ceejayluv: Actual link pls....

JTF Soldiers, Armored Cars, Withdrawn From Rivers Governor's Lodge
Posted: July 10, 2013 - 18:38


By SaharaReporters, New York
As the political chaos in Rivers State edges towards the cliff, about 30 soldiers guarding the Governor's lodge have been summarily withdrawn by the Brigade Commander in charge of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Port Harcourt at the orders of President Goodluck Jonathan.

SaharaReporters also learnt that the soldiers took with them two Armored Personnel Cars (APC) usually stationed at Government House.

A military source told our correspondent that the removal of the soldiers was ordered from Abuja. He warned that things might get bloodier in the state capital with the JTF gone from Government House leaving the security of the governor and his aides in the hands of a few police officers and State Security Services agents.

An eyewitness said a new detachment of soldiers came briefly to inspect a third APC that seems disabled.

Saharareporters could not confirm further reports that the soldiers that were removed are being detained and interrogated at the barracks.

President Jonathan is currently on a state visit to China.

vedd: How can this be happening in a 21st century democracy? Next time we'll hear news of his death & forget about him in lessthan two months as if nothing happened. This is not good.

People Of Nigeria Under Siege:[b][/b] Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka Convenes Civic Exchange
Posted: July 10, 2013 - 14:33



Wole Soyinka
By SaharaReporters, New York
Nobel Prize winner, Professor Wole Soyinka, has invited the press and democracy, civic and human rights organizations to a civic exchange on “A PRESIDENTIAL EMERGENCY: A PEOPLE UNDER SIEGE!”.

The event is scheduled for FREEDOM PARK, Broad Street, Lagos, tomorrow, July 11, at 12.30 pm.

“Wole Soyinka cordially invites you to a Civic Exchange on the above subject,” the terse notice said.