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loopman:
[s]IPOB, you will dream that till your mates leave you far behind in life[/s].

loopman:
[s]There are so many unreasonable and unthinking folks these days on NL. You write like an illiterate too, that explain a whole lot about how you can rationalize and justify the activities of criminals, you have the same thought pattern obviously.[/s]

loopman:
[s]Rubbish. You keep reinforcing the notion that vandals, criminals and bandits have more influence from where you come from[/s].

loopman:
Meaning all those in the 5% gaffe of Mr President are criminals and vandals and the only way (because they are not intelligent) is to engage in the destruction of national assets?.

comos:
why are you crying more than the owner ?

UGHELLI – MILITANTS in the Niger Delta region have continued their onslaught on oil installations in the area with the blowing up of the Chevron Valve Platform in Abiteye, Warri North council area of Delta State. The incident it was gathered occurred at about 10:40pm on Wednesday.

Though the company’s Public Affairs Manager, Deji Haastrup could not be reached for comments on the incident, on official of the Department of Security Services, DSS who spoke on anonymity, confirmed the incident adding that the platform was totally destroyed with the use of dynamites.

The security source further hinted that the platform is a major connecting point where all other platforms link up and serves as a fulcrum to chevron BOP and the Chevron Tank farm thereby halting all operations of the company in the region. Claiming responsibility for the incident, the Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group in the region in a statement on Wednesday night, while attributing the incident to the effort of its strike Team 6, stated that attack on the facility is in line with its promise to the Nigerian government to cripple the economy.

The group which had earlier claimed responsibility for destroying the Forcados 48-inch Export Pipeline, also threatened to attack oil facilities in Lagos and Abuja, the nation’s capital. “We want to pass this message to the all international oil companies operating in the Niger Delta that the Nigeria Military can’t protect their facilities.

They should talk to the federal government to meet our demands else more mishaps will befall their installations. “Until our demands are met, no repair works should be done at the blast site,” the group added.

Source:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/ndelta-militants-blowup-chevron-valve-platform/

The Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have dragged the Federal Government to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja over “failure to prevent, account for and investigate killings, raping, maiming of Nigerians and other residents, and destruction of property across the country by herdsmen, the military and police.”

In the suit No ECW/CCJ/APP/15/16 and filed yesterday by Solicitor to SERAP, Femi Falana SAN, the Plaintiff contends “that the continuing attacks, killings, raping, maiming of Nigerians and other residents, and destruction of property by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators across the country amount to serious violations of human rights of the rights to life, to the security and dignity of the human person, and to property.”

The suit reads in part: “The Plaintiff contends that the Defendant is responsible for these human rights violations and abuses by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators which have not been adequately prevented, investigated or prosecuted by the authorities. These responsibilities are heightened when an observable pattern has been overlooked or ignored, such as is the case in this suit.”

“The Plaintiff also contends that the obligation to secure the right to life is not confined to cases where it has been established that the killings were caused by an agent of the State. Nor is it decisive whether those affected or their families have lodged a formal complaint about the killings with the competent investigatory authority.”

“It is contended that the mere knowledge of the killings by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators on the part of the authorities have ipso facto given rise to an obligation under Article 4 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights to carry out an effective investigation into the circumstances surrounding the killings and to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice, and to provide reparations to victims.”

“Moreover, the Defendant has a responsibility for those killings, raping maiming and destruction of property where authorities knew or ought to have known of an immediate threat and failed to take measures that might have been expected to avoid those attacks and killings.”

“The Plaintiff further contends that the Defendant has positive obligations to provide a framework of security for the protection of life, and to protect the lives of those individuals at risk from unlawful attacks by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators. The lack of accountability for the attacks by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators across the country has continued to create a culture of impunity which clearly is not compatible with the rule of law in a democratic society.”

“The Plaintiff contends that the Defendant has a positive obligation to take measures to secure the right to life, right to security and dignity of the human person and right to property, and to prevent attacks and killings by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators across Nigeria.”

