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Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by tuoyoojo(m): 8:43am On Nov 19, 2014
on november 18, 2014 at 7:07 am in news
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By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South

Tompolo’s action; Intervention of security agents
WARRI— THE accepted rule of engagement between journalists in the Warri flank of Niger-Delta and ex-militants in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, was shattered, Sunday, when the violent youths abducted 14 journalists and six other persons, including Itsekiri youth leaders.
The journalists, among them, this reporter, Sola Adebayo, Regional Editor, Leadership, Shola O’Neil, Regional Editor, Niger-Delta, The Nation and Olu Philips, Energy Reporter, Channels Television, were ambushed on the waterways at 1.p.m. while returning from a press conference, addressed by the Itsekiri community of Ugborodo, moments after they left Ogidigben. Other newshounds were Publisher of Warri-based Fresh Angle Newspaper, Anthony Ebule, Bolaji Ogundele, Reporter, The Nation, Warri, Emma Arubi, Senior Correspondent, Daily Independent Newspaper, Warri, and Awoso Harry, Delta Broadcasting Service, DBS, Warri, Paulinus Odedey, Camera man, Channels, Omoniyi Alex and Osaro Sado, AIT.

Groundbreaking of $16bn Delta gas city project
Journalists in Warri, Delta State and the country at large are seething with rage over the treatment meted to their colleagues. At the press conference by Itsekiri leaders, led by Chief Ayiri Emami, Pa Maku Uteyin, John Anderson, Madam Mercy Olowu and Itse Wilkie, who read the communique, the Ogidigben people called on President Goodluck Jonathan to fix a new date for the groundbreaking of the $16 billion Delta Gas City project, saying the facility was on their land



Some of those abducted
Ambush: From nowhere, the speedboat conveying them and six other persons, including an Itsekiri youth leader, Kiki, whose father was understood to be an Ijaw chief in Oporoza, was double-crossed by Ijaw youths in about six speedboats. They demanded for the video cameras of the journalists, saying they had been monitoring them since Sunday morning while they went around with Chief Emami, video-taping their community.
As expected, no journalist would willingly surrender his working tools to hooligans, which was the picture the Ijaw youths presented of themselves. They kept quiet and were praying for the intervention of security agents since the point of ambush was not too far from an oil installation with military presence, but no help came. The fierce youths hopped into the journalists speedboat uninvited and started ransacking their belongings. They saw the cameras and pounced on the cameramen, especially on Paulinus Odedey of Channels for refusing to admit that he was with a camera when he was initially asked. Harry of DBS was also dealt some blows for the same offence.


There was hot argument with Kiky, the Itsekiri youth leader who was with the journalists for between five to 10 minutes. He was asked to leave the boat and enter another, which he objected to. But he was eventually overpowered and everybody was shepherded like captured hostages to their den in Oporoza. The journalists’ boat was earlier demobilized in a struggle between the ex-militants and the driver and this led to the whisking away of the journalists in one of the ex-militants’speedboats.


Agony in the lion’s den
At the lair where we were held for approximately six hours, one of the journalists, Emma Arubi, and six other community guides, including the boat driver, was brutalized. Arubi’s case was special and that is because he is of the Itsekiri ethnic stock. It was apparent from the outburst of the Ijaw youths that there was no a no-love lost between them and Itsekiri. They said the land the project is sited belongs to the Gbaramatu-Ijaw and Ayiri Emami had brought the press to film the community and twist the truth.


Immediately the journalists stepped into their den, they forcefully collected the cameras, telephones, tape recorders; communique issued at the press conference, wristwatches and every other thing, except money and took them somewhere to delete the recordings. Though some of the items were later handed over after the memory cards were removed, my digital tape recorder and that of Arubi were intentionally withheld. Thirty minutes after we were whisked to their hideaway, the ex-militants, who were cheered by some local chiefs and villagers, claimed that a pistol was found in one of the bags they seized. In their den, their word is law; you cannot argue or contest their allegation and untruth can be made to be real under such circumstance.
Warri South-West chairman’s intervention: The newly-elected chairman of Warri South-West Local Government Area, Mr. George Ekpemupolo, called our abductors and asked the chairman on ground to hand over his phone to me about 40 minutes or so into our ordeal. This was after an Ijaw youth leader had spoken to one of the journalists, Shola O’Neil, who told him the names of the prominent journalists that were abducted, including me, thinking that that could elicit an immediate order for release.


