True, the Nigerian Armed Forces have been used to suppress Nigerians, and sometimes carry out with excessive force, the containment of flashpoints of protests, like the Odi and Zaki-biam killings authorized by President Obasanjo, and the Bodo killings in Ogoniland under the Abacha regime. In fact, before all these were the October 1990 killings of over 80 people in Umuechem by the Mobile Police, the paramilitary arm of the Nigeria Police. There is a history of brutality to which the Nigerian military and the Nigeria Police have been put to use in the active violation of the human rights of Nigerians, which sometimes results in killings that have never been accounted for.

The killings are egregious because, for one thing, the Nigerian Armed Forces were not established to kill Nigerians. They were established to defend the territorial integrity of Nigeria. One cannot make this point any clearer. The deployment of the Nigerian Armed Forces to internal security operations must follow clearly laid down constitutional procedures. The situation must also be extraordinary.

The military does not deploy on a whim. This is why the reports of the current, wide scale killings of civilians – innocent Igbo in Obigbo (they now call it Oyigbo) – a border county between Rivers and Abia states, just 10 minutes’ drive into the city of Port-Harcourt, and less than 15 minutes’ from the city of Aba, is disturbing. It further raises questions about the legitimacy of the Nigerian military. The #ENDSARS protests were in part the result of the use of high-handed methods against Nigerians by SARS

The Nigerian military is equally guilt. What is clear and undeniable right now is that Igbo men and women are being killed in Obigbo by the Army. There are reports of rape of women and house-to-house searches that target young Igbo men under the guise of searching for IPOB militants. Innocent young men and women have been swept up in this operation. Brutal, extrajudicial executions have taken place. But, again, the question is, on whose orders? Who ordered the military to target and kill the Igbo residents of Obigbo? For what?

Governor Nyesom Wike has been accused of issuing the order to target the mainland Igbo in Rivers State because, according to him, they are the kernel of support for the IPOB in Rivers State. He has, of course, denied ever giving the order to kill the Igbo in Obigbo.

He, in fact, said that the accusation was “politically motivated” and aimed at “distractions over IPOB activities in Rivers State.” According to Wike, the IPOB militants have been known to use Obigbo as a launching pad for its activities in Rivers State

But if Wike denies giving the order, who did? In the last #ENDSARS protests, these IPOB fellows burnt down police stations and killed military personnel and police officers, according to the governor of Rivers State. Let us be clear: Wike is not denying that there have been widespread killings in Obigbo

He is saying two things: One that he did not order the military killings even if he justifies it; two, that the killings are connected to IPOB activities or actions against security services. The interesting part of this is that the #ENDSARS protests nationwide saw young Nigerians angrily targeting police stations and other public facilities. No one accused a particular group of the destruction of public property. The military just went ahead and shot at protesters in Lekki

It is different in Rivers State. Very interestingly, Governor Wike has ascribed the consequences of the #ENDSARS protests to the IPOB. This is toxic, and unacceptable. It is toxic because it provides a wicked excuse for targeting a specific group. This kind of generic targeting of specific groups led to the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda

This is what Nyesom Wike is doing: setting up the Igbo for selective annihilation in Obigbo. This has consequence. Every young Igbo man or woman now is IPOB and is fair game. Many have been killed and tortured in an on-going, brutal operation by the Nigerian Army.

There are footages of blood-curling scenes of distinct military brutality which even the Nigerian press is a little too squeamish to publish. But the internet offers the ‘citizen reporter’ a platform to record and air hidden acts, so much so that truth can no longer be hidden. And the truth is that the Nigerian military has been killing particularly young Igbo residents of Obigbo and doing house-to-house mop ups in what is clearly now only a low intensity war weeks after the #ENDSARS protests. Now, no one can, or must, excuse anyone who targets police officers, destroys police barracks, burns down courts, and kills military personnel. If indeed Wike’s allegation against IPOB militants is true, it is egregious act, and it is called a crime. The perpetrators ought to face and account to the law properly.