“Human life has a special value and dignity which requires legal protection. It should be pointed out that those affected in the present case include the most disadvantaged and vulnerable sectors of society.”

“By interpreting the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights so as to impose on the Defendant obligations to prevent, account for and investigate killings, raping, maiming of Nigerians and other residents and destruction of property, whether or not the Defendant is directly or indirectly responsible, the ECOWAS Court of Justice will be demanding from the Nigerian government a commitment to securing these rights and to the reform of the very structure and modus operandi of its legal institutions. In so doing, the ECOWAS Court will help to address the systemic factors contributing to the attacks by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators.”

“A fundamental notion of contemporary human rights law is that victims of violations enjoy an independent right to effective remedies. This idea is itself founded on another longstanding legal principle: ubi ius ibi remedium (there is no right without a remedy).”

SERAP therefore is asking the ECOWAS Court of Justice for the following reliefs:

A DECLARATION that the attacks, killings, raping and maiming of citizens and other residents and destruction of property and other serious human rights violations and abuses across the country by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators amount to failure by the Defendant to exercise due diligence to prevent the attacks and killings and cannot be justified under any circumstances, and therefore constitutes a serious breach of Nigeria’s international human rights obligations and commitments to ensure and secure the rights to life, to dignity and security of the human person, and to property, guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Nigeria is a state party;

A DECLARATION that the failure of the Defendant to exercise due diligence and to take steps to prevent attacks, killings, raping, and maiming of hundreds of Nigerians and other residents and destruction of property and other serious human rights violations and abuses by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators, and to conduct prompt, impartial, thorough and transparent investigations and to hold those responsible to account, is unlawful as it amounts to breaches of obligations to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the human rights guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Nigeria is a state party;

A DECLARATION that the failure of the Defendant to provide for an effective remedy and reparation for the victims, is unlawful as it amounts to breaches of obligations to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the human rights guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Nigeria is a state party;

A DECLARATION that the failure of the Defendant to provide an environment necessary for securing and promoting the enjoyment of the human rights to life, dignity and security of the person, and to property, is unlawful as it amounts to breaches of obligations to promote and fulfil the human rights guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Nigeria is a state party .

AN ORDER directing the Defendant and/or its agents individually and/or collectively to respect, protect, promote, and fulfil the human rights of Nigerians and residents and communities across the country that have suffered attacks and human rights violations abuses by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators;

AN ORDER directing the Defendant to investigate all cases of unlawful killings noted herein and pay adequate money compensation of N50 million to each of the dependents;

AN ORDER directing the Defendant and/or its agents individually and/or collectively to provide effective remedies and reparation, including adequate compensation, restitution, satisfaction or guarantees of non-repetition that the Honourable Court may deem fit to grant to the victims of attacks by the military, police, herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators.

Tomato sauce:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/breaking-serap-sues-fg-over-killings-by-herdsmen-others/

Well, it's no longer a secret that the South West can support anything North so long as it hurts the East. Ponder this 'sharing formula' using the representation at Federal House as a guide.

Abia - 8
Adamawa -8
Akwa-Ibom - 10
Anambra -11
Bauchi -12
Bayelsa -5
Benue -11
Borno -10
Cross-River -8
Delta - 10
Ebonyi - 6
Edo -9
Ekiti - 6
Enugu - 8
Gombe - 6
Imo - 10
Jigawa -11
Kaduna - 16
Kano - 24
Katsina - 15
Kebbi -8
Kogi-9
Kwara -6
Lagos -24
Nasarawa -5
Niger - 10
Ogun - 9
Ondo- 9
Osun- 9
Oyo - 14
Plateau - 8
Rivers - 13
Sokoto - 11
Taraba - 6
Yobe- 6
Zamfara- 7
FCT- 6
Total = 360

For the benefit of those who are innumerate and not familiar with the delineation of federal constituencies according to geographical zones, here is the breakdown of the above;
South East- 43
South South- 55
South West- 71
North East - 48
North Central - 49
North West -92
FCT- 2

From the above, it's clear who are in the majority and who are the minorities. Of course, it's clear also who the owners of Nigeria are.

