•Says development, a threat to peace

By Onwuka Nzeshi Abuja




The Intertnational Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has alleged “gross lopsidedness” and apparent exclusion of the South East and South South geo-political zones from the security architecture in Nigeria.

In a report released at the weekend, the human rights group said it was shocking to discover that despite its population and contributions to nationhood, the South East region has been completely alienated from the control and command of top military and policing formations, even within its regional boundaries.
According to the report, out of 26 top military officers currently manning key military formations in the South East, none of them is from the region.

It stressed that a similar situation obtained in the South-South region, where out of the 22 top military officers manni strategic military formations in the region, only two are from the South South zone. Intersociety described the situation as a “serious security threat” to the people of the region, particularly in a country where ethnicity, religion and zonal identity have been elevated to a national policy.

In a detailed letter addressed to the eleven state governors, 285 elected members of their State Houses of Assembly, 33 elected Senators and 98 elected members of House of Representatives from the two regions, Intersociety urged these political leaders to show more than casual interest in the appointment and posting of top military and policing officers manning key military and policing formations in the two regions. The eight-page letter accompanied by six pages of graphic illustrations was dated 26/09/2019.

It was signed by Intersociety Board Chairman, Emeka Umeagbalasi; lawyers Obianuju Igboeli, Ndidiamaka Bernard, Chidimma Udegbunam and Chinwe Umeche.

The group urged elected leaders of both regions to also prevail on the Police Service Commission (PSC) and Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to ensure sectional balancing at all times in the appointment or promotion of Police AIGs, CPs, DCPs and ACPs in the interest of fairness, equity and unity of the country.

The report contended that whereas the eleven states had contributed not less than N250bn or $850m through their governors in the past four years (August 2015-August/Sept 2019) in aid of key military and policing formations and their operations in both regions, they had no input into security decisions affecting their people.

“The continued domination, command and control of top military and policing formations in Eastern Nigeria by officers of Hausa- Fulani and Yoruba nationalities and their Islamic faith and total shutting out from the regional security arrangement or skeletal involvement of officers of the South-East and the South- South must no longer be tolerated or accepted. As a matter of fact, security in the midst of official insecurity such as the referenced is an act of impossibility and a wild goose chase.

“The two regions are shut out or skeletally involved when it comes to appointment and posting of senior military and policing officers manning such formations. The lopsided compositions are also found to have fueled corrupt practices and gross rights abuses by the ethno-religiously lopsided stationed security personnel in the two regions.

These include racial profiling, extra judicial killings, unlawful arrests, long detentions without trial, torture and enforced disappearances. “It is particularly a clear act of impossibility and a wild goose chase for security arrangements to be said to have been made or put in place in the South-South and South East by governors and other public office holders when top military and policing formations in the two regions are manned by top officers of Northern and South West (Yoruba) Muslims and few non-Muslims.

“Considering the multi religious and ethnic composition of Nigeria or ethnoreligious multiplicity of the country recognised in the 1999 Constitution, it remains our unequivocal position that top public offices in Nigeria including top political, military, policing and justice positions must be allocated to their statutory occupants in full reflection of the country’s multi ethno-religious composition as firmly recognised in Section 14 (3) of the 1999 Constitution. Such plum offices must not be sectionalized or ethnoreligiously dominated, but allocated in accordance with the principle of geopolitical or regional fairness and balancing,” the group wrote.

The report came on the heels of the announcement by the Nigerian Army of its readiness to launch another round of military operations code named: ‘Operation Python Dance IV’ for South- East and ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ for South-South. The Nigerian Army said the military operations will kick off simultaneously on October 7 and end on December 24, 2019. Intersociety has however, alleged that the Nigerian Army has been using such operations to execute an ethnic agenda, which usually leads to massacre of targeted unarmed and defenseless citizens of particular ethno-religious nationality.

“Apart from constituting serious security threats to the safety and security of the peoples of the South East and South-South regions and protection of their properties, lands and boundaries, there are also widespread feelings among their populations that the current Armed Forces and Policing agencies are far from being secular,” the group said.

https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2019/09/seast-ssouth-excluded-in-nigerias-security-architecture-report/

noted,but I thought the chief of naval staff is from SS?

And some fools would ask how are Igbo's marginalized

In a country where these two regions combined are responsible for 60% of Nigeria's wealth.

No matter how they try, se/ss can never be as hostile as the bloody north and middle belt.

