₦airaland Forum

Okay.. I need more madmen to heal on this thread.

Bring it on.

Top wan visit bottom..

heykims:
U guys are used to calling names, that's why no sane region will form an alliance with u.

Hakeemudeen the 'alliance-former'.

Na lamentations you dey so.

Even Gowon's children regrets their father's actions.

It was in the news about 8 years ago.

Truth is bitter.

FSBoperator:
Cry harder.

Your tears are sweet.

Truth is bitter.

Happy Birthday to the biggest genocider in African history.

May he live to 100 years to see the offsprings of those he killed continue to rise to the highest echelon of development and global achievement..

Insha Allah. Amin Kufayakun..

Where is Theophylus Danjuma? I heard he is now a total recluse. Never wants to be interviewed about his role in the early years on Nigeria's existence.

themanderon:
That was a direct hit to the skull and the cross looked quite heavy. Definitely a cracked skull and intercranial haemorrhage. May Go have mercy on his children, Amen.

Intracranial

Even in the SW, he is not winning Lagos, Osun and Oyo.

He will be soundly beaten in the South like Peter Obi did in 2023..

I told prospective Kidnappers here the other day, that the South East is off-limits for profitable kidnapping business.

Bush no plenty to carry consigment from bush to bush like Oyo and Sambisa.

Farmlands and buildings dey everywhere. Community members and witnesses go see you and security officials go track you.
The South East has the highest population density in relation to their land area in Nigeria..

If you are a kidnapper in the East, na only time e go take, dem go nab you.

Carry your business go Oyo, Kwara and Sambisa where dem dey brag with empty undeveloped bushes. Space no dey East.

Kidnappers should be shot on live TV when caught. Do it and strike fear into the hearts of those who are still engaged in it.

naptu2:
New roads and bridges are being built and old roads and bridges are being repaired.

You be APC man?

Nigerians have rejected you and your fraudulent druggie Tinumbu..

As you are planning to rig and swindle Nigerians, we are also planning to deal with you mercilessly and shock you beyond measures.

E go be una like film.

MartinCorridon:
These negrows are so cheap to buy. 1000 is even less than gala&malt

I thought they were all trillionairez. Have to offer Elon Musk and Bill Gates the same

Do you have enough data to watch that video?

Tinubu has totally improvished Nigerians. In the early 2000s you will never see people scooping contaminated rice.

Tinubu wants you to be poor and suffer hardship, he will increase your taxes and raise Fuel prices to N5,000 per litre.

When you are poor and downtrodden, he can throw you a few crumbs and have you praise him and exchange your votes for measly N2,000..

Tinubu must be bundled out of office by all means necessary after his sure failure at the polls next year..

psalmsjob:
THE EZU RIVER KILLINGS: PETER OBI, UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND THE FAILURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN ANAMBRA

How the discovery of bodies in 2013 became a lasting test of governance, human rights and responsibility

On 19 January 2013, a horrifying discovery shocked residents of Amansea, in Anambra State: numerous male bodies were found floating in the Ezu River, which forms part of the boundary between Anambra and Enugu states. The incident occurred while Peter Obi was governor of Anambra.

The discovery raised urgent questions. Who were the dead men? How did they die? Who put their bodies in the river? Were any of them among people previously arrested by security operatives? And what did the state government and security agencies do to establish the truth?

More than a decade later, the Ezu River incident remains a disturbing episode in Nigeria's human-rights history because the public record has not conclusively established the identities of all the victims or who was responsible for their deaths.

For a governor whose administration was responsible for the welfare and security of Anambra residents, those unanswered questions deserve serious scrutiny.

What happened at Ezu River?

Contemporary reports initially gave varying estimates of the number of bodies discovered. Channels Television reported on 20 January 2013 that more than 15 male bodies had been found floating in the river. The Senate subsequently investigated the incident and reported that 18 bodies were discovered on 19 January, with another found on 23 January, bringing its total to 19. Other accounts gave higher figures.

The uncertainty over the numbers was itself troubling. These were human beings whose identities, families and circumstances of death deserved to be established.

