By Jasmine Okogeri
I need you to hear me clearly because what’s happening right now is not just a crisis. It’s a nightmare. A systematic, calculated campaign of terror that is being carried out against every single one of us, the Amasiri People. Our Crime Our Natural Resources. Story for another Day.
Imagine this: your brothers, your fathers, your sons 350 of our men are being held in detention on false charges. They’re being accused of murder and the unlawful possession of four heads charges that are not only absurd but clearly fabricated.
And today, seven young boys children who have never harmed anyone were captured, beaten at the flyover, and then taken to an unknown location. Can you imagine the pain of a mother who doesn’t know where her son is? The fear of a father who can’t protect his child?
And the worst part? This wasn’t an accident. This was a trap. The invitation for a meeting was a ploy a deliberate deception designed to lure every man from Amasiri into a situation where they could be captured with ease. They knew we would come, knowing we value peace and dialogue. But they used our trust against us.
Now, they’ve surrounded us completely. Every corner of our community is under surveillance. They’ve set up checkpoints at:
- Along Poperi to ACSA, through Uji and the block industry
- Near and along Setraco residence, behind the ACSA football field
- Along Dr. Omaka’s residence road, leading to the Amasiri Junction/Ibii road
And their plan is clear systematically arrest every male child of Amasiri origin planing to travel out of the community. This isn’t about law and order. This is about ethnic cleansing. This is about a government that has decided that our lives don’t matter.
But here’s what I need you to understand: we are not powerless. We are not alone. The world is watching. And we have the power to stop this.
We need every single one of you to act now. Share this information. Call your representatives. Contact human rights organizations. Post on social media. Make sure the world knows what’s happening in Amasiri.
Because if we don’t speak up now, if we don’t demand justice now, then we’re all complicit in this horror.
I know some of you may be afraid. I know some of you may feel helpless. But I’m telling you this: when you stand with us, when you demand justice, when you make your voice heard then we are not alone.
We are not just fighting for our community. We are fighting for the very soul of Nigeria. We are fighting to ensure that no Nigerian community is ever treated this way again.
So I’m begging you to be our voice. To demand that our government uphold the Constitution. To ensure that no Nigerian child is ever beaten, arrested, or disappeared because of their ethnicity.
Share this message. Demand action. Save Amasiri. Because if we don’t stand up for them, who will stand up for us? Amasiri Bleeds. Death toll Rises. Senior Citizens dying due to lack of medical attention. Nigerian Red Cross Societies Where are You. NAWOJ, SWS, Civil Societies arise and condemn this act.
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