 But the Constitution provides for ways of dealing with that in a civilized society. It requires skilled police work which must use the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Police Services to do slow, painstaking work; gather serious evidence, arrest perpetrators, and charge them to court individually. Wike is a lawyer and ought to know this. It is a crime to destroy public property and murder police officers. But in the same way, it is a crime to criminalize an entire population, and subject them to extra-judicial murder

In the same way that the CID must investigate the alleged IPOB killers of police officers, it is equally obligated to investigate and arrest soldiers who order, and are involved in the extrajudicial killings of innocent Igbo in Obigbo. It is not the work of soldiers to levy war against Nigerian citizens. Their work is to defend Nigerians and the territory of Nigeria. But evidence shows the Nigerian military is doing the opposite
Otherwise, it could not have permitted, or even tolerated a foreign team of soldiers, however friendly, to penetrate Nigeria and operate. And it would have contained the Boko Haram insurgency much like ECOMOG stabilized West Africa. A new Nigerian administration after Buhari must rebuild the Nigerian Armed Forces into a well-equipped, disciplined fighting force led by an enlightened and highly trained, and well-exposed high command: an Army leadership and personnel with high technical and philosophical education.

Not a rag tag Army which finds its mojo only by harassing and killing unarmed Nigerians. Only a cowardly Army gets its oomph by harassing and killing unarmed civilians when it cannot evidently defend Nigeria’s borders against only six well-trained Commandos. Meanwhile, these soldiers who have killed these unarmed Igbo in Obigbo must be brought to book.

It is important for the Igbo to keep a diary of these killings; record the faces of the killers and torturers; the numbers of the personnel carriers; the dates; and the names of victims, dead or missing, and the value of property destroyed; basically gather the evidence, keep the records, so that those involved in these heinous acts against unarmed civilians, just because they are Igbo, shall answer to a court either in Nigeria, or at the International Criminal Court, someday.

Excerpts of:

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/11/the-obigbo-killings/amp/

It's all clear, Ohaenze and Ndigbo Elders have gone there and have confirmed the truth on first hand basis



There's no where named " Obigbo " in Rivers, it's Oyigbo


I;m 1000% certain igbos will be angry if Ijaws, Ikwerre, Itsekri begin to declare colonies in Ibo land. Why is it convenient for people to treat others in ways they'll resent if done to them. Ordinary Flavor and Phyno went for protests in a state, we knew the dust it raised, ibo to ibo. It's absolute hypocrisy to try to dominate people's wills, interests, minds, livelihoods in their lands

People ought to abide by rules of a place where they settle and not try to upset them


So, quit the psychological false narratives of " igbo-hating " Ohaneze and Ndigbo elders went to Rivers and saw things first hand and even issued a statement distancing themselves from the atrocities of the miscreants there using " igbos " as a shield to not be held accountable for their actions



Rivers and South South states and Nigeria is home to all igbos who are innovative and industrious, but the constant need to try to get away with unruly actions unchecked will not be allowed. If Ikpeazu resisted it, i don't see why Wike should embrace it


Igbo youths must behave themselves outside home land and not under the guise of maltreatment instigate crisis for/with their hosts

Igbo youths must begin to tolerate people who are different from them without causing unnecessary drama

Igbo youths must learn to stop spreading false information about being targeted when elements amongst the igbos are required by the law to face the consequences of their actions

Igbos in generals should stop trying to hide behind the shield of " They are jealous of igbo blessing " to pressure people to accept their narratives,conjectures,perspectives and positions disallowing people to make objective disagreements with them

There's no where named " Obigbo " in Rivers, it's Oyigbo


I;m 1000% certain igbos will be angry if Ijaws, Ikwerre, Itsekri begin to declare colonies in Ibo land. Why is it convenient for people to treat others in ways they'll resent if done to them. Ordinary Flavor and Phyno went for protests in a state, we knew the dust it raised, ibo to ibo. It's absolute hypocrisy to try to dominate people's wills, interests, minds, livelihoods in their lands

People ought to abide by rules of a place where they settle and not try to upset them


So, quite the psychological false narratives of " igbo-hating " Ohaneze and Ndigbo elders went to Rivers and saw things first hand and even issued a statement distancing themselves from the atrocities of the miscreants there using " igbos " as a shield to not be held accountable for their actions



Rivers and South South states and Nigeria is home to all igbos who are innovative and industrious, but the constant need to try to get away with unruly actions unchecked will not be allowed. If Ikpeazu resisted it, i don't see why Wike should embrace it

Sensational emotional Fake news, to hell with the mischievous objective of the Op with its armatuerish gaslighting attempt.


Concerning the issues in/at Oyigbo


It has come to our notice that certain persons without good intention are promoting false narratives of events.



. It is not unusual in violent areas for the military to conduct their checks however rough because they're partially operating under an unofficial " Marshall State " to restore order.