A report published by The Nation on 11–12 June 2013, summarising the Senate joint committee's investigation, stated that autopsy findings showed evidence of gunshot wounds on six of the 19 bodies examined. The suspected cause of death in those cases was haemorrhage resulting from unattended gunshot wounds.

The Senate investigation did not establish who killed the men. Their identities also remained unresolved in the findings reported by the newspaper.

These findings did not conclusively prove that the police or any particular security agency carried out the killings. However, they raised grave questions that demanded a thorough and transparent investigation.

Sources: "Channels Television, 20 January 2013" (https://www.channelstv.com/2013/01/20/over-15-bodies-found-dead-in-ezu-river/); "The Nation, Senate report on the Ezu River deaths" (https://thenationonlineng.net/how-ezu-river-19-were-killed-by-senate-report/).

The allegations involving SARS

The incident attracted allegations that some of the dead men might have been people previously arrested by security operatives, including officers attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Awkuzu.

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) claimed that some victims were its members who had been arrested by security agents. The police denied that claim.

A later investigative report by the Pulitzer Center revisited the case through the account of a father who said his son had disappeared after being arrested. The report documented the family's continuing search for answers and the unresolved questions surrounding the fate of people who disappeared after encounters with security forces.

These accounts make the allegations worthy of serious investigation. They must not, however, be confused with a conclusive judicial finding that SARS or any named individual was responsible for every death.

The central issue remains that the available investigations did not conclusively establish the identities of the victims or determine who was responsible for their deaths.

Source: "Pulitzer Center, They Disappeared After Encounters With Nigeria's Security Forces. Where Are Their Bodies?" (https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/they-disappeared-after-encounters-nigerias-security-forces-where-are-their-bodies).

What did Peter Obi say at the time?

As governor, Peter Obi publicly described the floating bodies as a mystery.

According to The Nation report of 28 January 2013, Obi said the bodies appeared to have come from somewhere else and entered the river. He also stated that he had authorised autopsies and was spending money to establish the truth.

His reported words included:

«“I authorised the autopsy for all the bodies and I am spending money to get to the root of the floating bodies.”»

Obi also cautioned against people using the incident for political purposes while investigations were ongoing.

The reported response raises an important question about the ultimate outcome of the investigation: if the governor authorised autopsies and pledged to establish the truth, what conclusive findings were subsequently made public about the victims' identities, the circumstances of their deaths and the people responsible?

The Senate recommended further forensic analysis of a bullet recovered from one body and more thorough DNA testing. The public deserves to know whether those recommendations were fully implemented and what results they produced.

The governor's stated commitment to investigating the matter should be assessed against the eventual results, not merely the announcement of an investigation.

Source: "The Nation, 28 January 2013, Ezu River floating bodies mysterious, says Obi" (https://thenationonlineng.net/ezu-river-floating-bodies-mysterious-says-obi/).

The governance question: what did the state ultimately achieve?

A governor cannot personally solve every crime or control every operation of the federal police. Nevertheless, the office carries a responsibility to work with relevant authorities, protect residents, demand credible investigations and communicate their outcomes to the public.

In the Ezu River case, the questions are straightforward:

- Were the identities of the victims conclusively established?
- Were the families of missing persons adequately assisted?
- Were the recommended DNA and forensic examinations completed?
- Was responsibility for the deaths established through a credible investigation?
- Were any perpetrators identified, prosecuted or held accountable?
- Were the final findings published for the families and the public?

The reporting cited in this article does not establish that these questions were all conclusively answered.

That unresolved outcome provides legitimate grounds for criticism of the effectiveness of the overall response. A government can announce investigations, order autopsies and offer rewards, but the public interest requires results that help establish the truth and deliver justice.

The Senate report also recorded that the Anambra government announced a ₦5 million reward for information about the incident. Yet the newspaper's account of the investigation did not establish who killed the victims.

The reward and investigation were steps taken in response to the incident; they do not, by themselves, resolve the question of whether the response ultimately delivered accountability.

The ARISE TV controversy: did Obi say the incident never happened?

Recent public debate has revived questions about Obi's comments concerning the Ezu River deaths. A specific claim circulating in the debate is that, during a recent ARISE TV interview, he denied that the incident ever happened.

