialogue and reason. No reasonable government will succumb to blackmail and certainly, the federal government will not compromise the rule of law, because it will lead to anarchy and everybody will suffer.” He said, “We cannot accept criminality as a way of life. Oritsejafor warned militants in the Niger Delta against seeing the adoption of dialogue by the government in resolving the recent crisis in the area as a sign of weakness. “It is also the constitutional responsibility of the government to fight all forms of criminality and maintain law and order.” It is the duty of the government to protect all those dwelling in the Niger Delta and Nigeria as a whole. Rowland Oritsejafor, who spoke with our correspondents said, “They (the expatriates) should stay calm. The government said troops had been put on the alert to contain any threat in the region.Ī group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, which claimed responsibility for the recent abduction of four expatriates, had last Thursday given foreign oil workers till Sunday to leave the region. Sola Adebayo, Ofonime Umanah and Femi Makindes The Federal Government on Sunday advised foreign oil workers in the Niger Delta to ignore the ultimatum on them to leave the region, saying it had “the capacity and capability to protect them, as well as deal with the criminals (militants).” Charlie was Kelly O'Connell's "best fur friend." So when she learned her canine companion of 15 years was dying of a brain tumor, she was devastated.| Febru» FebruAs deadline expires: FG vows to crush Niger Delta militants Britain, Australia issue travel warnings.“I kept saying, ‘You made it buddy,'” she said, “You made it.” O’Connell says she’ll never forget the smile on Charlie’s face. “It’s hard to look at them without crying every time,” she said. And pictures O’Connell says are “priceless.” “It was a beautiful moment,” O’Connell said.īut Charlie didn’t leave without giving them the one last gift of his presence on a really special day. “James and I dropped to our knees and started crying,” she said.Ĭharlie died eight days after their wedding, surrounded by his loving family in front of a fireplace. Lloyd, 38, carried the 80-pound labrador mix down the aisle. “The amazing human that she is, scooped him up and carried him” Dziuvenis said. So when it came time for Charlie to walk down the aisle, Katie Lloyd, the bride’s sister and maid of honor, stepped in. The wedding took place at 9,000 feet near Buena Vista, and Charlie became tired. “But the excitement and elevation was too much for him.” “He was playing with kids before,” photographer Jen Dziuvenis said. “(Gavin) grew to love him just as much as I did,” she said, “(Charlie) was a symbol of the coming together of the family,” she said.Ĭharlie was active and playful during the hours before the wedding. In the five years since she had met Garvin, Charlie had fit right in with Garvin and his sons. To have Charlie at her wedding to now-husband James Garvin was important to her. “It had been four months of watching him deteriorate,” she said. “I adopted him as a puppy,” she said, “I was 19 years old.”Īs much as she wanted him to be with her forever, she didn’t want to extend his life in suffering. So when she learned her canine companion of 15 years was dying of a brain tumor, she was devastated. ![]() “We had tons of adventures together,” she said. Charlie was Kelly O’Connell’s “best fur friend.” Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.īUENA VISTA, Colo. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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