Five out of over a hundred residents of Obigbo (Oyigbo) in Rivers State secretly held at the Nigerian Army’s Alpha Military Commando Base in Suleja, Niger State, have lost their lives, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) announced today, Wednesday, August 11, 2021.
A statement signed by the group’s Principal Officers; Emeka Umeagbalasi, Obianuju Igboeli, and Esq., Chidimma Udegbunam, Esq. gave the names of the victims as Thomas Ekwueme, Pius Onochie, Obinna Akapuru, Monday Ifeanyi and Tobechukwu Odoka.
Intersociety regretted that out of about 550 abducted Obigbo residents, “not less than 134 are still not independently located and are still languishing in secret military custodies, only known to the Nigerian Army.”
The rights group, however, announced the release of a fresh batch of 107 detainees. (See list below)
It said that “their release followed a court bail granted to them a week or two ago and perfection of their bail conditions. The 107 mostly Igbo Christian citizens of Obigbo residency have also successfully rejoined their families and other loved ones over nine months after they were waylaid by soldiers of the Nigerian Army on their way back from work or going to work and other legitimate social activities and abducted and disappeared.”
Intersociety recalled that soldiers “had on 21st Oct 2020 invaded the Obigbo part of Rivers State following the State-wide broadcast by Governor Nyesom Wike who hastily and maliciously accused the Indigenous People of Biafra of masterminding the EndSARS protests in the State that led to death of dozens of civilians and security personnel and destruction of some public properties. The Governor had played into the hands of the lopsidedly composed Nigerian Army which cashed in on his broadcast to lay the area under siege and go on killing spree leading to the death of not less than 102 civilians in two months, during which no fewer than 550 were abducted and private properties worth hundreds of millions of naira burnt or destroyed.”
The rights group, however, announced the release of a fresh batch of 107 detainees. (See list below)
It said that “their release followed a court bail granted to them a week or two ago and perfection of their bail conditions. The 107 mostly Igbo Christian citizens of Obigbo residency have also successfully rejoined their families and other loved ones over nine months after they were waylaid by soldiers of the Nigerian Army on their way back from work or going to work and other legitimate social activities and abducted and disappeared.”
Intersociety recalled that soldiers “had on 21st Oct 2020 invaded the Obigbo part of Rivers State following the State-wide broadcast by Governor Nyesom Wike who hastily and maliciously accused the Indigenous People of Biafra of masterminding the EndSARS protests in the State that led to death of dozens of civilians and security personnel and destruction of some public properties. The Governor had played into the hands of the lopsidedly composed Nigerian Army which cashed in on his broadcast to lay the area under siege and go on killing spree leading to the death of not less than 102 civilians in two months, during which no fewer than 550 were abducted and private properties worth hundreds of millions of naira burnt or destroyed.”
The statement further said: “With the release of 107 Obigbo abductees in addition to release on 29/30th June 2021 of 26 others held by DSS and previous release of a total 283 other abductees; a total of 416 of the 550 abductees have been freed through various Court bails. In other words, not less than 134 are still not independently located and are still languishing in secret military custodies, only known to the Nigerian Army. It must be remembered that till date, the authorities of the Nigerian Army have kept mute over the abductions and disappearances; refusing to speak on why they were abducted and held in captivity for almost ten months without trial. Intersociety had in its statement of 6th July 2021 released names of the 112 abductees including the four (now five in number) that died.
“Sadly, among those 112 abductees, secretly held at the Nigerian Army’s Alpha Military Commando Base in Suleja, Niger State, five have lost their lives; namely: Thomas Ekwueme, Pius Onochie, Obinna Akapuru, Monday Ifeanyi and Tobechukwu Odoka.”
Below are the names and states of origin of those recently released in Suleja-Abuja.