The Warri South-West chair assured me that everything was being done to secure the journalists freedom and that they would be handed over to the military. The driver of the boat and the Itsekiri youths denied knowledge of the weapons alleged to have been found in the boat.
But after they were brutally tortured, the boat driver said one of occupants was the person that brought a wrapped object, which he did not know the content into the boat. It was at this point that ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who spoke to the leader on ground, also asked to speak to this reporter and I explained what happened. I told him we were abducted and our working tools and phones confiscated. He said his information was that guns were found in our boat. I told him we are journalists and not gun-runners. But that as he was speaking, the driver of the boat had already said that he saw somebody put a wrapped object inside his boat.

He assured that everybody would be handed over to the army, but there was need for us to tell the security operatives the whole truth about what transpired. On our confiscated phones, he said he would ask and find out who collected them. Tompolo also repeated that we would all be handed over to the army and I handed the phone back to the ‘leader’.
Punishment continues: Despite what I thought was his intervention, the ex-militants continued drubbing the Itsekiri indigenes among the six that were asked to lie face down. It was not the entire six, however, that were Itsekiri. One said he was a staff of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, while the other said he was Urhobo from Agbasa.


One of the ex-militants took delight in flogging those lying on the ground, including an Itsekiri chief. If there was any reservation that the episode was a setup, the decision of the ex-militants to force Arubi, the Independent Correspondent, to hold the AK 47, which they alleged was found in our boat and took photograph of him, then uploaded it on the social media, while we were still in their custody, gave them away.


You‘re all criminals – Abductors
They abused the journalists and accused them of promoting the Itsekiri agenda with their writings, maintaining that we were all lawbreakers since the weapons with which the Itsekiri want to kill them was found in our boat.
Enemy within: From what transpired within the six hours we were held against our will in the den, it was evident that the Itsekiri ethnic group has saboteurs in their midst, who were giving information to the Ijaw on the movement of Chief Ayiri Emami, who was the main target. One of the ex-militants, who said he knew this reporter, described vividly to me how many of them wore life-jackets in our speedboats, how they monitored our movement that Sunday morning and when we took off for the return journey back to Warri. In fact, the ex-militants swore that if Chief Emami was caught with us that Sunday, he would have been dismembered. They said the Itsekiri ethnic group was too small to drag land with Ijaw people and vowed to deal with them sooner or later.

Back to Warri: We arrived Naval Base, Warri, the next day, Monday, at about 11.00 am due to some mechanical problem with the gunboats that escorted the journalists, one of which was towed by our speedboat to Warri. The other could not make the journey.
Uduaghan’s negotiation
It was understood that the governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, made efforts to free us on the day of the incident, but it was on Monday that he spoke severally with this reporter, asking what the true situation was on ground. And from the point he established contact; he was in constant communication until our eventual release from naval custody at 4.00 pm. The navy officials in Warri said they had to clear from their superiors in Abuja after obtaining statements from the journalists due to the dimension the matter had taken.
Preliminary investigations obviously indicated that the journalists were not gunrunners and that the six persons held with them could be innocent of the allegation from available information, hence all of them were also released. But, some Ijaw youth leaders, who called to apologize for the nightmare this writer and others went through in the hands of the youths, maintained that the whole thing was ill-fated. One, however, said, “Truly, our boys did not plant the weapons; we got information that there is weapon in one of the boats from our Itsekiri informant, who is not in Chief Ayiri Emami camp. It is unfortunate that you (journalists) were in that very boat. But from the way things are going, the Ijaw and Itsekiri are going to fight again, if it is not now, it will be tomorrow, but quote me, the Ijaw will never leave that EPZ land for the Itsekri, it is not for them, they should stop parading fraudulent court papers to say that we are their tenants, we are not their tenants.”

