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Human Rights Activist, Tony Uranta Is Critically Ill, Needs Our Prayers Right Now.

Precious Eze's BlogOctober 18, 2018

A former member of the Presidential Committee on National Conference, Mr. Tony Tamuni-Ipriye Uranta is critically ill and partially paralyzed from his right side body and needs our collective prayers.


The very vocal Human Rights Activist has been on the front burner for some years now, challenging governments successively over issues that has to do with human right and Niger Delta and known for being factual and never relenting on what he believed in.

Dr. Joe Odumakin of the Women Arise paid him a visit in the hospital and had these words to say.

“You're a staunch believer in the Nigeria Project! You've assiduously dedicated yourself to this cause. Our prayers for you as you recover is that it's going to be very soon. After this test, a testimony would come. I personally wish you a very speedy recovery, Comrade.

Tony Uranta responded thus... With patriots like Prof Wole Soyinka and my colleague Dr Joe Odumakin who are overseeing Nigeria's fortunes on behalf of the Nigerian masses, even though I'm temporary paralysed, I know Nigeria will get better.

Tony Uranta is currently the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian National Summit Group and married to broadcaster, Barong Tony-Uranta of Channels Television.

Nigeria's Social Critic Tony Uranta Is Partially Paralyzed From Illness

CKN NIGERIA Published: March 22, 2019

Nigeria's social critic, Mr Tony Uranta is down with an illness that has left him partially paralyzed.

Mr Uranta made the disclosure in a post on his social media handle obtained by CKN New.

Uranta who is married to Channels TV sportscaster Baarong used the occasion of the visit of Nobel laurette Prof Wole Soyinka to express his feeling on the illness that has kept him out of circulation for months.

Here is his post

"My Honey B-Baarong & I host my Egbon, Professor Wole Soyinka; Amazon Queen of Nigerians & #WeCare President, DrJoe Okei Odumakin; and, Women Arise's Gbenga Ganzallo @ our home...in Amy's Penthouse (temporarily converted to "TIU Rejuvenation Centre�), after spending over five months semi-comatose and paralysed in First Cardiologists Clinic, Ikoyi.

Should be walking un-assisted before May 2019.�

Steadfast friends aren't many, so I cherish the few I have o�

By the way, FCC� may be outrageously� expensive, but their doctors and standards will stand up to any very good doctors and standards world-wide!���������"

Nigerian Soldiers Torture, Abduct Man In Oyo State, Deny Family Access To Him

The family also said he was tortured by the military officers while being taken away while the reasons for his arrest were not disclosed to them.

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK. NOV 23, 2021

An Oyo State-based man, Alhaji Azeez Maruf, has been abducted by men of the Nigerian Army.

SaharaReporters gathered that Maruf was forcefully taken away from his residence at Alhaja Sara Street, Cele area, Oyo town on Thursday, November 18, 2021 by the soldiers led by one Major Idris Moses.

Family members accused Major Moses of denying them access to Maruf, who they claimed has different health challenges due to his age.

They added that they were yet to see or talk to him since he was abducted as the soldiers refused to reveal where he was being held hostage.

The family also said he was tortured by the military officers while being taken away while the reasons for his arrest were not disclosed to them.

“It's a sad day to see the Nigerian army personnel flood our environ at our residence on Alhaja Sara Street, Cele area, Oyo, on Thursday, November 18 2021 around 7:50am in the morning,” his son said.

“The whole drama started when an unknown man from nowhere stood at the back of my dad’s car parked outside the house. He noticed that one man was standing behind his car and went out to check for security purpose. When he got out, he noticed they were now two and then had to challenge them to know what they were looking for.

“After he asked them who and what they were looking for, the duo replied by trying to force him in with his towel being wrapped on his body, he told them he would be going with them, but that they should allow him to change his towel to normal cloth wherein his relatives who were around already intervened to allow him change his cloth. So those men said my dad’s attention was needed for interrogation.

“Furthermore, in a twinkle of an eye, one of them made a signal and we noticed many buses full of army operatives. We pleaded with them to allow one of his relatives to follow them to at least know his whereabouts of which they agreed.

“Upon the agreement, he was taken to Operation Burst Office in Oyo town, where they signed out and told me I could not go with them to the next location they were taking him to. Without much hesitation, I quickly put a call through to my brother which in turn reached out to some of his friends.

“They all met us at the scene. It should be stated that before taking him to an unknown location, he was handcuffed, blindfolded and put inside the Golf car before they zoomed off with the operation Burst Oyo personnel escorting them.

“To my surprise, he was brought home that day around 10:45pm asking him to go and bring his smartphone which was handed over to those security personnel. Ever since that day we have neither been able to see him nor talk to the breadwinner of our family.

“They have denied him access to his medication. Let it be on record that the act by the Nigerian Army in connivance with the Operation Burst in Oyo Zone isn't in any way different from abduction. It was a broad day kidnapping by men in uniform.

“The soldiers should understand that even if they are men in uniform, the process, method and mode of operations by the Nigeria Army is unconstitutional and inhumane. How an earth will a Nigerian citizen be bundled up from his house without any clear-cut location? How will a man who committed no offence be taken away with his face being blindfolded for more than 4 days? What crime has he committed to that level that what the Nigeria Army felt they can do is to molest a harmless civilian? My dad is a responsible person and he is a peace lover, the Nigerian army should follow all lawful means. Should anything happen to him the Nigerian army should be hold responsible.”