NAMES AGES STATE
Benjamin Eze 27 ANAMBRA
Paul Uwazieike 22 ABIA
Humphrey vickie 38 EBONYI
Peter Umeze 20 IMO
OdemgboIsreal 26 ANAMBRA
Prince Achi 30 ABIA
Wie Gift 25 EBONYI
KamsoIgnatus 27 ANAMBRA
Chibuike Ochi 29 ANAMBRA
Bobo Ochi 32 IMO
Mensah Boniface 44 ENUGU
Elechi Sylvester 29 ENUGU
AmadiChinasa 30 IMO
Okeke Zachariah 41 IMO
Mebechi Justice 35 ABIA
AnwulukaDieide 22 EBONYI
Alphonsus white 47 EBONYI
Saturday Amonwa 24 EBONYI
Daniel Onwubiko 31 IMO
SupuruOnochie 22 IMO
Clifford Francis 25 ABIA
EmekaUgbochi 26 ABIA
EchefunaUchenna 24 ABIA
Anthony Okpara 31 IMO
Godswill Ike 30 IMO
IkennaAbuoma 29 ENUGU
Paul Nwille 28 ABIA
Okochi Emmanuel 27 ANAMBRA
Richard Okoli 28 ANAMBRA
Imma Sunny 27 ANAMBRA
Johnson Akabuku 26 IMO
MichealAzubuike 24 EBONYI
Oku Confidence 22 EBONYI
Mark Uche 22 EBONYI
Mr Dominic Asiema 20 ABIA
Freedom Acalpu 21 ABIA
Nsikak Friday 20 EBONYI
ChinonsoAmaechi 25 EBONYI
Bright Sunday 26 ABIA
OkparaDinma 48 ABIA
John Igweba 21 ABIA
HumpheryChukwunonoso 21 EBONYI
Boniface Uwuoma 45 IMO
OsaretinChinda 23 ABIA
Ekene Denison 25 EBONYI
Emma Maduabuchi 40 ENUGU
Chiedu Kelvin 29 EBONYI
Osita Austin 28 ABIA
Legit Kerere 27 IMO
Eric Alphonsus 28 ABIA
Iyke 37 ENUGU
Godwin Ume 30 IMO
ChineyezeEkpere 35 ENUGU
Innocent Odum 37 IMO
Pastor Uchenna 35 IMO
Boniface Ume 30 IMO
Gilbert 29 EBONYI
Okafor Kingsley 28 ANAMBRA
ChieyuranIbe 26 ABIA
Emeka David 25 ABIA
Sodienye Moses 24 ABIA
OnyinyeNwokeke 23 IMO
Monday Ogah 28 IMO
IfeomaIgwe 26 ABIA
ChikeJideofor 38 IMO
ChukwudiAnyazue 35 IMO
Chimezie 32 ENUGU
Ayigbo 31 EVONYI
Chijioke 29 EBONYI
Ekene 26 IMO
Nwude 25 ENUGU
Vincent 28 IMO
Ugochukusu 26 ANAMBRA
AdrewIheme 24 IMO
Thomas Ibekwe 22 ENUGU
Precious Anozie 25 ABIA
Cletus Justice 23 ABIA
Augustine 34 ABIA
OsitaChikwado 27 ABIA
Adam Kennedy 29 ENUGU
EgesiGoffrey 38 IMO
ChidiOkeke 29 IMO
Egbo Godwin 38 IMO
TobechukwuUdoka 29 EBONYI
Chineyenze Bishop 34 IMO
AkaudoObinna 21 ENUGU
KanyineneUche 20 IMO
AzubuikeCalistus 32 ANAMBRA
Victor Ugoechi 31 ANAMBRA
OkwuNonyerem 31 IMO
KamsoAnayo 39 IMO
SopuruDikachi 35 ENUGU
ChibuikeUzo 32 ENUGU
Osuagwu Emmanuel 31 IMO
Ojiako Bright 33 IMO
Harrison Jude 34 IMO
Winner Onukube 32 IMO
Chika Dede 30 IMO
Papa Emma 28 IMO
Success Mba 26 IMO
Clifford Obunneme 27 IMO
ChieunraChukwuma 38 ENUGU
Ekweme Thomas 36(Dead) IMO
Pius Onochie 32(Dead) ENUGU
ObinnaAkapuru 28(Dead) IMO
Monday Ifeanyi 27(Dead) IMO
