AMASIRI COMMUNITY APPEALS 72-HOUR ULTIMATUM, DENIES ALLEGED KILLINGS AND ABDUCTIONS, ALLEGES GRAVE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, CALLS FOR URGENT FEDERAL, INTL INTERVENTION
The Amasiri Community of Afikpo Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, hereby formally appeal the 72-hour ultimatum issued by the Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, directing the community to produce the severed heads of alleged victims and return persons reportedly abducted in connection with the recent violence in Edda. We state categorically,…
Omga007Bespoke Urban Luxury Ltd Donates 600 Bags of Cement to Boost NUJ FCT Ultramodern Congress Hall Project
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has received a significant boost toward the completion of its Ultramodern Congress Hall project, following the donation of 600 bags of cement by indigenous firm, Bespoke Urban Luxury Limited At a brief handover ceremony in Abuja supervised by Arc Junias John Akaito and Kolade Oluwajuwkn Olaoye, the…
The Amasiri-Oso Conflict : The Then, The Now, The Expectations & All of Us
A Rejoinder to the post made by my brother and friend, Anya Igu Idika Greetings to you. The killîng and behěading of about four Oso-Edda residents and destruction of properties have received condemnation from different quarters, including respected Amasiri sons and daughters. If you have not read/heard that from anyone, I did. The Then“The Ebonyi…
CONVENTIONAL GENOCIDE AGAINST AMASIRI COMMUNITY
We the People of Amasiri call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to intervene and instruct the National Boundaries Commission to supervise the Demarcation of the said Portion of land in contention as soon as possible and the Service Chiefs to intervene. The purported claim by the 82 Division of the Nigeria Army that the military…
NUJ President Reaffirms Commitment to Reposition IIJ as Alumni Holds Inaugural Congress in Abuja
By Cynthia Talatu Batuta The Proactive President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Alhassan Yahya Abdul, has reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to repositioning the International Institute of Journalism (IIJ) as a globally competitive centre of excellence for journalism training in Nigeria. Comrade Abdul gave the assurance on Friday during the inaugural congress…
MILITARY INCURSION IN AMASIRI BASED ON BIASE JUDGEMENT AND PREJUDICE TO NATURAL LAW
Land disputes involving Izzi Communities in Ebonyi state have persisted from the year 2023 through early 2026, characterised by violent clashes, fatalities, and government intervention without military invasion of a particular community 2.The major conflict areas include boundary disputes with neighbouring communities, resulting in the destruction of homes, farmlands, and loss of lives. 3.In December…
Response to the Press Statement by 82 Division Nigerian Army on Amasiri
The people of Amasiri strongly reject the attempt by the Nigerian Army to rebrand violence, intimidation, and collective punishment as a “peacekeeping operation.” While the Army claims its deployment was to protect innocent citizens, the lived reality in Amasiri tells a very different story. Since the arrival of troops, unarmed civilians have been brutalized, homes…
Urgent Intl Humanitarian Appeal : Call for Protection of Civilians, Human Rights Monitoring, and Peace Intervention in Amasiri, Nigeria
By Concerned Sons and daughters of Amasiri To:The United Nations (UN)Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)Amnesty InternationalHuman Rights WatchInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)Foreign Missions and International PartnersGlobal Civil Society and Humanitarian Organisations Subject: Urgent Request for International…