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MILITANTS SAY NIGERIA's SECURITY AGENTS ARE REPRESSIVE
* Want President Yar'Adua To Curb Their Excesses
by Akanimo Sampson,
MILITANTS of the Niger Delta have accused the country's armed security forces of being repressive. They
therefore want President Umar Yar'Adua to curb their excesses in a bid to salvage the current democratic
order from collapse.
Spokesman of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Jomo Gbomo, in a detailed
on-line statement yesterday claimed that in Nigeria today, a good proportion of the citizenry have a military
brutality story to tell; whether it is witnessing, being involved themselves, or knowing someone who has been
involved.
''What has been pathetic all this while is the acceptance of this madness by the public who took such public
abuse and rights infringement as a way of life - until now. Even the legendary Afro beat king, Fela, was not
spared during his life time and recorded a song on his experience for generations to know we have a sick
military''.
According to them, ''it is as if Barrack Obama, the next president of the United States has suddenly opened
our eyes to this malady from the same institution mandated to protect it's citizens. It is as if Obama's message
of change and the audacity of hope was not only to his American people but also to people the world over to
realize that the era of accepting the status quo is over. Ms Uzoma Okere as well as the witnesses to her
assault and the person who recorded the scene must have been affected by the season of change and
decided that enough is enough of this nonsense by the men in uniform''.
Continuing, they said the reaction by these people who refused to be cowered by decades of fear from the
intimidating symbol of uniform, horse whips, guns and sirens is the beginning of what will soon become a
revolution in Nigeria. What may have incensed the naval ratings and their admiral was the audacity of a
bloody civilian. They could not understand why a woman at that could be bold to fight back or react after
being flogged for not moving her car in a hurry; even if she had to drive it into a ditch to make way for the
lords in uniform.
''Observing young military graduands who are just commissioned will give an idea of the doctrine and mind
set of our armed forces. First they are let loose into a civil society with an attitude of superiority. Notice the
type of stickers they stick on their wind screen such as "combatant", which is the same thing as the signs on
gates which reads 'beware of dog' or a warning on the cage of an animal in a zoo.
''Then peek into the car and you will see other paraphernalia of terror such as horse whips and belt on the
dash board. As if these are not enough, you will find a beret strategically placed at the dashboard or a sun
scorched dusty peak cap of a naval officer proudly displayed at the rear like some sort of trophy or
ornament while some even hang their uniforms as a permanent wardrobe for good effect. In all fairness to
them, this strategy has been working effectively for decades. Some have even used it to marry girls who are
attracted to this form of power", they said.
The insurgents said Ms. Okere should count herself lucky because ,she is the daughter of one of them and
secondly the incident happened in the city of Lagos where the governor is exhibiting change. Her
counterparts in the Niger Delta have not been so lucky where they are beaten to a state of stupor or raped in
addition for good measure! For the men, cases of abuse are taken to the extreme where extra-judicial killings
is not a big deal because there is no case to answer.
They argued that because of the unrest caused by those seeking positive change in the Niger Delta region,
the government has decided to look the other way to the brutal atrocities of the officers and men of the
Nigerian armed forces.
''The behavior of these men is a form of insecurity, mental challenge and
cowardice. There should be a mass psychiatric evaluation of all officers and men and no one should be
exempted because they all behave the same but in various degree. Their wives, many of whom are enduring
the union "for the sake of the children" are still hanging in there hoping one day the men will not see them as
battering objects.
''It is such behavior that has given rise to armed militia such as our group, MEND. Many of us have been
victims of military abuse at one time or the other. We have witnessed first hand that the military are not
trained to accommodate peaceful demonstrations or dialogue when it comes to the issue of oil.
''When impoverished villagers are mowed down with machine guns from helicopters owned by the oil
companies to dislodge peaceful protesters from an oil platform who are fed up with pollution and spillages
that ravage their source of livelihood, it breeds hardened boys who realize that the only way to deal with a
bully is to match his strength'', they said.
For the militants, the power of a soldier is his gun over the defenseless civilian, adding, give a civilian the
same gun and you find quickly that the man who harassed you in town becomes a cry baby in the face of an
armed confrontation inside the creek.
According to MEND, ''there has been many occasions we have had confrontations with soldiers and our
fighters have been amused back at the camp recalling how cowardly the all mighty naval rating or soldier
cower with fear. On one particular incident, a soldier actually defecated in his trousers and others have been
known to urinate. Yet this same individual would feel
like a superman in town because he knows that he his dealing with men and women who can only fight back
at best with their fists''. Journalists, they went on, ''have not been spared from this brutality. Recently the
Punch correspondent in Port Harcourt suffered a brutal beating in the hands of the cousins of our armed
forces, the police force. The time will come when the masses will revolt against these barbarians if they are
not checked on time. The admiral and his over zealous ratings should be set as scape goats for others to
learn from because if they get away with this, from what we saw. In Lagos, a mob will quickly conduct jungle
justice on our uniformed men if they continue acting as rabid animals''.
