Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has called on the federal government to go after the bandits and other figures causing trouble in several parts of the country like it did for Nnamdi Kanu.

Recall that leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Kanu was arrested and extradited to the country on Sunday after almost four years in self-exile.
The governor said though he rejects the methods of Kanu, the authorities must avoid punishing the IPOB leader extra-judicially because he comes from a certain part of the country.

“Let people know that you’re not prosecuting him because he comes from a particular section of the country. You must also make provision to say all these people who have been causing security crises in Nigeria are also prosecuted,” he said.

“Let’s not make a hullabaloo about the prosecution of Nnamdi Kanu. I don’t believe in his principles. I’ve come out, and I’ve said that you cannot annex my state to be part of your own. But that doesn’t mean that you’ll not allow the law to take its cause.

The same way that you have arrested Nnamdi Kanu should also be the same way that all others who you have known should be brought to book to face the wrath of the law. You cannot discriminate. You cannot say because Nnamdi Kanu is from a particular area, let us do this. The same principle must be applied to the bandits, Miyetti Allah and others.”



https://www.withinnigeria.com/news/2021/07/01/go-after-bandits-like-you-did-for-nnamdi-kanu-wike-tells-fg/

Ok

Impossible

“Let’s not make a hullabaloo about the prosecution of Nnamdi Kanu. I don’t believe in his principles. I’ve come out, and I’ve said that you cannot annex my state to be part of your own. But that doesn’t mean that you’ll not allow the law to take its cause.


Still trying to understand the reason for the unnecessary repetition of the above in this your article. It's seemingly mischievous.

He won't arrest bandits,he will negotiate with them

Does buhari understands Hullabaloo ?

Tell them

They keep returning with audio report of bandit casualty. What happened to their camera or did jungle PHCN switch off camera.

Noted

Na so

They will never do THAT.

This arrest will turn out to be what the nation wouldn't dream. We are all watching

Drunkard has woken up. While you were asleep the FG has launched several military operations against bandits. Such operations in the NW and NC have utilized Fighter jets and heavy military assets.

Wike must pay dearly for Obigbo

See his face

No one needs your opinion....

Wailing chief Tax collector

https://www.facebook.com/100000346959377/posts/4309008149120708/?sfnsn=scwspwa

These were bandits that were taught the language they understood few days ago

With this whole Kanu arrest, reality is gradually beginning to set in on these southern fools.

Since Kanu arrest i kind of feel we are naked a bit which is gradually setting in to wike

Kanu is a criminal for supposedly wanting out of this loop sided country that operates different laws for different regions

The man is arrested taken to court, granted bail yet soldiers go to his home to kill him for agitating

The man goes abroad to save his life, fulanis upgrade to conquering people's land and killing them with government support

The man then rallies round his people to secure themselves and dislodge the "security agents" who have vowed to become terrorists.

He awakens every one to the plans of which we all see of the government aiding terrorists

He then becomes the problem of the country rather than the insecurity in the north, hunger because farmers can't go to farm, insecurity on highway etc

They have now arrested him but somehow I kind of feel naked even though am not igbo, his speaking really check mated the Fulani jihad quest of which we all know but can't say it raw in Nigeria because of the terrorist government

Kanu actually represented hope at least he opened our eyes to save our lands, heritage, people

I really weep for the southerns who celebrate his arrest

We have been gaged essentially, same way they set up that Benue warrior guy and killed him, Benue called him criminal but today fulanis are killing them like rams

Shekahu was a freedom fighter to the north just like all Boko Haram, they never condemn them even though they are asking for their own country of Islam

They never condemn them even though they kill military officers, police, civilians

They never condemn them even though they are armed and are a global proscribed terrorist group

Please what did they say was Kanu and ipob offence again that northern terrorists haven't done seven fold.

Yet this government still begs to give them amnesty, "rehabilitate" terrorists, and Kanu and ipob haven't for once been asked to come to the table to discuss.

Is asking for Islamic state when their is sharia in the north not seccesion too?

Wike of all people

Well spoken

colorsofrainbow:
He won't arrest bandits,he will negotiate with them

Because if they want to arrest bandits, they will start from Aso Rock

Fahdiga1:
Impossible

Use your sense for once. Wailing IPoB

He must have read this.

Going further south and then easternwards one approaches present day Rivers state. Calls for NDR were arguably at the strongest in these areas. However with the current realities the individual ethnicities must now move on and deliberate on the way forward as the Ijaw ethnicity, ever active, announces a homogeneous republic for its people.

This homogeneous Ijaw republic is set to carve chunks of the foremost South South state as the bulk of Ijaw ethnicities prepare to depart in light of an impending breakup.

Being an economic powerhouse, the state possesses numerous key assets which will be split and acquired by the various ethnicities, in whatever country they find themselves post Nigeria. However several of this numerous ethnicities over time have formed ethnic clusters of similar idealogy and focus with the aim of pooling ideas and resources to fight for political power and influence.

Starting at the Northern tip of the state going down and spreading east and southeastwards, all the way down to the fringes of the port city section of the state, and yet further down to Bonny, to the east of which lies Opobo, are areas peopled by ethnic Igbos (Pix attached). Pockets of other ethnicities with home areas in other lands are found therein too. However the ethnic Igbos of these areas, populous and assertive, remain firmly in charge.