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Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 9:14am On Nov 19, 2014
One, however, said, “Truly, our boys did not plant the weapons; we got information that there is weapon in one of the boats from our Itsekiri informant, who is not in Chief Ayiri Emami camp. It is unfortunate that you (journalists) were in that very boat. But from the way things are going, the Ijaw and Itsekiri are going to fight again, if it is not now, it will be tomorrow, but quote me, the Ijaw will never leave that EPZ land for the Itsekri, it is not for them, they should stop parading fraudulent court papers to say that we are their tenants, we are not their tenants.”
OP we have a case here. While one will blame the Ijaw militants for taking laws into their hands and illegal detention, one has to understand that gun was found in the boat of the journalists/itsekiris. Obviously, it was planted by someone and that is a Shame.

For the EPZ we are clearly in a precarious situation here. Who owns the land? Who doesn't? Who's a tenant and who's a landlord? We can't get these facts by beating the drum of war or castigating and abusing Ijaw nationality(which is unacceptable). What we need is absolute dialogue committee made of young people, elders, religious leaders and representative of security agencies. We need an open mind to look into this issue so as to reach a compromise. The drum of war from both side won't bring solution neither will the media attack against the Ijaw Nationality. I hope something meaningful is done.



God bless Izon
God bless Itsekiri

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Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by holatin(m): 9:31am On Nov 19, 2014
sort of word((Ibadan voice))
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by walemoney007(m): 9:48am On Nov 19, 2014
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Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by khattab02: 9:48am On Nov 19, 2014
These Naija delta people don come with their kidnap business abi?
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Sibrah: 9:57am On Nov 19, 2014
'Na our turn, we go do as we like'
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by seanet02: 10:01am On Nov 19, 2014
Ijaws are the main problem. They know clearly that Warri belongs to the Itshekris who have gone as far as the Supreme court to prove that the ijaws are tenants in the city of Warri. This are one the reasons why i want the division of Nigeria.
How the Ijaws will now prove they are the owners of warri at the international court is what i will waiting for.
They lost this case at the Supreme court.
They lost this case again at the Privy council in the United kingdom.
I can assure you that we stil have the same documents that ensured their loss at the supreme court and privy council.
We will teach them the lesson of their life when this faulty federation is divided.
barcanista:
OP we have a case here. While one will blame the Ijaw militants for taking laws into their hands and illegal detention, one has to understand that gun was found in the boat of the journalists/itsekiris. Obviously, it was planted by someone and that is a Shame.

For the EPZ we are clearly in a precarious situation here. Who owns the land? Who doesn't? Who's a tenant and who's a landlord? We can't get these facts by beating the drum of war or castigating and abusing Ijaw nationality(which is unacceptable). What we need is absolute dialogue committee made of young people, elders, religious leaders and representative of security agencies. We need an open mind to look into this issue so as to reach a compromise. The drum of war from both side won't bring solution neither will the media attack against the Ijaw Nationality. I hope something meaningful is done.



God bless Izon
God bless Itsekiri

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Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Abdullateef77(m): 10:09am On Nov 19, 2014
I can smell chaos by d corner
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 10:33am On Nov 19, 2014
seanet02:
Ijaws are the main problem. They know clearly that Warri belongs to the Itshekris who have gone as far as the Supreme court to prove that the ijaws are tenants in the city of Warri. This are one the reasons why i want the division of Nigeria.
How the Ijaws will now prove they are the owners of warri at the international court is what i will waiting for.
They lost this case at the Supreme court.
They lost this case again at the Privy council in the United kingdom.
I can assure you that we stil have the same documents that ensured their loss at the supreme court and privy council.
We will teach them the lesson of their life when this faulty federation is divided.
I am not privy to the legal action at the Supreme Court or Privy Council as I am not from Warri, however as an Ijaw(a proud one), I am not happy with the turn of event. In my earlier submission, I opined for a dialogue to resolve the issue. The reason for this is not to create an atmostphere of animosity. The Ijaws are not the problem, the dishonest government at all levels are the problem. We need a holistic solution and not a "war" solution. I back the call for legal interpratation of SC judgement or the ICJ if it warrant such.

