By Akpokona Omafuaire
WARRI
- THE National Association of Gbaramatu Students (NAGS) has described
the military siege to some Gbaramatu communities by the military in the
wake of recent bombing of pipeline as 'dastard and unholy'.
This
was contained in a press statement issued yesterday in Warri by Comrade
Ekpemupolo Seiyefa, President and Comrade Ituebi. I. Onimide, Secretary
General.
The
statement said that the military action could be best described as
Rambo-like invasion as the perpetrators could be invaders from other
places whose ulterior motives is to bring the Kingdom down.
"The
invation of Okpeleama, a community in Gbaramatu is like scene
reminiscent of the 2009 military invasion of the kingdom as if has
inarguably the inhabitants of the kingdom a mixed feeling of war and
terror.
"Consequently,
people have started relocating to other places for safety. The
invasion has further crippled academic, economic and social activities
in the peace Loving and law abiding kingdom.
"In
the midst of this undeserving anarchy and strife sponsored by the
Federal Government and the JTF in the Kingdom, it is appalling to know
that the people of Gbaramatu know little or nothing as regards the
reason for the invasion.
"Looking
into the recent moves be it "holy"or "unholy" by the Federal
Government of Nigeria and the JTF critically, We the Members of The
National Association of Gbaramatu Students (NAGS) have resolved and to
submit that, It is illogical, inhuman, barbaric and dastadly." the
statement said.
NAGS further stated that "for a
government that is instituted to bring Peace, development, and unity
among its subordinates but is found harrassing, intimidating, witch
hunting and invading the same helpless subordinates it is expected to
protect.
"It is our take that we condemn the
act of invasion and the wrong signals the JTF is sending out to the rest
of this country and the international community at large."
The
group task the federal government to be diligent in finding who the
perpetrators are rather than succumb to blacmail by people suspected to
be enemies of the kingdom who are out to aveenge personal vendetta.
"We
are yet to recover from the inhunan invasion and bombadment of
Gbaramatu kingdom aptly sponsored by the federal Government of Nigeria
in 2009, in the name of fighting insurgency.
"We
are still mourning our aged fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and
children mercilessly, coldly, and brutally murdered by JTF.
"Consequently,
we would wish to charge the Federal Government and the JTF to refrain
from blind and ill motive onslaught on the highly devastated,
marginalised and exploited but still peace loving Gbaramatu people.
"This
is because Gbaramatu kingdom is not at war, neither is it a safe haven
to terrorists, as we presently perceive in the Northern part of Nigeria.
"We
charge the Buhari and the APC led Federal Government to deliver their
campaign promises to Nigerians and distance themselves from witch-hunt
and the infringement of the rights of the sons and daughters of
Gbaramatu kingdom.
"It
would be laughable, amusing and completely absurd to well meaning and
right thinking Nigerians and the international community that the Buhari
led Federal Government in their claims of fighting corruption have
narrowed down their tools of investigation to that of Rambo-like
invasion of a whole kingdom.
"The act is said
to be barbaric, rascally, demonic and crafty as the result of the on
going invasion will be that of social unrest and the complete stoppage
of economic, academic, and other activities in the oil rich Gharamatu
kingdom.
"We
are also aware of the finger-pointing and names calling of High Chief
Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo and other law abiding
indigenes of Gbaramatu as being responsible for the recent vandalization
of High Presure oil pipelines located in Okpeleama of Gbaramatu
kingdom.
"We
wish to state here that, nobody or group of persons under any unbrella
have claimed responsibility of the dastardly act hence; we advice the
Federal Government to desist from its obnoxious attempts of blackmailing
our resource statemen and women to carryout its hidden agenda of
crippling and destroying every atom of peace in the kingdom that will
fast track development, academic activities and human capacity
devrlopment."
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