Please, let me bother you a little. In case you're unaware, the North West which has the chunk of representations at the Federal House comprises; Jigawa, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto, being the only zone with 7 states. Think of the abracadabra votes Buhari received from the K-states of Kaduna, Katsina and Kano? North West is largely regarded as the home of the Fulanis, the conquerors of the Hausas(by force) through Othman Dan Fodio, the Islamic jihadist.

Now, the $100m question: Is it possible to deprive one who holds this advantage over others by mere persuasion through word of mouth or appeal to reason?

Not that there haven't been persuasions in the past. From Aburi Accord to Jonathan's Confab but in the end the North supported and emboldened by their usual allies, the South West, refused to give an inch. Thus, the only way to make Nnanna's kind of Nigeria possible is by force, and nothing more.
In words of the legendary Bob Marley, total annihilation of these parasites is the only solution.... give them an inch, they take a yard, give them a yard, they take a mile....

It's convenient to preach nonviolence but do the people you're engaged with understand this sound doxology? Since the coming into being of this entity called Nigeria, it's been suffering violence, and the North have been violently appropriating our commonwealth through use of force. Can you imagine the Northern governors chiding the rest of us for associating the Fulani herdsmen with their murderous acts? What a gratuitous insult!

The lopsided delineation of the federal constituencies and the 'sharing formula' of the wealth of the South was obtained via brutal force. The civil war, all the military takeovers and the obnoxious decrees had one agenda- the South's oil wealth.

Even now, the violence for total destruction and subjugation of the South continues through the combined insurgents of Islamic fundamentalists, Boko Haram and their jihadist allies, the bloodsucking Fulani herders. Anyone who thinks the Fulani cattle herders are just pastoralists looking for greener pastures is mistaken. This is an occupation army and jihadist instrument in motion.
In the words of my icon, Bob Marley, give the Fulani cattle herders an inch and the whole of Southern region will be conquered. We gotta fight for our rights. Power of pen is okay but .....the pen is mightier than the sword but.... has it helped in the Nigerian situation? I rest my case!

Musiwa419:
You did well until you last statment where you had to take a shot at the Yoruba. You should equally be worried about your own people in iboland too. Was it not just yesterday that we read a report from the Governor of Ebonyi, stating that the Fulani's are free to own the land and graze their cattle all over Ebonyi state

Spurred by the divergent comments trailing the Fulani herdsmen attacks in communities across Nigeria, senators from the North, under the aegis of Northern Senators, yesterday warned governors, leaders and community heads in the country to desist from making inflammatory statements that could further overheat the polity.

This came as Defence Headquarters also, yesterday, vowed that whoever was involved in the killing of innocent Nigerians must be brought to book, in line with the laws of the land.


Rising from a meeting in Abuja, the northern senators promised that, as part of moves to nip in the bud the continued clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers, the lawmakers would soon come up with new laws as well as amend existing ones to help promote the interest of Northern Nigeria in particular and the country at large.

They also warned that there would be no country called Nigeria, if other parts of the country asked Fulani herdsmen to leave their communities and states.

Reading a communique issued at the end of the meeting to journalists, Chairman, Northern Senators’ Forum, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC, Nasarawa West), who noted that the forum resolved to continue its support for President Muhammadu Buhari in order to bring about even development to all sections of the country, said members of the Forum shall work assiduously to enact laws and amend existing ones.


He said: “We appreciate the steps the Federal Government had taken so far to contain the problems of herdsmen/farmers clashes and call on community leaders to be careful when making statements on these ugly incidences.”

Asked whether the forum’s call on community leaders to be mindful of what they say was also applicable to governors of respective states, Senator Adamu said: “It is for all Nigerians. A governor is a community leader. The only difference is that he has a label called governor.