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Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 10:37am On Nov 19, 2014
walemoney007:
D only tin i can say is dat d ijaws will really pay for all dis afta d clueless fool hav been kicked out of aso rock com feb 14 2015
You don't threaten the Ijaw nation just to make a point. I am one of those campaigning for the ouster of Jonathan, however, I find it improper for someone like you to make such comment. If Warri boils nobody will benefit.
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by seanet02: 10:55am On Nov 19, 2014
There is no more interpretation to be done.
The supreme court judgement was explicit enough.
The supreme court judgement was not ambiguos.
The privy council judgement was explicit.
The privy council judgement was not ambiguos.
They both clearly state that the ownership of Warri belongs to the Itshekris.
They also confirmed that the Ijaws were and will remain a tenant of the Itshekris in Warri.
I understand your appeal for peaceful resolution of the crisis.
The ijaws need to understand they will be the eventual losers at the end of day.
barcanista:
I am not privy to the legal action at the Supreme Court or Privy Council as I am not from Warri, however as an Ijaw(a proud one), I am not happy with the turn of event. In my earlier submission, I opined for a dialogue to resolve the issue. The reason for this is not to create an atmostphere of animosity. The Ijaws are not the problem, the dishonest government at all levels are the problem. We need a holistic solution and not a "war" solution. I back the call for legal interpratation of SC judgement or the ICJ if it warrant such.
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 11:13am On Nov 19, 2014
seanet02:
There is no more interpretation to be done.
The supreme court judgement was explicit enough.
The supreme court judgement was not ambiguos.
The privy council judgement was explicit.
The privy council judgement was not ambiguos.
They both clearly state that the ownership of Warri belongs to the Itshekris.
They also confirmed that the Ijaws were and will remain a tenant of the Itshekris in Warri.
I understand your appeal for peaceful resolution of the crisis.
The ijaws need to understand they will be the eventual losers at the end of day.
If what you say is true then I don't see any discrepancy here. Anyway, there is need for dialogue and the idea of crisis should be written off. I am not from Delta State nor from Warri, my concern is for my Ijaw Brothers and Itsekiri Neighbours in Warri.
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by seanet02: 11:16am On Nov 19, 2014
Barcanista. Please read the report below and do your extensive research on it.
It beats my imagination that ijaw leaders can be standing truth on its head.
http://m.allafrica.com/stories/200001180114.html/
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by tuoyoojo(m): 11:34am On Nov 19, 2014
barcanista:
OP we have a case here. While one will blame the Ijaw militants for taking laws into their hands and illegal detention, one has to understand that gun was found in the boat of the journalists/itsekiris. Obviously, it was planted by someone and that is a Shame.

For the EPZ we are clearly in a precarious situation here. Who owns the land? Who doesn't? Who's a tenant and who's a landlord? We can't get these facts by beating the drum of war or castigating and abusing Ijaw nationality(which is unacceptable). What we need is absolute dialogue committee made of young people, elders, religious leaders and representative of security agencies. We need an open mind to look into this issue so as to reach a compromise. The drum of war from both side won't bring solution neither will the media attack against the Ijaw Nationality. I hope something meaningful is done.



God bless Izon
God bless Itsekiri

Well said! In a situation like this let both parties come forward with proof that they have claim to the said piece of land and let it be sorted out in court.

Violence has neva truly given long lasting solution to any problem. If its is left unabated, both parties may roll out d drums of war whose aftermath wud take us decades behind in development.

