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Friday, October 5, 2007

Would they finally let Uwazurike go?

I have been following the cases that the Federal Government of Nigeria had against people like: Dokubo-Asari, Gani Adams and Uwazurike. If you do not know these men mentioned or atleast any of them, then you should question your origin (lol). These men are few of those that do not fear intimidation and were able to speak out no matter the circumstance.

The trio of these men are from Niger-Delta, Yoruba and Igbo tribes respectively, and they were the mouthpiece of thier people, and somtime in 2005 they were all arrested and incarcerated for a crime that Nelson Mandela was jailed for as well. The crime is called "Treason" and they all have been in jail somehwhere in the North (keffi prison), being taking to court in and out and being denied bail, but earlier this year, Gani Adams the leader of OPC (Odua Peoples Congress0 was granted bail and was allowed to go home to his family, and about two months back Dokubo-Asari was also allowed to go home, if you have forgotten, Asari is the leader of Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF). But interestingly the third man being held for same offence as the others, the leader of Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazurike is still being held in Keffi Prisons after letting others home and being to court in and out over 30 times in two years plus.

This case is very very interesting, because I have read every article related to this case and I never found the reason why he is being held and he has never posed any danger to the nation nor did any violent things that may warrant all that is being done to this man, while the two others released and let home had wasted bloods of Nigerians in thier course for whatever they wanted to achieve individually. You may not understand this, but if i start to write further on this case, it will turn out to be the biased Obinwanne writting and no more the normal Obi that you know, so I willl rather give a break here and have you do the addition and subtraction involved in this case, but i want to know if he is being held because he is of Igbo Origin? Don't get me wrong because from all angles my question is right, very right infact because the others aren't of same tribe with him, so maybe that was what trigered my question.

Being in detention isn't an easy task, and this man Uwazurike has been there for so long, and within this period, he lost his Mother, we all know how we love mothers, and in Igbo Culture, the burial rights has to be performed by the son, and Uwazurike happens to be the only surviving son of the woman who died without setting eyes on her son for the past few years, the Justice presiding over the case, Justice Binta Nyako then said yesterday that she was willing to release Uwazurike on bail to attend his mother's burial, but with conditions that: "he brings evidence to show that under Igbo culture, it was mandatory for him to attend the burial."

People, we are still Africans right, and I cant remember of anywhere on this planet where you have to bring an evidence to attend a love one's funeral (let alone your mother). God forbid!

I didnt want to write anything yet on this issue until later later, but what amazes me the most is the issue of attending a burial ceremony of ones mother with a mandatory reason!

It is late now, so I will dtop here and catch some sleep.

4 comments:

exschoolnerd said...

Good luck with ur exams sweets..wish u all d best.

bighead said...

These men are few of those that do not fear intimidation and were able to speak out no matter the circumstance

Their crimes are actually more than that; both dokubo and gani have been involved in murder of sorts, dokubo has threatened naija's lifeblood hence our national security; Oil. Do you know the cause of Gulf War part 1? Iraq's threat to US's lifeblood; Kuwaiti oil. You don't play with a man's food. Uwazurike is not left out; he threatened Naija's sovereignity with his seccession moves.

I don't agree with most of the motives (except Dokubo's) and none of their methods but I agree with you that its only just fair that Uwazurike be released as well...and I believe he will be soon enough; the noise is increasing thanks to people like you.

Let me clarify here that I think he should be released but don't necessarily lend my voice to the clamour for that. I think the whole MASSOB/Biafra idea was messed up and not well thought through.

dc_speaks said...

wow...this is interesting. I'll have to come back to get a more thorough knowledge of your post, but I wanted to thank you for stopping by.

have a great weekend

Sam Oracle said...

I don't really follow Nigerian politics unless I really have to.

Maybe they'll let the guy go.