This ethnic Igbos of rivers state much like the Anioma people, find themselves in the minority South South and are subject to a duality of identity, both amongst themselves and from other non Igbo ethnic groups. The non Igbo minorities would embrace them in one instance and then shun them in another: that is to say, just like the Anioma, they are accepted as comrades only as far as the prevailing circumstance requires, and in other to maneuvre the extreme tribal atmosphere of (Nigeria and) the South South in particular these groups have continually (needed to) reinforce a pro minority stance at any given time as against an Igbo stance or position as would be the normal. This often than not means that majority of the ethnic Igbos of this area put themselves at opposing ends to the aspirations of the core Igbo area. In some cases as has been observed over the years, this stance has been seen to be taken to extremes.

One of such anti-ethnic stand in favor of a pro minority one is seen in the ethnic Igbos support for a pro minority Niger Delta republic. As has been highlighted earlier the Rivers area has been a hot zone for NDR support before now. Proponents from the ethnic Igbo and minority areas alike have been seen to argue strongly in favor of a NDR, sometimes more strongly than the erstwhile legitimate owners of the struggle itself, the Ijaw ethnicity.

Due to such loud and overt support, the ditching of the babelian NDR struggle in favor of more homogeneous republics in Ijaw and Ibom areas, leaves many in limbo.

The process of seeking new alliances or restoring kinship bonds with the core Igbo areas is a long road many would rather not take. This is because for majority of ethnic Igbos in this area who have for decades glibly stood at odds to the rest of the Igbo nation, returning to the pro Biafran fold is considered dire, due to a likelihood of certain retribution.

Looking to other options, historical and cultural considerations point to the fact that asking to join an Ijaw republic is quite out of the question. Ibom republic to the east would be unwelcoming and not feasible even if attempted. Such would be hinged on the Ogoni joining the arrangement. The Ogoni, who control most of the areas left after the Ijaw cluster are gone, are equally unlikely to receive them warmly.

In the ethnic Igbo area a business or production cluster is absent, it is a consumer area. They however have a coastline, an existing port and a modern city domiciled in their area. Agricultural output is below average with little potential for tourism. The HDI level here is not very high. Of most consequence however, is the fact that the Ijaw and Ogoni block once removed, takes away a great chunk of the oil wealth enjoyed across the state and heavily depended on by the ethnic Igbos of this area. This throws the economic prospects of the ethnic Igbos in gloom. And with nowhere to seek workable alliances, the ethnic Igbos have now completely taken the posturing of sitting ducks.

Looming large overhead is the core Biafran area of support. The Biafran agitation, recently enforced and strengthened by a renewed Igbo renaissance, looks to establish an Igbo country across historical "Igboland". This would mean that the areas peopled by the ethnic Igbo in rivers state remain of huge significance and consequence notwithstanding any prevailing conditions. And with the rest of the Igbo nation steeped on the northern, northeastern and eastern fringes of the state, it is increasingly likely that Biafran allegiance is set to sweep over the Igbo areas of the state. Whether from within or without.

Another concerned ethnicity are the Andoni(Obolo), a small ethnicity found at the coast. The Andoni share cultural links with both the Igbo and Ibeno(Ibibio), and are also found in Akwa Ibom, present day Nigeria. To the North of the Andoni territory are the Ogoni, to the east and west are Opobo and Bonny respectively. And to the south is the Atlantic. Pix attached below. With their rather peculiar geographical location it is left to be seen where the Andoni find themselves post Nigeria. However joining up with the Ogoni to the north is unlikely as there happens to be a long history of strife between the two groups.


The final group in focus are the Ogoni people. The now discarded NDR arrangement promised interdependence amongst ethnicities of the South South in areas where each group may come short, and with the binning of the idea the Ogoni may have been left in the lurch. The options on the Ogoni table would be to join the Ijaw nation to the west, though this may be considered unfavorable. On the alternative the Ogoni can choose to become an independent nation, bordered to the west by Ijaw republic, to the east by Ibom republic, to the north and northwest by Igboland and to the south by the Andoni. Of note is the fact that once the Andoni, Opobo and Bonny(all three highly unlikely to join the Ogoni) areas become part of neighboring republics the Ogoni who are further inland from the coast would become effectively landlocked. Pix attached.

In the Ogoni area there is no major city centers or business cluster. However, they sit on considerable oil wealth and have a seaport domiciled in the Onne area of their land. Sailing to and fro without hassle however, would be dependent on smooth bilateral relations. The agriculture output is meagre from frequent oil spills. In this regard the nation would be dependent on neighboring countries for supply, which is also dependent on smooth bilateral relations. Naval force, if any, will be restricted. The area possesses a mid level tourism potential and HDI.



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gidgiddy:
Wike must pay dearly for Obigbo

Go meet am make he pay you na. Yeye dey smell. If not for wike doggedness, what happened in Orlu would have been child's play compared to what would have been in Obigbo. Thank God the man was proactive

Most Southerners seem to be sad about the arrest of Kanu. This includes those of us who don't like his style.

PIMPAR:

Use your sense for once. Wailing IPoB

Shut up

gidgiddy:
Wike must pay dearly for Obigbo

Stop shifting goal post, mesuya

lilvicky68:
Does buhari understands Hullabaloo ?

Ask me na

It's so annoying that they are doing so much to silence Biafra agitators and yoruba nation agitators, treating them like criminals when they are treating the real terrorists like victims!