A landlord in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, who identified himself only as Emmanuel, has claimed that over 20 persons were killed by soldiers deployed to restore normalcy in the area after suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra attacked three police stations.

Emmanuel alleged that the soldiers in commando style broke into houses to pick residents, adding that most of those arrested had not been seen by their loved ones.

He said, “A pregnant woman died of shock after continuous gunshots. The woman fainted and there was no way to take her to hospital. Some other persons were also hit by stray bullets and died at home because hospitals were closed.

“There are many innocent souls that have lost their lives in Oyigbo. More than 20 persons have been killed. Many people are crying looking for their loved ones.

“In Iriebe where my in-law lives, the army marched from house-to-house breaking into houses looking for stolen guns. If they enter your house and discover two or three boys inside, they would beat them up and tie them up saying they are IPOB members. They (soldiers) even killed some of them.”

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, had on October 21, 2020 imposed a 24-hour curfew and deployed soldiers and other security agents to enforce it.

The State Security Council on Wednesday relaxed the 24-hour curfew in Oyigbo as life was gradually returning to normal.

But the spokesman for the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Major Charles Ekeocha, said the claims against the Army were false, saying its operation in Oyigbo was professional and targeted only at “criminals who killed security operatives and stole their rifles.”

https://punchng.com/landlord-alleges-soldiers-killed-20-in-rivers-community/?amp=1

What kind of journalists do we have in this country?

Would it be too difficult to obtain the identity of those that were allegedly killed?

Do you need the identity of the youth corper's fiancee allegedly killed by a stray bullet?

What a way to build a nation

I'm fed up of this govt... I'M TIRED

Golan007:
What kind of journalists do we have in this country?

Would it be too difficult to obtain the identity of those that were allegedly killed?

some one about above me ask , do need the identity of youth corper fiancee allegedly killed by stray bullet ?

gidgiddy:
A landlord in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, who identified himself only as Emmanuel, has claimed that over 20 persons were killed by soldiers deployed to restore normalcy in the area after suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra attacked three police stations.

Emmanuel alleged that the soldiers in commando style broke into houses to pick residents, adding that most of those arrested had not been seen by their loved ones.

He said, “A pregnant woman died of shock after continuous gunshots. The woman fainted and there was no way to take her to hospital. Some other persons were also hit by stray bullets and died at home because hospitals were closed.

“There are many innocent souls that have lost their lives in Oyigbo. More than 20 persons have been killed. Many people are crying looking for their loved ones.

“In Iriebe where my in-law lives, the army marched from house-to-house breaking into houses looking for stolen guns. If they enter your house and discover two or three boys inside, they would beat them up and tie them up saying they are IPOB members. They (soldiers) even killed some of them.”

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, had on October 21, 2020 imposed a 24-hour curfew and deployed soldiers and other security agents to enforce it.

The State Security Council on Wednesday relaxed the 24-hour curfew in Oyigbo as life was gradually returning to normal.

But the spokesman for the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Major Charles Ekeocha, said the claims against the Army were false, saying its operation in Oyigbo was professional and targeted only at “criminals who killed security operatives and stole their rifles.”

https://punchng.com/landlord-alleges-soldiers-killed-20-in-rivers-community/?amp=1

What professionalism is this jackass, Maj. Charles Ekeocha, on about? Even If these people are remotely “criminals who killed security operatives and stole their rifles.”, does it warrant extrajudicial killing? Where is the due process of the law? In a democratic setting, the military cannot be the judge, prosecutor and executioner.

I think it is very important for people to know that the Nigerian Army has no right to go on a military operation to find stolen weapons. The Nigerian Army has no constitutional right to investigate crime or arrest anyone.

If the Nigerian Army have had their personnel killed and weapons carted away, it becomes a Police matter. The Nigerian Army had no business going to Oyigbo, it should have been the Police

This unnecessary, unwarranted and illegal use of the Nigerian Army to do Police duties which they are not trained for, will cost many people their lives in years to come. The Nigerian Army should stay in their barracks and not come out unless the Police are overwhelmed or if there is war.

The Army are not trained to fight crime, they are trained to kill anything in front of them. Thats why they are most likely to kill many innocent people in any community they go, and cause more trouble.

gidgiddy:
I think it is very important for people to know that the Nigerian Army has no right to go on a military operation to find stolen weapons.

If the Nigerian Army have had their personnel killed and weapons carted away, it becomes a Police matter. The Nigerian Army had no business going to Oyigbo, it should have been the Police

This unnecessary, unwarranted and illegal use of the Nigerian Army to do Police duties which they are not trained for will cost many people their lives in years to come. The Nigerian Army should stay in their barracks and not come out unless the Police are overwhelmed or if there is war.

The Army are not trained to fight crime, they are trained to kill anything in front of them. Thats why they are most like to kill many innocent people in any community they go.

But you have ended SARS.

gidgiddy:
I think it is very important for people to know that the Nigerian Army has no right to go on a military operation to find stolen weapons.

If the Nigerian Army have had their personnel killed and weapons carted away, it becomes a Police matter. The Nigerian Army had no business going to Oyigbo, it should have been the Police

This unnecessary, unwarranted and illegal use of the Nigerian Army to do Police duties which they are not trained for will cost many people their lives in years to come. The Nigerian Army should stay in their barracks and not come out unless the Police are overwhelmed or if there is war.

The Army are not trained to fight crime, they are trained to kill anything in front of them. Thats why they are most like to kill many innocent people in any community they go.

Does the jackass, Maj. Charles Ekeocha, of NDA remotely know anything about his profession? This is major reason Nigeria is called shithole. I guess this Major attended NDA. Anyway, NDA is not even rated as military academy in Africa.

