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MASSOB Threatens Buhari Over Alleged Torture, Detention Of Kanu, Others
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has threatened to drag the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to court over alleged unlawful arrest, torture and detention of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and other agitators in Nigeria.
The leadership of MASSOB petitioned the United Nations, African Union, United States of America, G8 nations and international human right organizations to save IPOB from political annihilation.
MASSOB made this known through a statement signed by the National Director of Information, Comrade Edeson Samuel, and forwarded to newsmen, yesterday.
The group called on the international community to sanction the Nigerian government led by Buhari for allegedly abusing human rights and annihilation of IPOB in Nigeria.
The statement reads in part, “We call on the United Nations, African Union, United States of America, G8 Nations and International Human Rights Organizations to sanction Nigeria state for her anti human rights abuses and terrorist activities of the Fulani tribe backed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.
“This atrocious act of Nigeria government has led to the killings, unlawful arrest, abductions, tortured and detentions of innocent Biafra agitators.
“We wish to inform the people of Biafra that MASSOB has finalized plans through our legal team to sue Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government to the international criminal court of Justice, Hague.
“MASSOB warned that nothing harmful will ever happen to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho and other Biafra/Oduduwa freedom agitators that have been held, tortured, starved and denied medical attention.
“MASSOB condemned the insensitivities of Nigeria combined security agents on swooping on non violence members of Oduduwa Republic agitators in their rally at Lagos.
“Nigeria security brutalities and clampdowns on both Biafra and Oduduwa Republics agitators will never deter us from pursuing our independence goals.
“Muhammadu Buhari is known as a religious fanatic and a tyrannous element who always grabs power forcefully. In 1983 as a military president when he took over power through military coup, he kidnapped Alhaji Umaru Dikko in a foreign country, he tried to smuggle him back to Nigeria in a box before the country’s security personnel intercepted him. Today, it’s Nnamdi Kanu who knows his next victim.”
The group however chided Buhari for re-arresting Kanu and declaring him a terrorist while keeping silent on the activities of murderous and terrorist Fulani herdsmen armed with AK47 rifles. They kill people at will; they are being pampered as the president’s kinsmen.
“MASSOB will continue to keep the world on notice that Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State are the real instigators and sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria.
“The only solution to Nigerian political and ethnic crises is to conduct a referendum to allow the indigenous people to decide if they still want to remain in Nigerian or not,” the group stressed.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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