The exact recording or a reliable transcript of that alleged statement has not been independently verified for this article. It would therefore be irresponsible to present the quotation as confirmed or to claim that Obi denied the existence of the Ezu River incident without establishing precisely what he said.

The distinction matters because denying personal responsibility for an incident is not the same as denying that the incident occurred.

The historical record is clear on one point: bodies were discovered in the river in January 2013, the Senate investigated, and contemporary newspapers reported autopsy findings that included gunshot wounds. Those facts are documented independently of the political debate.

If Obi did say that the incident never happened, the full recording should be published and examined against that contemporaneous record. If he was denying a particular allegation about his own involvement, his exact words and the context should likewise be made available for the public to assess.

A politician's words should be quoted accurately, particularly when they concern the deaths of unidentified people.

Conclusion: unanswered deaths demand more than political arguments

The Ezu River incident was not simply a controversy between political supporters and opponents. It involved human lives, possible violent deaths, grieving families and serious questions about law enforcement and public accountability.

The Senate investigation reported 19 victims and evidence of gunshot wounds on six bodies, but did not establish who killed them. The identities of the victims also remained unresolved in the findings reported at the time.

Peter Obi said he authorised autopsies and was spending money to establish the truth. That commitment should be judged against the final results: whether the victims were identified, the circumstances of their deaths conclusively established and those responsible brought to justice.

If those outcomes were not achieved, the public has every reason to question the effectiveness of the response during his administration. The passage of time does not make the unanswered questions less important.

The families of the victims deserve more than speculation. Nigerians deserve more than political arguments. They deserve a credible account of what happened, what investigations established, what remains unknown and why.

The ultimate test of governance is not whether a leader announces an investigation, but whether the truth is established and justice follows. The Ezu River deaths remain a painful reminder of why that standard matters.

Sources

1. Channels Television, "Over 15 Bodies Found Dead in Ezu River" (https://www.channelstv.com/2013/01/20/over-15-bodies-found-dead-in-ezu-river/), 20 January 2013.
2. Channels Television, "Senate Orders Probe Into Ezu River Deaths" (https://www.channelstv.com/2013/01/31/senate-orders-probe-into-ezu-river-deaths/), 31 January 2013.
3. The Nation, "Ezu River Floating Bodies Mysterious, Says Obi" (https://thenationonlineng.net/ezu-river-floating-bodies-mysterious-says-obi/), 28 January 2013.
4. The Nation, "How Ezu River 19 Were Killed, by Senate Report" (https://thenationonlineng.net/how-ezu-river-19-were-killed-by-senate-report/), June 2013.
5. Pulitzer Center, "They Disappeared After Encounters With Nigeria's Security Forces. Where Are Their Bodies?" (https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/they-disappeared-after-encounters-nigerias-security-forces-where-are-their-bodies).
6. Vanguard, "CSO Releases Probe Report of River Ezu Dead Bodies" (https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/cso-releases-probe-report-river-ezu-dead-bodies/), 20 July 2017.

Publication note: The precise alleged statement from the recent ARISE TV interview should be verified against the original video before the article is published with that claim as a headline or quotation.

Samirudeen, when you are done manufacturing propaganda against Peter Obi in your ill-fated smear campaign, you can then present to you Tinubu's true PRIMARY and SECONDARY certificates. Not the fakes he got from Oluwole fraud printing centre.

Nigerians are still waiting for Tinubu's certificates, they have not forgotten. The Tinubu fraud issue will continue to be on the frontbunner in media space. Whether you like it or not..

MasterTeeUSA, are you still doubting?

Please do you stay in the USA? We want to know..

Babastrong:
I wonder when people like you present Obi as a Messiah. Obi is a normal Nigeria politician. An angel who couldn't rescue Anambra cannot rescue Nigeria. I am not against your choice, but stop portraying him as a special being. Peter Obi, Atiku, Tinubu and co are normal Nigeria politicians that deserve banishment.

You are from the SW and an APC member and supporter of Tinubu..

Keep deceiving yourself..

Parachoko:
Igbos biggest mistake in the war is invading Rivers, Cross River, the Mid West and Western Region

If Igbos left with the East Central State alone and only faced the 1st Division attacking from the North in the war, maybe they might have won

You are deceiving yourself..