Not only 20, but 10000 people were killed in Oyigbo. Unfortunately, they have no name, family or face.
Some foolish Ipob members killed soldiers, police and stole their guns. They also boasted of being bullet proof. When it was time to test their charms, they started denying who they were. Suddenly, the same group who were "dealing with the army" are now claiming innocence.

That bastard Wike has made the biggest miscalculation of his agbero life. He will not be VP and he will still answer for all the innocent people he has caused to be killed

Everyone knows how Nigeria Army operates,boko haram terrorist are friends to civilians than Nigeria army.



Yet the foolish wike invited them and give them order to kill Obigbo people.

Golan007:


But you have ended SARS.

ENDSARS is waste of time, not because the purpose is wrong, but because even if SARS is ended, nothing will be achieved

Even if SARS is ended, how will it end the military brutality of the Nigerian Army that often arrogate to themselves Police powers they constitutional do not have to go on illegal military operations yo kill innocent people

gidgiddy:


ENDSARS is waste of time, not because the purpose is wrong, but because even if SARS is ended, nothing will be achieved

Even if SARS is ended, how will it end the military brutality of the Nigerian Army that often arrogate to themselves Police powers they constitutional do not have to go on illegal military operations yo kill innocent people

Maybe we can use it to get rid of Buhari and by extension, democracy.

ivolt:
Not only 20, but 10000 people were killed in Oyigbo. Unfortunately, they have no name, family or face.
Some foolish Ipob members killed soldiers, police and stole their guns. They also boasted of being bullet proof. When it was time to test their charms, they started denying who they were. Suddenly, the same group who were "dealing with the army" are now claiming innocence.

Do you not think it is easier for the government to name or identify the six soldiers allegedly killed by the #EndSars protesters than to identify the people from the crowd?

Wike extrajudicial killings won’t go unpunish
And he knows
In no distance time ,he will look back and realize that the path he took is the worst

As I'm typing...

Emperor Wike is busy drinking their blood

Dede1:


Do you not think it is easier for the government to name or identify the six soldiers allegedly killed by the #EndSars protesters than to identify the people from the crowd?

The guy can’t reason beyond his brain,
Don’t expect a machine to run a load beyond its capacity
He only vomited what he think is right

Human life is now the lowest currency denomination in Nigeria, as the government aforetime have reduced human life to mere currency in Nigeria. This has been further fueled by recklessness and greed by various group leaders.

Give names of the 20 people, I am sure he won't be able to do that.

Hearsay and false alarm will lead some people to prison

Moferere:
Give names of the 20 people, I am sure he won't be able to do that.

Hearsay and false alarm will lead some people to prison

But the Army that went there in the first place never gave the names of the six Soldiers that were allegedly killed

gidgiddy:
A landlord in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, who identified himself only as Emmanuel, has claimed that over 20 persons were killed by soldiers deployed to restore normalcy in the area after suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra attacked three police stations.

Emmanuel alleged that the soldiers in commando style broke into houses to pick residents, adding that most of those arrested had not been seen by their loved ones.

He said, “A pregnant woman died of shock after continuous gunshots. The woman fainted and there was no way to take her to hospital. Some other persons were also hit by stray bullets and died at home because hospitals were closed.

“There are many innocent souls that have lost their lives in Oyigbo. More than 20 persons have been killed. Many people are crying looking for their loved ones.

“In Iriebe where my in-law lives, the army marched from house-to-house breaking into houses looking for stolen guns. If they enter your house and discover two or three boys inside, they would beat them up and tie them up saying they are IPOB members. They (soldiers) even killed some of them.”

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, had on October 21, 2020 imposed a 24-hour curfew and deployed soldiers and other security agents to enforce it.

The State Security Council on Wednesday relaxed the 24-hour curfew in Oyigbo as life was gradually returning to normal.

But the spokesman for the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Major Charles Ekeocha, said the claims against the Army were false, saying its operation in Oyigbo was professional and targeted only at “criminals who killed security operatives and stole their rifles.”

https://punchng.com/landlord-alleges-soldiers-killed-20-in-rivers-community/?amp=1

What are the names of the 20 people that got killed gidgiddy?

SaintBishop:
What are the names of the 20 people that got killed gidgiddy?

Same as we dont know the names of the 6 Soldiers that IPOB allegedly killed? So I wonder why the Soldiers went there in the first place since there are no names?

The Igbo nation should decide and make this an Igbo vs ikwerre affair. . The only reason this was allowed to happen was because the inhabitants of the area are igbos and the presiding governor an ikwerre. The recalcitrant branch of the socalled ikwerre nation has been taunting and antagonising the Igbo for way too long it's about time a fight to finish to settle this madness once and for all is initiated. This big brother stand is becoming very unproductive. Some of them helped the federal forces into the hinterlands during the war, resulting in the killing millions in their wake. They went on to steal people's property, calling it ,"abandoned property". Today, They tax Igbo traders mercilessly all over Portharcout on daily basis. Now this. The Igbo man must realize that the best way to stop evil in an evil republic is to meet evil with evil. Our Catholicism is doing us no more good on this score. If Wike is not ruthlessly dealt with on this issue, antagonising igbos will become a reoccurring decimal in most so-called south south states.

There are two things that I've known that always attract divine retribution: theft and murder.

Wike will not go free

He wont be a governor forever

This is terrible

I doubt if they killed any ipob member most of the people killed will surely be innocent igbo people the real ipob members are usually well protected with charms that prevents bullets from penetrating there skin this is what gives them the courage to be confronting the nigerian army.