Tell them. Lazy cowards.





They stoked a war, started a fight they didn't have a strategy on how to finish, when challenged with the consequences of their ill-planned actions, they then begin to throw accusations around.








Go and check the record, Rivers have always had an unfriendly posture with Police and army throughout Wike's tenure.




IPOB made Oyigbo, Rivers a security threat by inviting outside forces to the region and when things go aflame, they begin to cry aloof, Wike this, Wike that.








Cross over to Abia and begin to kill armies and then summon Ikpeazu to summon the navy to fight the army.







I'll educated miscreants.










It has become glaring that some ethic jingoistic of the SE extraction has been brandishing false narratives of events that occurred. And claiming all sorts of nonsense.











If you can't abide by the laws of any land you feel isn't homeland, go home. Return home and go and be lawless there. Nuisance




You want Eungu preserved by all means but want Rivers to burn.





Foolish things. We won't allow you control the narrative with your so called " blessedness" that people want you down because they have fear for you.






There are more igbos in PH, than in Oyigbo. They are not been killed.










We won't tell you to stop the false information peddling, but will tell you to return to where you call home and feel safe at home and go and be completely lawless there and see if the consequences of lawlessness won't reach you regardless of location.







Miscreants




DISCLAIMER :


IPOB Must be held accountable for everything happening in/at Oyigbo








I will never allow them to mess Rivers state up though I'm not from Rivers, have never stepped foot on Rivers soil, don't have any relative or friends from Rivers. But I'm intelligent enough to look at facts and speak the truth without fear of losing friends even business associates. The truth is my path. I have hardly met anyone from Rivers and have always considered my igbo brothers as my brothers and all my life have always held a pro-igbo stance. From today, I'm throwing it away. I won't appease a people who are intolerant of people they consider different from them who try to drown the voices of others with their false ethnic colored Propaganda.


I won't tolerate it. IPOB invited the Nigerian Army to Oyigbo and are the enemies of the igbos, not persons who are non-igbo.



False narratives when people with a situation to depict an entire event which as intelligent people should know isn't always as portrayed.


Condolences to the bereaved. Utmost respect to the dead and we must never allow the dead go to the grave without grieving with the mourning. We will however not let this hijacked by persons who have I'll societal objectives.


No


No one is happy about the deaths of youths, male or female. However, we must promote file narrative of events


IPOB must be held responsible for the deaths in Oyigbo. It's IPOB

It was never an anti igbo event. It was purely am anti criminal event. Period.

citris peribus, I don't like what I hate, people don't care anymore what tribe you come from, in every tribe there is the, Good,the bad,the ugly. live with it, be it America, even the so called boko Haram group there are some good people among them, infact they're good if not for illitracy and ignorance, the igbos need to adjust to how they're colonizing the SS before it turns to something else,
the average young igbo kid is growing to believe they are not loved,we should be careful,
the cup Never full.

Wike is all over his Facebook page advertising his damaged image
But we don’t care anymore

Time exposes all things.

The Army have moved from not being at Lekki to being drafted there by Hide Sanwo Olu.

Wike cannot escape the consequences.

Am glad he granted many interviews spewing trash.

He should not worry much because there will always be clowns who made their lives better by killing innocent people.

Like the clown I quoted below.

RedPhoenix:
It was never an anti igbo event. It was purely am anti criminal event. Period.

To show you how stupid you are.

You kept spamming the thread with rubbish intentionally.

sapientia:
Time exposes all things.

The Army have moved from not being at Lekki to being drafted there by Hide Sanwo Olu.

Wike cannot escape the consequences.

Am glad he granted many interviews spewing trash.

He should not worry much because there will always be clowns who made their lives better by killing innocent people.

Like the clown I quoted below.



To show you how stupid you are.

You kept spamming the thread with rubbish intentionally.

Indeed. Are there not Igbos in other parts of Rivers. Go to hell with your forceful and prejudiced narratives. Empty full

RedPhoenix:




Indeed. Are there not Igbos in other parts of Rivers. Go to hell with your forceful and prejudiced narratives. Empty full

Wike is the butcher of Obigbo and that name will follow him for the rest of his days

gidgiddy:


Wike is the butcher of Obigbo and that name will follow him for the rest of his days

As usual emotional rants. Thank goodness we're all taking note of how to deal with igbos henceforth. We won't allow you control the narratives of events with your skewered narratives.

gidgiddy:


Wike is the butcher of Obigbo and that name will follow him for the rest of his days

Stop replying that hate filled robot... They think they can win territories on the internet

BTW, it's no more Nigerian army. It's now fully a fulani Army.