You harboured Gowon to throw bombs from your house in the SW, but you expected Ojukwu to go look for Gowon's head in Sokoto, while they send flowers to you in the SW.

Which kain military tactics be that?

Who you dey deceive with your fake expertise on military warfare?

You people have claimed 2000 reasons on why the war failed.

Today, it is 'Ojukwu should have not advanced to Ore, he should have sent sweet and biscuits to us in the SW'.

The next day, 'Ojukwu should have gone to the north to prostate to the Sultan'

Another day 'Ojukwu should have given lands for a Fulani Emirate, like we did in Kwara'..

It goes on and on. Every tom, dickey and harry from your neck-of-the-woods is an expert on Civil war military strategy..

The ONLY viable reason the war fail was British support for Gowon. That's all.

Go and read the book- Biafra- Britain's shame by Auberon Waugh..

That book was once banned in Britain.

In 1968, PM Harold Wilson said to the British parliament- 'Britain's neutrality is Biafra's victory'.

It is in the decommissioned files of Biafran war archives in Britain that they hid for more than 50years.

I have schooled you enough..

E lo gba research fun iyi to ku.

aswani:
Nwanem, I have never "picked race" from that question. I always ask why you need it and say if you tell me s valid reason, I will divulge it.

My state has zero bearing on what I post on this anonymous platform, why the fixation?

I am proud of what I am and don't have to tell people I will never meet in real life to justify that pride.

Like I said, you are not proud of who you are.

I bet you denied your parents when they visited you in school because they looked haggard while you bragged to your school mates that your father was Otedola.

We sabi una..

manuelkel:
Funny country , but NBM still do am government no react.

As e don be like this now, make dem do am again, make we see..

aswani:
A lot to unpick but know this and be wise, the Eastern Region is dead and will never exist.

The South East geo political zone is alive and well and that should be what Ndigbo focus on.

By the way, I am not sure Ndi Yoruba care that much about the East to want to tear it down. Please stop running, no one is chasing you.

We must not be dishonest with ourselves.

Aswanirudeen, If I ask you the region you come from now, you go pick race...

I wonder why people like you are always afraid and ashamed of their ethno-linguistic affiliation?

'I am not this, I am not that'.

Oga where do you come from? Be proud, even if una dey rub excreta for body.

Reminds me of some schoolmates those days, who usually deny their parents due to peer pressure, on visiting day..

Davido na proper Obidient.

He dislike those witches and evil men wey full APC, pass Obidients sef..

Everybody knows that..

DEROX:
Make we bet

Put your money.

He will be booed in that church..

E too sure for me..

Justice A. B Kumdila appears to be a hardliner terrorist and would most likely have links with the Boko Haram which originated in Borno State.

He should be scrutinized. VP Shettima and the Borno Gov. must ensure the release of that innocent woman..

Activists should be sending this news piece to the White House and American Congress immediately..

lexylaw09:

Your propaganda is dead on arrival.

When did Anambra and Ebonyi people tell you that they support Tinubu? Abi na Soluwerey and Dwarf Umahi be the Anambra and Ebonyi people?

And why does Tinubu now need the vote of the inconsequential 'East'.

Are you tired of shouting 'go to hell with you 5% votes'?

ariesbull:
Yes it is lease after 99yrs and the question is will you be there to take it over after 99yrs or who will have that time to take it after 99yrs

You do not appear to be a very wise man for starting a thread like this.

Quick recovery.

Be healed.

NFF please pay the medical bills and don't disappear into thin air, make thunder no fire una for that glass house..

Karlovych:
I'm a Yoruba Muslim and I endorse this livestream

Ogunlere is getting evicted in 2027

You mean Amoda-cum-Tinubu?

He will be Gbagboed out, if he tries to steal the mandate of Nigerians..

lamentor78:
I have never seen a presidential candidates that his own kinsmen rejected

Whose kinsmen rejected him? Mr Sly and Soludo are kinsmen?

I learnt that you Bulabans now claim that Soludo is greater than Awolowo and MKO for hating PO and support Tinumbu?

Tenebe the dangerous cultist must not go scot-free when his cup is full.

We will continue to document his atrocities. Na him and him family go suffer am las las.