Unic Press UK: Amnesty International, SERAP and several others have alleged that the Nigerian military is invading private homes in Oyigbo Local Government Area, a part of Rivers States of Nigeria with the massive presence of the Igbo tribe.
—Amnesty International is receiving disturbing information from #Oyigbo, Rivers state.
—Despite the existing curfew, soldiers are allegedly invading homes.
—Some residents reported seeing dead bodies on the street, allegedly shot by soldiers. #Oyigbo #Rivers— Amnesty International Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) November 1, 2020
BREAKING: We're concerned about reports of grave human rights violations by Nigerian military in #Oyigbo, Rivers state.
We urge @MBuhari to immediately order a probe into the reports and ensure perpetrators are prosecuted.
Authorities must end attacks on Nigerians in #Oyigbo
— SERAP (@SERAPNigeria) November 1, 2020
—We are calling on the military authorities to exercise restraint and stop the killings. #Oyigbo #Rivers
— Amnesty International Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) November 1, 2020
Please pray for the people of Oyigbo in Rivers State, Nigeria. A relatively peaceful and lively community has become stale and moribund. pic.twitter.com/QbvqdfXp3u
— Fr. Kevin Chukwurah (@Chukwurahkevin) November 1, 2020
The quest for a just solution to NIGERIA is a burden borne by the #IPOB in loneliness & blood. A loneliness that temporarily abated with #EndSARS. But after the #LekkiMassacre, the ‘new allies’ seemed to have retreated & left the #IPOB to carry the cross ALONE at #Obigbo.
— aloy ejimakor (@AloyEjimakor) October 31, 2020
It’s highly irresponsible & dangerous for @GovWike to conclude – without any investigations – that it’s #IPOB members that killed ‘security personnel’ at #Obigbo.
Dear #LittleHitler, if any #Biafran loses his life in these your antics, you will be held eternally responsible.
— Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (@MaziNnamdiKanu) October 29, 2020
Following widespread allegations that the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, is responsible for the Oyigbo mayhem, because he is the chief security officer of the state, the state government issued a statement.
In a statement signed by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Rivers State Governor, Kelvin Ebiri, the Government denied responsibility for the grave situation in Oyigbo.
“…the narrative that Igbos were being killed by the military is intended to shift attention from the despicable activities of IPOB – Indigenous People of Biafra – in Oyigbo.”
The state government added that “IPOB killed 6 Army Officers and 4 Police Officers.”
I NEVER ORDERED MILITARY TO KILL IGBOS IN OYIGBO https://t.co/Vjjt9mGTdO pic.twitter.com/lCR7FC3sdk
— Gov N E Wike Information. (@GovWike) November 2, 2020
In a tweet on the situation in Oyigbo, where a majority of the inhabitants are Igbo – one of the three major tribes in the country – the self-acclaimed supreme leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, said:
“As usual, Nigeria’s media houses have been encouraging @GovWike in his genocide at #obigbo with their criminal silence. I find this immoral stance nauseating. It seems horrors of this magnitude has to be witnessed in Lagos before it gets reported. @GovWike is a mass murderer.”
Nigeria media silence on the ongoing @GovWike inspired genocide in #Obigbo by @HQNigerianArmy is noted for posterity sake. Social commentators have gone silent, vocal critics of self determination agitators are nowhere to be found. Hypocrites! pic.twitter.com/GHBxm4gyqc
— Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (@MaziNnamdiKanu) November 1, 2020
