The Greater Together (New Media) Organization hereby draws the attention of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Inspector General of Police, the International Community and security agencies as well as the general public to our observations. We are deeply worried that inspite the series of local and international condemnations that followed the violent-ridden elections in Rivers State held on 28th March and 11th April respectively, the security agencies, to the best of our knowledge, are yet to investigate, arrest or prosecute anyone in respect to the atrocities of murder and arson unleashed on innocent Nigerians, whose only offense was to belong to and support a political party of their choice, as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution.
Prominently, you may recall that an APC
chieftain from OGBA/EGBEMA/NDONI LGA, Chief Christopher Adube, whose entire
household including himself, wife and four children were gruesomely murdered on
same day, leaving no soul behind in the entire family. This incident occurred
in Obirikom community on 3rd April 2015.
Furthermore, on 17th of February, during
the APC campaign rally at Okrika, cultists and armed gangs, acting on “orders
from above” attacked the large congregation of APC supporters using dangerous
weapons like dynamites, machine guns and machetes. In the ensuing attack, a
police officer, Cpl. Ifeanyi Okorie was killed, also, Mr. Charles Eruka, a
Senior Channels news correspondent was badly stabbed and scores of APC
supporters sustained various degrees of injuries while fleeing from the
attackers.
More so, several individually owned
cars, party campaign vehicles and the entire gadgets used to decorate the venue
were set ablaze at Okrika on same day. Mr. President himself was a witness to
the horrible attacks unleashed on Rivers APC supporters, who were on their way
to his Presidential campaign flag off on 7th of January 2015 in which six APC
members from ward (6) Kaani community in Khana LGA were ambushed and brutalized
by gunmen said to be loyal to the PDP.
Moved by the gruesomeness of the
incidence, President Buhari was compelled to cut short his campaign itinerary
to visit the victims in the hospital. Find below list of some victims that were
murdered and maimed during the elections. s/n Name LGA DATE Description 1 Mr.
Donatus Ikechi Dimkpa Ipo(Ward10) Omuanwa Ward 7 Ozuoha Ward 11 Ikwerre
Murdered 2 Mr. Chimene Chima Wagu Murdered 3 Mr. Sampson Chinnah Murdered 4
Precious Dimiari Pepple, Opobo/Nkoro Murdered 5 Chief Reuben Adube Ogba/Egbema
Idu Community, Ogba/Egbema Krigene in Usomini South Murdered in cold blood with
his two sons and his daughter. 6 Mr Clever Orukwuowu Murdered 7 Chief Hon.
Godspower Ihiaidu, Godspower Ihiadidu was murdered along with several of his
friends. 8 Mr.Miebaka Opuogulaya Okrika Miebaka was murdered in his rented
house, body not found till date 9 Mr Saturday Wakama Wakama was murdered in his
car, body and car also not found till date. 10 Mr Nweke Anthony Ward 3 Omuma
They were both shot 11 Mr. Cosmos Ukulor 12 Mr. Saturday Kirine Tai 28th March
2015 13 Mr. Chigba Appolos Abarikpo in Ward 13 Ward 11 Ahoada 14 Mr Rogers
Konye Konye was shot dead. 15 Mr Kara Sideh 16 Mr Kara Sideh Gwara community
Ward 15 Sideh was shot though he didn’t die, he is now an amputee 17 Mr Lekae
Adoo Adoo was shot on the leg by suspected gun men from Bien Gwara Community.
The gang invaded the venue of APC ward 15 Congress meeting in Gwara. 18 Mr Christopher Eneji March 28th 2015 Eneji was shot by thugs allegedly sent by Sen. Olaka Nwogu on the day of the Presidential /National Assembly elections.
After so much public uproar and condemnation, including an online petition being signed by several members of the public at https://www.change.org/p/nigeria-police-probe-the-murder-of-more-than-90-persons-in-the-2015-elections-in-rivers-state? recruiter=230678186&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
, of the crimes highlighted above, the immediate past Governor of the State, Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, graciously yielded to the people's cry for justice by constituting the Professor Chidi Odinkalu Commission of Inquiry into the heinous crimes committed before, during and after the elections.
However, on assumption of office, Chief Nyesom Wike procured a court judgment barring the constituted Chidi Odinkalu Commission of Inquiry. This desperate bid by Chief Wike and the PDP denied the people justice. Nevertheless, the Prof. Chidi Odinkalu Commission had earlier in her findings unraveled 97 cases of murder, 278 incidents of persons with bodily harms, 83 cases of total destruction of properties etc. This was gathered from the recorded testimonies of about 43 witnesses with written petitions, indicting Chief Nyesom Wike.
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