₦airaland Forum

And please don't mention Buhari because he's a religious bigot! He killed journalists via retrospective decrees

If you follow Nigerian history well, you'll remember that OBJ was a big part of the Murtala Muhammed administration.

And I pray the next Odi masacre would be in Mamajama's village where all your family in Nigeria reside so that soldier would kill all your brothers and rape all your sisters because some miscreants in your area killed police. So that you would come to Nairaland and applaud the president
AMEN

I obviously think there is a misconception of what I am getting at here.
My attack on Wole Soyinka has nothing to do with the death of Ige, but everything to do with the resolution of him and his fellow Nobel Lauretts in far away USA that our elections should be cancelled.
On Soyinka supporting Utomi, that public declaration, which only exists on the pagesof the newspaper, came only when Atiku's chances of taking part in the election was looking blique. If you you followed Soyinka's comments in the past 18months you will know where am coming from.

On the Ige issue:
Go to the thread "Bola Ige killed by drug barons" I have refused to post anything there reason being that as much as I have never denied my love for OBJ you can't obviously exonorate him from the death of Bola Ige. If you do not blame him for masterminding the death of Ige you must blame him for failing to unearth those behind the death of a serving Atorney General of Nigeria. Though I do also think if OBJ actually masterminded the death of Ige then that is such a shame as it will be a school boy act from a General. He should have known that with the then political atmosphere he will be held responsible for whatever happened to Ige.

Politics and leadership is full of intrigues, sometimes lower officers or lower politicians in the rank of leadership tend to errorneously anticipate the desires of the head and execute some unnecessary acts, sometimes even the opposition could attack the enemy of the President to blackmail him, sometimes enemies of the President could be killed by the normal social vices. But trust conspiracy theorist they will always see the political undertones and sometimes the President might even be blackmailing himself more by trying to deny it, in times like this the best option is quiet diplomacy. OBJ should not have commented openly on the death of Bola ige last week since he is the no.1 suspect.
For me I am not going to place any prejudice on the deaths of Ige, Marshal harry, A.K.Dikibo, Rimi's Son when I have no proofs to back them up. I will keep an open mind until investigations are complete and no outcome will suprise me including indictment of OBJ.

What I saw in Odi reminds me of a phrase in Latin: hori willet wizzle, meaning horrible sight, agonizing, embarrassing, shameful. This was what I saw. I saw a degradation of human habitation and sadness written on the faces of hapless and helpless women, faces that showed mourning." Even the Butcher of Abuja did not do this! I hope one day Obasanjo will be put on trial for this, the murder of Lady Kuti, and other heinous crimes that apparently doesn't bother the conscience of this 'born again christian'. How any human being can support this sort of thing, especially in a 'democracy' is way beyond my imagination" , Senator Durojaiye

1. On 19 November 1999 the Federal Government of Nigeria declared a full-scale war against the Ijaw ethnic tribe on the orders of General Olusegun Obasanjo. A combat battalion invaded Odi - a town that lies on the eastern verge of the upper part of the Nun River. The unprovoked attack was aimed at arresting Ijaw youths who demonstrated against the Yorubas who massacred Ijaws in Lagos.

STRENGTH

2. A full combat battalion was used to invade Odi in Bayelsa State. Details are as follows:
a) 22 five ton vehicles loaded with about 1,500 troops
b) 4 armored personnel carriers i.e. APCs mounted with machine guns
c) 3 eighty-one millimeter mortar guns have been used in bombing Odi from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Nov. 20 1999
d) 2 pieces of 105 mm Howitzer Artillery guns were also used on November 20, 1999 in bombing Odi.
e) 2 naval patrol sea crafts mounted with machine guns
f) Conventionally equipped machine guns of a combat battalion

DISPOSITION

3. The operational combat force of the Federal Government of Nigeria has been positioned as follows:

a) Blocking the only road leading to the Bayelsa State capital (Yenagoa) and terrorizing innocent civilians.
b) Heavily armed roadblocks have been mounted at Patani on the road linking Lagos, Warri and Port Harcourt with the Nigerian army terrorizing innocent travelers and civilians along the road.
c) The main fighting troops are concentrated at Kaiama and the Kaiama and Odi junction.
d) One naval patrol craft is positioned in Patani and another is positioned in Kaiama.
e) The APCs and the 81 mm mortar guns are positioned on Okoso Bridge in Sampou East - West Road.

INTENTION

4. The likely intention of the Federal Government of Obasanjo is to create a military build up in Bayelsa State and prepare invasion of Odi and other Communities for the following agenda amongst others:

a) To whip up sentiments in the International community and the national assembly and declare a state of emergency in Bayelsa State by all means.
b) Suspend the governor of Bayelsa State. To this end, the invading army has cordoned of the whole state.
c) To destroy the Niger Delta struggle using this invasion as a diversionary measure.
d) Obasanjo to continue the agenda of unprovoked aggression against the Ijaws as a Yoruba man who is the President with enormous powers.
e) It is likely that the Nigerian Navy is being used to block the Coastal waterways to silence the Niger Delta struggle.