* Want President Yar'Adua To Curb Their Excesses
by Akanimo Sampson,
MILITANTS of the Niger Delta have accused the country's armed security forces of being repressive. They
therefore want President Umar Yar'Adua to curb their excesses in a bid to salvage the current democratic
order from collapse.
Spokesman of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Jomo Gbomo, in a detailed
on-line statement yesterday claimed that in Nigeria today, a good proportion of the citizenry have a military
brutality story to tell; whether it is witnessing, being involved themselves, or knowing someone who has been
involved.
''What has been pathetic all this while is the acceptance of this madness by the public who took such public
abuse and rights infringement as a way of life - until now. Even the legendary Afro beat king, Fela, was not
spared during his life time and recorded a song on his experience for generations to know we have a sick
military''.
According to them, ''it is as if Barrack Obama, the next president of the United States has suddenly opened
our eyes to this malady from the same institution mandated to protect it's citizens. It is as if Obama's message
of change and the audacity of hope was not only to his American people but also to people the world over to
realize that the era of accepting the status quo is over. Ms Uzoma Okere as well as the witnesses to her
assault and the person who recorded the scene must have been affected by the season of change and
decided that enough is enough of this nonsense by the men in uniform''.
Continuing, they said the reaction by these people who refused to be cowered by decades of fear from the
intimidating symbol of uniform, horse whips, guns and sirens is the beginning of what will soon become a
revolution in Nigeria. What may have incensed the naval ratings and their admiral was the audacity of a
bloody civilian. They could not understand why a woman at that could be bold to fight back or react after
being flogged for not moving her car in a hurry; even if she had to drive it into a ditch to make way for the
lords in uniform.
''Observing young military graduands who are just commissioned will give an idea of the doctrine and mind
set of our armed forces. First they are let loose into a civil society with an attitude of superiority. Notice the
type of stickers they stick on their wind screen such as "combatant", which is the same thing as the signs on
gates which reads 'beware of dog' or a warning on the cage of an animal in a zoo.
''Then peek into the car and you will see other paraphernalia of terror such as horse whips and belt on the
dash board. As if these are not enough, you will find a beret strategically placed at the dashboard or a sun
scorched dusty peak cap of a naval officer proudly displayed at the rear like some sort of trophy or
ornament while some even hang their uniforms as a permanent wardrobe for good effect. In all fairness to
them, this strategy has been working effectively for decades. Some have even used it to marry girls who are
attracted to this form of power", they said.
The insurgents said Ms. Okere should count herself lucky because ,she is the daughter of one of them and
secondly the incident happened in the city of Lagos where the governor is exhibiting change. Her
counterparts in the Niger Delta have not been so lucky where they are beaten to a state of stupor or raped in
addition for good measure! For the men, cases of abuse are taken to the extreme where extra-judicial killings
is not a big deal because there is no case to answer.
They argued that because of the unrest caused by those seeking positive change in the Niger Delta region,
the government has decided to look the other way to the brutal atrocities of the officers and men of the
Nigerian armed forces.
''The behavior of these men is a form of insecurity, mental challenge and
cowardice. There should be a mass psychiatric evaluation of all officers and men and no one should be
exempted because they all behave the same but in various degree. Their wives, many of whom are enduring
the union "for the sake of the children" are still hanging in there hoping one day the men will not see them as
battering objects.
''It is such behavior that has given rise to armed militia such as our group, MEND. Many of us have been
victims of military abuse at one time or the other. We have witnessed first hand that the military are not
trained to accommodate peaceful demonstrations or dialogue when it comes to the issue of oil.
''When impoverished villagers are mowed down with machine guns from helicopters owned by the oil
companies to dislodge peaceful protesters from an oil platform who are fed up with pollution and spillages
that ravage their source of livelihood, it breeds hardened boys who realize that the only way to deal with a
bully is to match his strength'', they said.
For the militants, the power of a soldier is his gun over the defenseless civilian, adding, give a civilian the
same gun and you find quickly that the man who harassed you in town becomes a cry baby in the face of an
armed confrontation inside the creek.
According to MEND, ''there has been many occasions we have had confrontations with soldiers and our
fighters have been amused back at the camp recalling how cowardly the all mighty naval rating or soldier
cower with fear. On one particular incident, a soldier actually defecated in his trousers and others have been
known to urinate. Yet this same individual would feel
like a superman in town because he knows that he his dealing with men and women who can only fight back
at best with their fists''. Journalists, they went on, ''have not been spared from this brutality. Recently the
Punch correspondent in Port Harcourt suffered a brutal beating in the hands of the cousins of our armed
forces, the police force. The time will come when the masses will revolt against these barbarians if they are
not checked on time. The admiral and his over zealous ratings should be set as scape goats for others to
learn from because if they get away with this, from what we saw. In Lagos, a mob will quickly conduct jungle
justice on our uniformed men if they continue acting as rabid animals''.