God bless the niger delta!
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 1:38pm On Nov 19, 2014
seanet02:
Barcanista. Please read the report below and do your extensive research on it.
It beats my imagination that ijaw leaders can be standing truth on its head.
http://m.allafrica.com/stories/200001180114.html/
The distribution of land and permanent rights to land were traditionally controlled by groups indigenous to an area (26). The arrival of Europeans, particularly the British, ushered, as will be explained later, in its wake, events that together, helped to increase the worth of land: the onset of legitimate commerce, growing population and the introduction of cash crops. The British colonial rulers, in efforts to make sense of a new environment and to create order, had by 1900, began to seek and acquire land for administrative purposes. The various land deals were handled through Dore Numa, an Itsekiri, who signed the leases that released the land to the colonial administration. While the Urhobo and Ijaw communities contend that Numa had illegally leased their land without proper authorization, the Itsekiri had argued successfully in a series of court cases, up till 1936, that the leases were contracted by Numa on behalf of the Itsekiri people (27). Both the Urhobo and the Ijaw have refused to accept Itsekiri legal victories as just and have resisted any political or administrative measures that seem to legitimize Itsekiri claims of ownership.
that was an extract of a writeup I was reading from an "Urhobo site" as regards the court judegment and others. The case from this perspective project Warri as a tri-ethnic owned(by itsekiri, Urhobo and Ijaw) unlike the other article. I am NOT taking a position, I insist that there must be an holistic talks and serious dialogue to achieve "compromise" from all sides.
www.waado.org/urhobo_kinsfolk/archive/conferences/first_annual_conference/ConferenceMatters/millennium_session/WhoOwnsWarri.html
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 1:57pm On Nov 19, 2014
From the Perspective of the Ijaw and Urhobo, "all the court judgement" that invariably favors the Itsekiri were flawed and unacceptable as the British had "illegally" recognized and contracted Numa, an Itsekiri Chief that "signed" the documents in which the judgement was decided on amid protest and rejection by the Ijaws and Urhobos even at the time of when Numa was recognized. This is from the perspective of the Ijaws and Urhobos.
Ordinarily, I should have taken position to back the Ijaws but because "Non of us was alive" when it all started, I insist that there is need for dialogue and compromise. The Itsekiris, Urhobos and Ijaws must holistically come to the table to see how it can be resolved amicably. I am still researching though but from my preliminary finding, the three parties have legitimate but conflicting case.
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by seanet02: 1:59pm On Nov 19, 2014
What sort of people will reject legal victories of a defendant when they were the one who dragged the Itshekris to court?
Read the last paragraph of what you posted again and you will know that the Ijaws and other ethnic groups have no claim whatsoever to Warri.
For clarity, the Itshekris accepted their legal loss over Sapele to Uhrobo yet same Uhrobo refused to accept their own loss in Warri.
Double standard of the highest order.
Ijaw leaders have no conscience and they will still lose out. That i can swear my life on.
barcanista:
that was an extract of a writeup I was reading from an "Urhobo site" as regards the court judegment and others. The case from this perspective project Warri as a tri-ethnic owned(by itsekiri, Urhobo and Ijaw) unlike the other article. I am NOT taking a position, I insist that there must be an holistic talks and serious dialogue to achieve "compromise" from all sides.
www.waado.org/urhobo_kinsfolk/archive/conferences/first_annual_conference/ConferenceMatters/millennium_session/WhoOwnsWarri.html

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Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by seanet02: 2:03pm On Nov 19, 2014
Losing a legal battle means you lose legitimacy over what you are fighting for.
barcanista:
From the Perspective of the Ijaw and Urhobo, "all the court judgement" that invariably favors the Itsekiri were flawed and unacceptable as the British had "illegally" recognized and contracted Numa, an Itsekiri Chief that "signed" the documents in which the judgement was decided on amid protest and rejection by the Ijaws and Urhobos even at the time of when Numa was recognized. This is from the perspective of the Ijaws and Urhobos.
Ordinarily, I should have taken position to back the Ijaws but because "Non of us was alive" when it all started, I insist that there is need for dialogue and compromise. The Itsekiris, Urhobos and Ijaws must holistically come to the table to see how it can be resolved amicably. I am still researching though but from my preliminary finding, the three parties have legitimate but conflicting case.

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Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 2:11pm On Nov 19, 2014
seanet02:
What sort of people will reject legal victories of a defendant when they were the one who dragged the Itshekris to court?
Read the last paragraph of what you posted again and you will know that the Ijaws and other ethnic groups have no claim whatsoever to Warri.
For clarity, the Itshekris accepted their legal loss over Sapele to Uhrobo yet same Uhrobo refused to accept their own loss in Warri.
Double standard of the highest order.
Ijaw leaders have no conscience and they will still lose out. That i can swear my life on.
Bro, you don't have to be emotional here. The Ijaws and Urhobos had always resisted the legitimacy of Numa, an itsekiriman to act as an authority by signing land deals with the British on behalf of the entire Warri. The British instead of bringing all parties together as at that time decided to call the bluff of others for their own interest. Clearly, the British don't care about Itsekiri, Ijaw or Urhobo but themselves.
The Court "judgement" was delivered on the basis of the purported illegal document signed by Numa, hence, the rejection by Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic groups(According to them).
The Olu of "Warri" an Itsekiri Chief was known as Olu of Itsekiri until the year 1995 when his title was changed to "Olu of warri" amid rejection by the Ijaws and Urhobos, and was one of the factors among others that precipitated the Warri Crisis(According to the document from the Urhobos)- right or wrong?