“If you don’t mind, in recent times, it started with the West when elder statesman, Chief Olu Falae, had some very nasty experience. It was attributed at the time to Fulani herdsmen. At the end, those people were apprehended and they were not Fulanis.

“This thing has been going on in virtually all parts of the country today. If we now say that everybody should rise and say herdsmen should leave, we will not have a country.”

It would be recalled that Northern governors were reported to have said that Fulanis were not culpable in the spate of killings in Agatu, Enugu, others.


Dealing with perpetrators

While speaking at a meeting held at Defence Headquarters between the committee set up to investigate alleged attacks and killings by herdsmen across the country and the leadership of Miyetti Allah, Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, warned that the military would no longer tolerate any excuse for armed men to unleash violence on innocent Nigerians, be it herdsmen, farmers or any other armed group of whatever guise or name.

Olonisakin, who was represented by the Director of Administration, Defence Headquarters, Major-General Fatai Ali, also disclosed that the military, in conjunction with other security agencies, would do everything possible to restore order in line with the directives of President Buhari.

Backing govs on arrest of culprits

Also yesterday, the All Progressives Congress, APC, South-East geopolitical zonal caucus, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of its governors who were in Enugu State to commiserate with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on the slaughter of 46 Ukpabi, Nimbo natives on April 25 by Fulani herdsmen.

A statement signed by the Publicity Secretary, Osita Okechukwu, read thus: “For us, the APC governors’ visit is the soothing balm needed most urgently at this tempestous moment of grief, despair and despondency.

“More so, ethnic merchants have quickly latched on the unfortunate recurring altercation nationwide between herdsmen pastoralists and farmers, for the ignoble objective to further promote hate, division and widen the fault lines.

“We are also enthused with the APC Governors Forum’s solemn pledge not only to join hands with the Federal Government to make sure that the perpetrators and their masterminds are fished out, but also pledge that this is the last of such heinous incident.”

Anambra North, Ayamelum communities live in fear

However, the people of Awka North and Ayamelum local government areas of Anambra State now live in fear of possible invasion of their communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen that have recently unleashed attacks on some communities in the South East.

Chairman of Awka North Local Government, Chief Cosmas Okonkwo, yesterday, in an interview with Vanguard, said the incessant attacks by the Fulani herdsmen on communities bordered by Kogi State had become a serious concern for the people who no longer sleep with their eyes closed.

Okonkwo hinted that the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano, had set up a cattle menace committee, headed by the police commissioner in the state, with traditional rulers, presidents-general of town unions, leaders of Fulani communities and other security agencies in the state as members.

He said the police had been deployed to some parts of the state to ensure that there was no security lapses in the bid to protect the people from the attacks of the herdsmen.

While opposing the grazing bill, he described it as a ploy to foist Fulani herdsmen on the people of the South-South and South-East in particular.

Grazing Bill before National Assembly
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Meanwhile, a civil society group, International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law, Intersociety, has insisted that a Grazing Reserve Bill was pending before the House of Representatives, contrary to claims by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, that there was no such bill before the National Assembly.

Intersociety in a statement in Onitsha, Anambra State, yesterday, by its chairman, Mr Emeka Umeagbalasi, said: “The latest of such statements credited to the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ekweremadu during his recent outing in Enugu, we state strongly are deceitful, diversionary, distractive and misleading.

“We had sent our position to the National Assembly through the Senate President and the House Speaker, dated April 26, 2016, stating as follows:
“Two Bills concerning the above subject matter, originally drawn from the National Grazing Reserve (Establishment & Development) Bill 2008, introduced and sponsored by Senator Zainab Kure of Niger South Senatorial District of Niger State in the 6th National Assembly (2007-2011); are presently before the House of Reps.

“The two bills are aimed at creating grazing reserves, ranches and cattle reserves across the 36 states to be funded with public funds through the establishment of a National Grazing Reserve Commission, an agency to be placed under the direct control of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is also the national patron of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN.”