It like this secret jihad is meant for middle belt ss and se .
But wtf are the lazy no good for nothing kerosin keg for head governors doing bout it..Give dem Biafra now. Them no gree.Igbo's av really suffered from generation. What is that sacrifice their Ancestors refuse to give that is bringing them all this. U ppl Should better be putting all ur Energy in the security of ur land Instead of this Biafra Nonsense. I support ur agitation for Biafra.but in a world full of Corruption and self interest. No World government will grant Biafra...And if u Try by force.it will jst be Another excuse for Genocide. Ask ambaphonians of Cameroon.even in a clear Picture of intentional Genocide. The world still turn deaf.

Only when we understand we are humans first before any tribe, then we are good to go

What they are giving is python dance & crocodile smile on unarmed peaceful protesting citizens.

Jona brothers/5%ters

Not surprised

Hnmm

.. One Nigeria my foot....
.... Equal Nigeria my ass...
........ Nigeria go better my testicles..

Don't worry the tyrant will soon be dead like his friend Abacha..

Not fair

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We have learnt not to bother ourself anymore to avoid unnecessary wasting of time from nonentities.

As some of us have said, it's good governance we want, even if only one village will be producing the Presidents and other good people at the helms of affairs. So be it.

Ka Chineke mezie okwu. 

Your words are bad, show some empathy.

No other tribe can condone this, be honest for once.

Considering that Nigeria is a multi ethnic nation, its leadership and security ought to be well balanced at all times to ensure equity, fairness, peace and unity.

Impunity or marginalization lead to all forms of corruption and agitation which is hindering Nigeria's collective progress.

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Okay

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That's personal letter.

babyfaceafrica:
noted,but I thought the chief of naval staff is from SS?

The emphasis here is on military formations and police commands in the respective states.
Just that this is nigeria where things are done with sentiment base on ethnic and religious bias, its really not an issue in saner climes.

post=82668395:
[s]We have learnt not to bother ourself anymore to avoid unnecessary wasting of time from nonentities[/s].

[s]As some of us have said, it's good governance we want, even if only one village will be producing the Presidents and other good people at the helms of affairs[/s]. So be it.

Ka Chineke mezie okwu. 

We are talking of SECURITY Architecture inclusion not governance, but of course, you are too slow to comprehend that.....

Typing in bolded coloured fonts doesn't make you intelligent, means you crave for attention that you lack in real life, have sense.

It's well

As a police officer, my dad told me how seriouse the situation is. Northern State are bad posting in police force because they are not financially lucrative , Since the IG is always from the North. Northerners are given good postings where they will be financially ok, while southerners are posted to the North where there is no money and will be fighting bokoharam, bandits, and other insurgency. Anytime we have a Nothern IG all commissioner of police in South East and South South will be Northerners. Then the Northern commisioners will in turn post Mobile police Commanders, Sars Commanders, Special Protection Unit, Mechanise Salary Sections, all will be Northerners because money are in those offices, then the non lucrative remnants will be given to the southern indigens.

post=82668395:
We have learnt not to bother ourself anymore to avoid unnecessary wasting of time from nonentities.

As some of us have said, it's good governance we want, even if only one village will be producing the Presidents and other good people at the helms of affairs. So be it.

Ka Chineke mezie okwu. 

Be reasonable for once, grow or borrow sense once in a while even if you can afford it always

post=82668395:
We have learnt not to bother ourself anymore to avoid unnecessary wasting of time from nonentities.

As some of us have said, it's good governance we want, even if only one village will be producing the Presidents and other good people at the helms of affairs. So be it.

Ka Chineke mezie okwu. 

This post exposes you as the jihadist i have always known you to be.Stop claiming south. You deceive no other person but yourself..even if you write all the Igbo in the whole world

They will keep doing everything within their Power to marginalise them, subdue them and force them to concur

Thet have a very strong agenda and motive against the SS/SE...
But I urge the both regions to continue remaining strong and resist them.

Thier SW brothers has long betrayed and denied them but the FUTURE will tell

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Chai!
Wailers are in serious pains o!

Some people are actually wailing seriously on our post.

Hahahaha,

MANNA abeg no let some people that hate their country drink sniper o.
We can only imagine the tears flowing from their eyes as they type!

Again in Red Letters, so that they can see clearly.....

As some of us have said, it's good governance we want, even if only one village will be producing the Presidents and other good people at the helms of affairs. So be it.

Ka Chineke mezie okwu. 

This is a serious issue, reason why the useless army and others come to SE and SS to kill people unjustly.. if the Governor's, Senators and House of Reps members doesn't speak up and stand to it nothing will change because Buhari is a tribal bigot waiting to die!

God will punish all southeast governors,all those retard that represent southeast in state and national assemblies, all their supporters and all ONE NIGERIANIST IGBO.

omenka and tolexander... What do u have to say?