Like I said, the three parties must come to the table and discuss. I now see why government could not "implement" the Courts' judgement and this predated President Goodluck Jonathan.
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 2:20pm On Nov 19, 2014
seanet02:
Losing a legal battle means you lose legitimacy over what you are fighting for.
An Ijawman doesn't give-up a cause or fight that he believes in. This is something you have to realise.

I don't subscribe to illegitimate detention of journalists or any other people by any group, neither do I subscribe to self-help, however, I see the legitimacy of the struggle by all parties. The ijaws and Urhobos from my preliminary findings have not, will not and will never accept the legitimacy of Numa, neither will they respect any agreement signed by Numa on behalf of Warri nor will they accept any court judgement or verdict that was reached on the basis of the document signed by Numa. So what should be done to avert Warri Crisis II? The answer is Holistic Dialogue. El finito
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by seanet02: 2:35pm On Nov 19, 2014
They have lost in the court and that is final. I understand your partisan point which is very unfortunate. How dare cant they prove their case legally.
They have lost and will continue to lose. The day is coming.
barcanista:
An Ijawman doesn't give-up a cause or fight that he believes in. This is something you have to realise.

I don't subscribe to illegitimate detention of journalists or any other people by any group, neither do I subscribe to self-help, however, I see the legitimacy of the struggle by all parties. The ijaws and Urhobos from my preliminary findings have not, will not and will never accept the legitimacy of Numa, neither will they respect any agreement signed by Numa on behalf of Warri nor will they accept any court judgement or verdict that was reached on the basis of the document signed by Numa. So what should be done to avert Warri Crisis II? The answer is Holistic Dialogue. El finito

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Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by khattab02: 2:51pm On Nov 19, 2014
Okwudili pass me more popcorn there... This episodes seems to be interesting!
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by kentAire(m): 3:57pm On Nov 19, 2014
Itsekiri people no get land na! Their ancestral land na KOKO. Who dash thr papa land!
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by gentleoyink: 4:37pm On Nov 19, 2014
barcanista:
Bro, you don't have to be emotional here. The Ijaws and Urhobos had always resisted the legitimacy of Numa, an itsekiriman to act as an authority by signing land deals with the British on behalf of the entire Warri. The British instead of bringing all parties together as at that time decided to call the bluff of others for their own interest. Clearly, the British don't care about Itsekiri, Ijaw or Urhobo but themselves.
The Court "judgement" was delivered on the basis of the purported illegal document signed by Numa, hence, the rejection by Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic groups(According to them).
The Olu of "Warri" an Itsekiri Chief was known as Olu of Itsekiri until the year 1995 when his title was changed to "Olu of warri" amid rejection by the Ijaws and Urhobos, and was one of the factors among others that precipitated the Warri Crisis(According to the document from the Urhobos)- right or wrong?

Like I said, the three parties must come to the table and discuss. I now see why government could not "implement" the Courts' judgement and this predated President Goodluck Jonathan.

Yeah Barcanista, the area you are talking about now is Warri.

For this EPZ, the project is located in Gbaramatu and other Itsekiri town. These places are not in Warri. The Itsekiri's still want to claim Gbaramatu towns thats what the Ijaws are saying no to.
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 5:06pm On Nov 19, 2014
gentleoyink:


Yeah Barcanista, the area you are talking about now is Warri.