CAN goes to NHRC

In another development, Benue State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday, lodged a complaint at the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, over alleged killings and wanton destruction of property in the state by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

While submitting a copy of the petition to the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Prof. Bem Angwe, the CAN delegation, led by its Chairman in Benue State, Rev. Augustine Akpen Leva, expressed dismay at what it described as “failure of government to curb the incessant, unwarranted killings and wanton destruction of property” in various parts of the state, allegedly perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen.

Rev Leva told the commission that “these mindless killings and invasion of the land reached its climax from 2013 and is advancing with sporadic and regular attacks here and there”.

He said: “The worst affected local government areas so far are Agatu, Makurdi (Adaka, Adeke, Adem, Upahar, Tse-Kwaghbo, Apir and Mbalagah communities). Others are Gwer-West, Logo, Katsina-Ala, Kwande and Guma (Tse-Oragbo and Tse-Anundu) and Tarka Buruku”.

CAN demanded adequate compensation from federal and state governments to assuage the feelings of the people who had been traumatized and dehumanized, following the series of attacks unleashed on them from time to time by marauding herdsmen. Besides, the association told the commission that the herdsmen were equipped with sophisticated weapons

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/enugu-attacks-northern-senators-warn-govs-leaders/

HopeAtHand:
While you might be right in your assertion but it is a lot better to say i speak for my ethnic group than when someone says we SS. It is very inappropriate.

sleepingTROUBLE:
If I may ask who are the we and us. This is why they call guys 'flat heads' and you are shamelessly living up to it. Please stop dividing Igbo nation umu akogeri dika unu. Jeenu ka nne unu zua unu ofuma, gaanu nurukwuo nu ara nne unu ozo. Hei! Ihere emegbuo m. Eziokwu, ihere anaghi eme onye ara mana ona eme nwanne ya. Please stop these nonsense and reason well.

Schematics:
You are a mentally deranged lunatic. You are such a hopeless jobless nuisance that requires checks. You are the reason all these are happening. It is in drive to check your nuisance that I decided to face your state squarely. Most time I suspect you are mentally challenged. Imo state is where I pass every month. I have loads of horrible pictures from Owerri, Orlu, Okigwe, Nekede etc. I would have unleashed it here but for love I have for the Igbos. The horrible conditions of the roads I covered in Imo state particularly Owerri is lying down in my phone but I have been exercising some level of restraint. I have warned you madman..stay away from us. Stay away from us as you are the problem with the Igbo community on NL. Stay away from us as we have nothing in common with nor your people. I am ready for you in whatever way you want it, I am ready to do even worse than you can ever imagine to put you in your place. You have a nightmare in me..


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ridwanayo:
Even me as a yoruba am tired of d scam called nigeria,but dat ur pastor nawa for him,why must u speak evil bout yoruba,we yoruba's are nt back-stabbers so stfu,let's vent our anger on hausa/Fulani's instead of loathing ur fellow southern nigerian

Africandope:
how can a pastor with something called brain say God is using Kanu. Kanu that said we should live Christianity and go back to how our fathers worship. That now u swear nothing happens. Because if Bible... Challenge me and I post it's link.


That pastor must be blind to say God is in support of him. A man that lied to the whole world for no reason that Jesus was an idol

HomesOfLife:
Your pastor speaks like she saw everything happen in a movie.

Ikeja wasn't bombed and would never be bombed!

Respect yourself O.p

castrogee:
Op, this your story get as it be! Oooh!

joborskill:
You are a selfish man. If the fulani's were igbo traders would u support a bill restricting them to the east alone? If the fulani's cant raise their cattle in any part of the country, its like trampling upon their human rights. Cattle rearing is their business and they have the right to live and do business any where in Nigeria. The FG has made a plan to settle them in specific grazing areas across the country so there will be peace

babyfaceafrica:
lolz.....maybe so..but imo baes gather o..especially orlu and ohajia .....fine and sexy..na dere natural resources for imo be dat......but there bride price no be here