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Amnesty’s report, which it says was based on details from eyewitnesses, morgues and hospitals, says soldiers opened fire on members of IPOB and their supporters in Onitsha, Anambra State during the build up to a march.

The human rights group added that the killings took place during a security operation in the early hours of the morning, shortly before the march when the military raided homes and a church where IPOB members slept.

The Army issued a statement in which it said troops had to “resort to self defense” after IPOB members attacked security agencies with “firearms” and various weapons including dynamite.

It said five members of IPOB were killed, eight wounded while nine were arrested.

“These efforts were in order to de-escalate the palpable tension as well as ward off the apparent threats to lives and property in the general area,” it said.

However, Amnesty said its investigation showed at least 17 people were killed and nearly 50 injured, adding that “the real number is likely to be higher”.

Urging government to investigate, the right group said, “Information gathered by Amnesty International indicates that the deaths of supporters and members of IPOB was the consequence of excessive, and unnecessary use of force.”

The contents of the report were rejected by army spokesman Sani Usman. “The allegations are unfounded,” he said.
http://www.channelstv.com/2016/06/10/amnesty-accuses-nigerian-army-of-killing-at-least-17-unarmed-biafra-protesters/

From daily mail London.
Amnesty International on Friday claimed the Nigerian military shot dead unarmed civilians before a march to mark the anniversary of the 1967 Biafran declaration of independence.

Police have said at least 10 people were killed -- five in the town of Onitsha, Anambra state, and five in Asaba, in neighbouring Delta state -- in violence linked to the commemoration on May 30.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement, which has revived calls for an independent homeland for the Igbo people in southeast Nigeria, claimed at least 35 were killed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3634463/Amnesty-backs-Biafra-groups-shooting-claims.html

Nigerian stocks which rallied to 6 months highs of 28,902.25 points from 27,231.5 points on the day of the statement by the CBN have since lost all their gains and closed at 27,098.18 points yesterday as investors show displeasure at the lack of clarity from policymakers.

“The NPDC’s crude sale for the month is still hampered by Forcados pipeline vandalism, which continued to deny the NPDC of monthly crude oil revenue of about 20.0bn.”

PassingShot:
If you can read to understand you will see ".. and their sympathizers". Omotseye or whoever else falls in that last category my friend.

PassingShot:
IPOB touts and Avenging terrorists plus their sympathizers will go to any length to bring this govt down. But they shall fail as they always do.

DrRasheed:
As far as i will keep sleeping safely, walk and worship safely, surely my thump is always up for buhari

eminikansoso:
do you know that the total population of Ilesha is bigger than that of osogbo
offa is bigger than ishagamu

“We also want 60 per cent of the oil blocs to be allocated to the Niger Deltans just as the Federal Government has also allocated 80 per cent to those who are not from the oil producing area and just as 50 per cent of the resource was used to develop the non-oil area when we were producing cocoa and groundnut as main economic resources, the same 50 percent should be use to develop the Niger Delta region because we are the ones suffering the brunt of oil pollution and degradation in the region”, it further added.

Spokesperson of Ultimate Warrior, as it chose to be addressed, Sibiri Taiowoh, in a statement obtained by our correspondent, said if the FG truly wants peace in the region, it should award 60 per cent oil bloc to indigenous people from the region as its primary demand for a ceasefire.

"A glance at the table showing key appointments made so far underscores the extent of the marginalisation of the south. The summary of appointment shows that the North West which is the president's zone has 26 positions or 44 percent of all appointments he made so far, North East has nine positions or 15 percent, North Central has six positions or 10 percent, South West has seven positions or 11. 8 percent, South South has eight positions or 13.56 percent and the South East three positions or five percent.

"This brings the total for the North to 41 positions or 69.5 percent while the South is left with 18 positions or 30.5 percent."

