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lalasticlala:
Scores of Nigerian citizens under the Coalition of Ethnic-based Pressure Groups and Human Rights Groups in Rivers State, COEGHAR, staged a protest in Lagos state, western Nigeria to call attention to what they described as the rising cases of political violence that could mar the forthcoming general elections if not immediately stopped.

The group also called on the United States of America to help salvage the country by helping with a lasting solution and ensuring that the elections are peaceful.

In a letter the coalition delivered to the office of the US Secretary of State through the country’s Consul-General, in Lagos State, the groups said they decided to embark on the protest because of “the current and unacceptable high level of insecurity in the said Rivers State which if not immediately addressed, will scuttle the attempts by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct a free and fair election in Nigeria but particularly in Rivers state.

Reminding the US of its interest in ensuring that the elections in Nigeria held peacefully, the groups also recalled that the American Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle who, brokered a local peace pact in Rivers State among the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP.

“It is rather unfortunate that instead of the above stated peace pacts achieving the aims for which they were signed, what we are currently witnessing is that Rivers State has been placed under siege and is daily being consumed by mindless violence which has resulted in the deaths of several innocent souls.

“We particularly note that deaths have occurred in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area and Okrika Local Government Area all in Rivers State.

“Of equal importance is the fact that all these are happening in the midst of uncertainty surrounding the judiciary in the state which has remained shut down and bogged down by a seemingly unending strike action embarked upon by Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Rivers State branch with certain vested interests doing everything to ensure that the judiciary, being the last hope of the common man, does nit function at this point in time in the state,” they said adding that this has paved the way for a free-for-all by those who want to scuttle democracy.

The letter titled: Protest Against Acts of Politically Motivated Harrassment, Intimidation, Orchestrated Violence and Killings in Rivers State of Nigeria, said to ensure that political violence held sway, those perpetrating the act had bombed four courts in the state.

“With the comatose situation of the judiciary and the complacence of the law enforcement agencies, no wonder the masters of impunity are having a field day in the state,” the letter stated.

Though the groups refused to name any particular political party as responsible for acts of violence in the state, they expressed belief that the violence was being sponsored by those who have rendered the law enforcement agencies in the state incapable or unwilling to combat the alleged perpetrators.

“In some instances, the police have stood by and watched the orgy of violence happen without doing anything to stop it and arrest the criminal elements carrying out these dastardly activities.

“We have thus lost all confidence in the ability of the police in Rives State to properly handle the security situation in the state and protect the citizenry.


“In this circumstances, knowing that the citizenry of the state can no longer be protected by either the judiciary of the law enforcement agencies, we wish to call upon the American government and the international community to prevail on the authorities in Nigeria to allow the police and law enforcement agencies do their work of securing lives and properties so as to ensure that the forthcoming elections are allowed to hold in a conducive atmosphere that will ensure free and fair elections,” the groups said in the letter signed by leader of the coalition, Charles Inko-Tariah.



http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/02/27/protest-in-lagos-over-political-violence-in-rivers/

kendrick9:
Apc are the cause of most problems in Rivers state.... they are too violent,probably cos most of there leaders lyk buhari,tinubu are violent in nature.
Meanwhile Gej till 2019.

lalasticlala:
Scores of Nigerian citizens under the Coalition of Ethnic-based Pressure Groups and Human Rights Groups in Rivers State, COEGHAR, staged a protest in Lagos state, western Nigeria to call attention to what they described as the rising cases of political violence that could mar the forthcoming general elections if not immediately stopped.

The group also called on the United States of America to help salvage the country by helping with a lasting solution and ensuring that the elections are peaceful.

In a letter the coalition delivered to the office of the US Secretary of State through the country’s Consul-General, in Lagos State, the groups said they decided to embark on the protest because of “the current and unacceptable high level of insecurity in the said Rivers State which if not immediately addressed, will scuttle the attempts by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct a free and fair election in Nigeria but particularly in Rivers state.

Reminding the US of its interest in ensuring that the elections in Nigeria held peacefully, the groups also recalled that the American Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle who, brokered a local peace pact in Rivers State among the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP.