RedPhoenix:




Indeed. Are there not Igbos in other parts of Rivers. Go to hell with your forceful and prejudiced narratives. Empty full

You are the tribal bigots here.

Nigerians were killed at Obigbo

If you think only Igbo's were killed, then your IQ might be single digits

Bullets knows no tribe.

Nigerian Army have no right to kill people only if its on active confrontation.

You don't break into homes and kill people, even if they are ipob or killers if they pose no immediate danger.

But you won't know that cos you are worse than daft.

sapientia:


You are the tribal bigots here.

Nigerians were killed at Obigbo

If you think only Igbo's were killed, then your IQ might be single digits

Bullets knows no tribe.

Nigerian Army have no right to kill people only if its on active confrontation.

You don't break into homes and kill people, even if they are ipob or killers if they pose no immediate danger.

But you won't know that cos you are worse than daft.

Who's disputing that Nigerians were killed there or supporting the army.

It's rather the claim that igbos are killed that's nauseating

Get lost and before you give in to your impulsiveness again atleast allow your brain rationalise


Nonsense. Una nor get advantage. Yeye

RedPhoenix:





Who's disputing that Nigerians were killed there or supporting the army.

It's rather the claim that igbos are killed that's nauseating

Get lost and before you give in to your impulsiveness again atleast allow your brain rationalise


Nonsense. Una nor get advantage. Yeye

Keep displaying your folly and stupidity.

You read the newspaper article and wrote trash without considering what was written

Now you are vomiting things I never posted nor implied just to defend your madness.

Unless you are still a teenager who can be helped by a shrink, if not, an adult that thinks and reason like you is gone.

sapientia:


Keep displaying your folly and stupidity.

You read the newspaper article and wrote trash without considering what was written

Now you are vomiting things I never posted nor implied just to defend your madness.

Unless you are still a teenager who can be helped by a shrink, if not, an adult that thinks and reason like you is gone.

Rants. I know you IPOB-erats can never ever rationalise. Never. You'll die if you attempt engaging in pristine conversations. Tueh

RedPhoenix:
There's no where named " Obigbo " in Rivers, it's Oyigbo


I;m 1000% certain igbos will be angry if Ijaws, Ikwerre, Itsekri begin to declare colonies in Ibo land. Why is it convenient for people to treat others in ways they'll resent if done to them. Ordinary Flavor and Phyno went for protests in a state, we knew the dust it raised, ibo to ibo. It's absolute hypocrisy to try to dominate people's wills, interests, minds, livelihoods in their lands

People ought to abide by rules of a place where they settle and not try to upset them


So, quite the psychological false narratives of " igbo-hating " Ohaneze and Ndigbo elders went to Rivers and saw things first hand and even issued a statement distancing themselves from the atrocities of the miscreants there using " igbos " as a shield to not be held accountable for their actions



Rivers and South South states and Nigeria is home to all igbos who are innovative and industrious, but the constant need to try to get away with unruly actions unchecked will not be allowed. If Ikpeazu resisted it, i don't see why Wike should embrace it

The place you are calling Oyigbo was originally known as Obigbo. It was when it was taken out of Imo state in 1976 and put in Rivers state that it was renamed Oyigbo. To this day, the indigenous people of Obigbo, the Ndoki's, who are Igbos, still call the place by its ancestral name

Soldiers went there and killed a lot of people recently, yet it is mostly Igbos who angry about it. The so called "Riverians" such as Ijaw, Orkrika and Ogoni are no where to be seen. But tomorrow, they will be the first to say thst Rivers state belongs to them.

ENDSARS protest all over Southern Nigeria, Police stations were burnt, lives lost on both sides, protesters and security agents. But it was only in Rivers State that the foolish Governor Wike caused much more deaths and destruction by his words and actions. While other states where already in clean up phase, they were still shooting in Obigbo

RedPhoenix:



Rants. I know you IPOB-erats can never ever rationalise. Never. You'll die if you attempt engaging in pristine conversations. Tueh

Keep seeing ipob in everything.

The name seems to torment you.

Anyone who disagree with you is an ipob member.

You are just displaying your foolishness.