Gbonigi also condemned activities of armed Fulani herdsmen across the Middle Belt and Southern Nigeria which now constitute a most potent threat to national security.

zeestunner:
Common bros haba if u don't care about ur future think about ur kids future. Don't be bais cos of som fuckin politician that don't giv f about u. Ok is dasuki frm south south,lamido,alex badeh,amosun,haliru,etc are they frm SS?

ambrosedmax:
Whether or not the words were improperly
chewed or revealing what we all failed to notice
won't change the fact that in just about a year in
office, Buhari has managed to rack up far more
regrettable utterances than any President we
have ever heard.

deb:
"WHY NIGER DELTA? NIGER DELTA WHY?
(We Have Lived Peaceably)
.
For 6 years they were silent, why, millions upon millions upon contracts were awarded to them, I tasted not.
Where were you?
.
For 6 years we lived in peace, even when our own brother was sited at the hem of affairs without nothing to show for it, you all were mute. Why didn't you speak?
.
For 6 years no good water, no good education, our roads were not motorable, but we had peace.
Where were you then?
.
For 6 years the inherited East West Road could not be completed, where were you?
.
For 6 years the Niger Delta Struggle went into extinction, where were you?
.
For 6 years the Ogoni land could not be cleaned up, where were you?
.
For six years no refinery was functional in the Niger Delta Region, where were you?
.
For 6 years the EPZ project located in Warri could not be made to function, where were you
?
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For 6 years we can not boast of a standard airport, sea port or railway line, even a Federal University or Polytechnic, where were you then?
.
For 6 years we have swallowed all this things, and in those 6 years we smiled and laughed as though everything was OK.
.
Our brother failed us:
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Our brother instead of building institution for us took it to the North just for election purpose.
.
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Now why are you here to stir up troubled waters?
.
You build mansion for yourself and leave comfortably, but now, we have been driven out of our patched and poorly furnished homes, why?
.
You bought yourself expensive cars in flits, but we have only our canoes and legs to move on, why trouble us?
.
You have Billions of Naira in your bank account, but the few money we make from the sales of fish have been rented in shreds.
Why?
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You hide yourself in a fortified location while we are exposed to mosquitoes, ants and wild animals and molested by armed force men, why?
.
Are you a blessing or a curse.
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Why put us at the front as your defence when you care little about our feelings and predicaments. Why?
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Our children are lost at present in the creeks why your children are outside the country schooling.
Why?
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Why engage in a fight and run into hiding and then leave us to bear the cross of your actions?
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Please this is too much for us to bear, we are fed up of this selfish agitation.
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Where is Tompolo with our development money, where is Asari Dokubo who instead of building a standard academy in his village took it outside Nigeria.
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Our tears will not be in vain."



Is his opinion reflective of SS people?

jaso1:
Avengers can be meaningful and resourceful if they truly fighting the right people that were opportune to represent Niger Delta but failed to develop the region. However, it is evil and hypocrite to agitate for freedom of corrupt elites through the means of bombing your soil and inviting crisis to innocent people of same Niger dellta, who go about peacefully to secure their daily means despite hardship melted on them as a result of mismanagement and corruption by their own blood.
During gej mismanagement regime, the so call government Tompolo rise from blood sucking militant to one of the richest individuals in the Niger delta. He was so powerful that a project meant to develop the region was obstructed if not cancel. This was because he had access to Aso rock and the unaccounted funds was flowing steadily into his purse at the detriment of his people he claimed to be fighting for, who is deceiving who?
To those who still believe in this caricature, scavengers and unrepentant thieves I advise you make use of your senses which God gave you. Don't wait for devil to teach you how to use it. Speaking in support of these guys is ungodly with enormous consequence. Tompolo, as at yesterday report is in Libia. Dokubo has school in Benin Republic. Ibori is in prison. Alameisegha has gone. Gej and his she popo are cooperating with EFCC. Desani is hiding in London. Gej brother is in efcc net.
My question to you e-abuse warriors: how has these people contributed to your lives?

mayorchelsea:
Maybe you aren't bragging about it probably because you are learned but your 'brothers' are flaunting it by holding us to ransom even though their struggle is understandable