“It is rather unfortunate that instead of the above stated peace pacts achieving the aims for which they were signed, what we are currently witnessing is that Rivers State has been placed under siege and is daily being consumed by mindless violence which has resulted in the deaths of several innocent souls.

“We particularly note that deaths have occurred in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area and Okrika Local Government Area all in Rivers State.

“Of equal importance is the fact that all these are happening in the midst of uncertainty surrounding the judiciary in the state which has remained shut down and bogged down by a seemingly unending strike action embarked upon by Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Rivers State branch with certain vested interests doing everything to ensure that the judiciary, being the last hope of the common man, does nit function at this point in time in the state,” they said adding that this has paved the way for a free-for-all by those who want to scuttle democracy.

The letter titled: Protest Against Acts of Politically Motivated Harrassment, Intimidation, Orchestrated Violence and Killings in Rivers State of Nigeria, said to ensure that political violence held sway, those perpetrating the act had bombed four courts in the state.

“With the comatose situation of the judiciary and the complacence of the law enforcement agencies, no wonder the masters of impunity are having a field day in the state,” the letter stated.

Though the groups refused to name any particular political party as responsible for acts of violence in the state, they expressed belief that the violence was being sponsored by those who have rendered the law enforcement agencies in the state incapable or unwilling to combat the alleged perpetrators.

“In some instances, the police have stood by and watched the orgy of violence happen without doing anything to stop it and arrest the criminal elements carrying out these dastardly activities.

“We have thus lost all confidence in the ability of the police in Rives State to properly handle the security situation in the state and protect the citizenry.


“In this circumstances, knowing that the citizenry of the state can no longer be protected by either the judiciary of the law enforcement agencies, we wish to call upon the American government and the international community to prevail on the authorities in Nigeria to allow the police and law enforcement agencies do their work of securing lives and properties so as to ensure that the forthcoming elections are allowed to hold in a conducive atmosphere that will ensure free and fair elections,” the groups said in the letter signed by leader of the coalition, Charles Inko-Tariah.



http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/02/27/protest-in-lagos-over-political-violence-in-rivers/

meforyou1:
Just imagine cows. Protesting over peaceful Rivers, and forgetting violent areas like Jos, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe, Borno and Adamawa

emrain:
fools. protest for the right reasons.

raumdeuter:
Thats some of the benefit of Jonathans rule supported by the Shepopotamus

And some people want this to continue for another 4yrs.

God forbid

shinejackie:
Nawao.......election should not be a do or die affair like we have it in saner climes..l wonder why we kill ourselves while the politrick-cians & their family members live either in there home sipping whiskey, send there children abroad, none of their wards get involved in the violence etc.......let me keep watching from the sidelines with my kunu, gurasa and kulikuli.........

OREMUSSANCTUS:
If it takes d blood of apc thugs to cleanse d land, I support it! By d way, who dhe Bleep is america ? Where were deh wen we nided dem to crash boko, well knathan de commander in chief is doing d great work wifout dem. Gej till buhari is cured of cancer cum stroke

lovat:
if I've got to quote you right, why should the yoruba fight for people from another tribe. Your level of reasoning contradicts everything about your person.

raumdeuter:
Thats some of the benefit of Jonathans rule supported by the Shepopotamus

And some people want this to continue for another 4yrs.

God forbid

CyberWolf:
...See as they look Haggard like aboki..

Rawdeal:
People will soon come to this thread saying it's APC or PDP. It is one violent Nigerian doing it to another. You don't have to kill people who don't agree with your views. I'm yet to see Jonathan or Buhari flog their opposition or break bottles on heir heads so I refuse to blame the parties. The choice of violence lies with each person.

Say no to violence. You're killing people over parties that don't give a hoot about ypu

SmartChoices:
Your blood... The blood of your children to the seventh generation yet unborn will be used to cleanse the four corners of Nigeria...Christian boko haram

OREMUSSANCTUS:
lol, buh ya never said anytin wen d apc thugs were killing and destroying pdp properties! Hypocrocy at its peak

SmartChoices:
another useless tribal goat