Calls put across by SaharaReporters to Major Moses were not picked nor returned.

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It was on the 18th of November, 2021. Early in the morning of that Thursday, my father, in his usual and habitual way of spraying grains for domestic animals, was outside feeding them when he observed some military men roaming about in the street right beside his car.

He really did not want to challenge them but he felt challenging them was the best thing to do just to be security conscious. My father asked them what their mission was and who they are looking for in the community at that time of the day. That was when they said they needed him for interrogation at their office. Hearing this, he accepted to follow them but made a request to be allowed to enter the house and put on his wears as he can't follow them with his towel on. They said he can't enter the house to do anything. That was when he called us (his children) out.

I got out dragging issues with the guys, they showed me their I.D card but I asked for their arrest warrant, they were not able to produce one. They said they just want to interrogate my father.

After series of forth and back, they later allowed him dress up, and as well allowed my brother to follow him. Between the twinkle of an eye, men of operation burst came with full force saying he had to go with them.

According to my brother who went with him, when they got to the operation burst office here in Oyo town They changed every tune, they dropped my brother there, signed out of the operation burst office, They started rough handling my father, Handcuffed him, Pushed him into the car, blindfolded him and drove away without letting anyone know where they took him, all in the name of interrogation.

We were not able to reach through my Dad, as his phone was just ringing and no one picked. Later in the night around 11pm or thereabouts, they brought my dad home on handcuff with a very stressed and tired face to request for his mobile phone.

They asked if it was the only Android phone he has, which we said Yes, my father was looking tired and weak with swollen eyeballs, The soldiers promised that my father would be home the second day but Till this moment my father is not home yet. Neither do we know my father's whereabouts. He was rendered incommunicado since that day and we have no idea where he was locked in. All our efforts to get in touch with the operation burst is getting null and void. That was when we realized my father, who's the breadwinner of the family was actually being kidnapped by the men in uniform. This isn't any interrogation but pure kidnapping.

Dear @segalink @SIAF_NG @DavidHundeyin @AishaYesufu @falzthebahdguy @Mochievous @SavvyRinu @SaharaReporters @Omojuwa @sowwowofficial6 @seyiamakinde @oyostategovt @FeedbackOYSG @Oyoaffairs @ibcityannouncer

please help us out on this matter. We don't know anyone to turn to. Is this how things supposed to be done? Should kidnapping be done in the disgust of Interrogation? We were not made where he is in case we want to check on him. NO OFFENSE WAS MADE KNOWN!!!

No evidence was made known and we hear nothing from them since that day. We need to know the offence of my father. We Need to know why he is being maltreated. This is pure stampede on his right as the peace loving citizen of this country. Pleaseee help me

@mrmacaronii @UnclePamilerin @MobilePunch @SamuelOtigba

#JusticeforTulaOyo #FreeTulaOyo

BREAKING: Gunmen Brutalise Divisional Police Officer With Machete, Kill ASP, Burn Station, Vehicles In Imo

It was also learnt that a police vehicle and the DPO's SUV were burnt by the assailants.

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK. NOV 23, 2021

Some gunmen have attacked the police divisional headquarters in Arondizuogu in the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, inflicting machete cuts on the head of the Divisional Police Officer.


SaharaReporters learnt that the gunmen razed the police station, and shot dead an Assistant Superintendent of Police in the attack which occurred about 2am on Monday.

It was also learnt that a police vehicle and the DPO's SUV were burnt by the assailants.


SaharaReporters gathered from top sources that the state Commissioner of Police, Hussaini Rabiu, was already on his way to the community to assess the level of damage done by the rampaging gunmen.


“The morning is a little rough at Arondizuogu, Ideato North, Imo State as the DPO was attacked ad matcheted on his head and an ASP shot dead. The police station was burnt down, including the police Sienna and the DPO’s personal Lexus Jeep car. All were burnt down. The CP is on his way to the place,” one of the sources said.


The state police public relations officer, Michael Abattam confirmed the incident.


Same Monday, gunmen had killed a military officer when they attacked some soldiers in Awo Mmamma in the Oru East Local Government Area.


In reprisal, military men regrouped, stormed the town and allegedly burnt a hotel, cars, houses and shops.


The incident which happened at Ishieke junction in the area caused panic in the community.


Many indigenes of the community were forced to flee as soldiers took over the community.


“Some of the hoodlums attacked some soldiers at Ishieke junction in Awo Mmamma and killed one of them. They zoomed off towards Ihiala in Anambra State. Later soldiers invaded the area and caused havoc in the area by setting a hotel, cars, houses and stalls on fire,” a source had said.


Imo State has been experiencing a series of attacks lately, especially on security formations.


On April 5, armed men invaded the headquarters of the Imo State Police Command and the Nigerian Correctional Service in Owerri, burnt the facilities and freed over 1,800 inmates.


Unfortunately, one person suspected to be a fleeing prison inmate was hit by a stray bullet.


A few days later, the country home of the state governor, Hope Uzodinma in Omuma, Oru East Local Government Area of the state was invaded by gunmen.


During the attack, they burnt part of the building and razed some vehicles in the compound, killing at least a security official.