For this EPZ, the project is located in Gbaramatu and other Itsekiri town. These places are not in Warri. The Itsekiri's still want to claim Gbaramatu towns thats what the Ijaws are saying no to.
The claim to Gbaramatu land by the Itsekiri is premise on the idea of Itsekiri owning Warri. If the Ijaws should reject the document by Numan they are equally saying that Gbaramatu Kingdom is Ijaw Town(of course the Itsekiris reject this position). Personally, I see the two ethnic groups having legitimate claim but the violence by Tompolo group is unnecessary even though I understand that Ijaws like to fight for whatever they believe in. Also the media should stop the castigation of Ijaw tribe and President Jonathan as this is not a matter he can handle with a fiat. For there to be peace, there must be dialogue and COMPROMISE from all sides.
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by seanet02: 5:17pm On Nov 19, 2014
Hypocrisy of the highest order. The word 'Warri' itself is an Itshekri word. I dont know if your belief must override the constitution which says the supreme court is the highest court of the land and that any decision taken there is final. Supreme court has taken a decision and ijaws must obey it or face the music.
barcanista:
The claim to Gbaramatu land by the Itsekiri is premise on the idea of Itsekiri owning Warri. If the Ijaws should reject the document by Numan they are equally saying that Gbaramatu Kingdom is Ijaw Town(of course the Itsekiris reject this position). Personally, I see the two ethnic groups having legitimate claim but the violence by Tompolo group is unnecessary even though I understand that Ijaws like to fight for whatever they believe in. Also the media should stop the castigation of Ijaw tribe and President Jonathan as this is not a matter he can handle with a fiat. For there to be peace, there must be dialogue and COMPROMISE from all sides.
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by gentleoyink: 5:25pm On Nov 19, 2014
seanet02:
Hypocrisy of the highest order. The word 'Warri' itself is an Itshekri word. I dont know if your belief must override the constitution which says the supreme court is the highest court of the land and that any decision taken there is final. Supreme court has taken a decision and ijaws must obey it or face the music.

So what is the meaning of Warri in itsekiri or how was it derived from an Itsekiri word?

When you answer this, I will give you an Ijaw point of view as to how the name Warri came about.
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by seanet02: 6:10pm On Nov 19, 2014
Iwwere. You cannot override the decision of the supreme court and i wont say more than that.
gentleoyink:


So what is the meaning of Warri in itsekiri or how was it derived from an Itsekiri word?

When you answer this, I will give you an Ijaw point of view as to how the name Warri came about.
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 6:42pm On Nov 19, 2014
seanet02:
Hypocrisy of the highest order. The word 'Warri' itself is an Itshekri word. I dont know if your belief must override the constitution which says the supreme court is the highest court of the land and that any decision taken there is final. Supreme court has taken a decision and ijaws must obey it or face the music.
bros it can also be argued that "warri" is the corruption of "Wari', an Ijaw word that means House, it also means "Family"
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 6:45pm On Nov 19, 2014
seanet02:
Iwwere. You cannot override the decision of the supreme court and i wont say more than that.
whiÇh is closest to "Warri" between "Wari"(Ijaw) and iwwere (itsekiri)? Let us not deceive ourselves, that ruling that was based on the rejected document cannot and will not be implemented by any autho®ity... Not even the Military could implement the ruling. That is to tell you that there are lots of discrepancies that is beyond a judge. They need to negotiate my guy.
Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by seanet02: 6:56pm On Nov 19, 2014
Whatever way you want to interpret it, just remember that the highest court in the land has ruled that the whole of warri minus just 246 acres belongs to the itshekris and i can assure you the ijaws will eventually plead after the dissolution of Nigeria. Ijaws opinion cannot, will not and will never surmount the rule of law.
I can see you tactically dodging the legal victories of the Itshekris. They have already won. Just a matter of time.
barcanista:
bros it can also be argued that "warri" is the corruption of "Wari', an Ijaw word that means House, it also means "Family"

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Re: Untold Story Of How 14 Journalists Were Abducted-another Crisis Looming by Nobody: 7:04pm On Nov 19, 2014
seanet02:
Whatever way you want to interpret it, just remember that the highest court in the land has ruled that the whole of warri minus just 246 acres belongs to the itshekris and i can assure you the ijaws will eventually plead after the dissolution of Nigeria. Ijaws opinion cannot, will not and will never surmount the rule of law.
I can see you tactically dodging the legal victories of the Itshekris. They have already won. Just a matter of time.
I hope the itsekiris does not follow this line of thought. Trust me it will only lead to further crisis.

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