Politics
Nnamdi Kanu petitions UN, US, Israel over army invasion, killings in South East
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, in a petition to the United Nations, the European Union, the presidents of the United States, Russia and Israel, called on the international community to intervene in what he called invasion of the South-East of Nigeria by soldiers.
The Nigerian Army exercise Operation Python Dance II currently ongoing in the five South East states have generated a lot of tension in the country, especially in Abia State where reports of clashes between the soldiers and IPOB members have resulted in loss of lives.
Following the development, Kanu in the petition dated September 14 and signed by his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, alleged intimidation, torture, arrest, abduction and killing of the people of the region by soldiers.
He said except the international community intervenes in the matter that the invasion would continue.
His petition read in part, that “Unarmed civilians largely made up of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra are now being tortured and murdered in cold blood on a daily basis.
Read also: South East governors proscribe IPOB activities
“We have no doubt that the undisclosed reason for deploying troops in South-Eastern states by the President (Muhammadu) Buhari-led administration is to attack unarmed and defenseless members of the Indigenous People of Biafra who are merely exercising their constitutional guaranteed rights to self-determination.
“The situation in the South-East of Nigeria is serious and demands your urgent action Sir. The modus operandi of the Operation Python Dance II presently adopted by the military deployed in the South-East offends all known rules of professional engagement even in a war zone,” the petition read in part.
RipplesNigeria… without borders, without fears
Click here to join the Ripples Nigeria WhatsApp group for latest updates.
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...