Nigerians Express Fear Over Another “Odi Massacre” As 2 Soldiers Where Murdered In Rivers Community
Nigerians has reacted over the gruesome murder of two soldiers in Rivers community.
Recall IGBERE TV had reported that Residents of Abonnema community in the Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, have begun leaving the once peaceful area in droves after the killing of two soldiers on Saturday (yesterday).
Nigerian internet users expresses fear that soldiers may invade the community in reprisal attacks drawing references with that of ODI massacre.
IGBERE TV understands that prior to the massacre in ODI, Bayelsea state, twelve members of the Nigerian police were murdered by a gang near Odi community, seven on November 4 1999 and the remainder in the following days. In revenge, the military decided to invade the village but there are reports that the army was ambushed close to the village thus tensions soared,they broke through the ambush and exchanged fire with armed militias in the village who were believed to be using the civilian population as cover this and the “ambush” provocation led to the attack on civilian population and the town’s buildings. Every building in the town except the bank, the Anglican church and the health center was burned to the ground. All of this happened in president Olusegun Obasanjo’s reign.
IGBERE TV gathered that a wide range of estimates have been given for the numbers of civilians killed. Human Rights Watch concluded that “the soldiers must certainly have killed tens of unarmed civilians and that figures of several hundred dead are entirely possible.”Nnimmo Bassey, Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action, claims that nearly 2500 civilians were killed.
See reactions of Nigerian Obtained by IGBERE TV via Nairaland community forum
sehin79
All this rivers boys are Boko haram in making oo
Killing a military soldier.. you have declared war on the government… the army should take it easy there
talktrue1(m):
Election war. Why allow soldiers do the work of police.
These days, you see soldiers controlling traffic and frsc will be there watching
Charmingrascal(m):
Wailers won’t see this now
Operation ODI loading…..
I beg the military to tamper justice with mercy
columbus007(m):
I can never chicken out because of one useless soldier for what. shocked
