PRESS STATEMENT: 12/09/17
The attention of the leadership of Nigeria Union of
Journalists (NUJ), Zone C, (South East) has been drawn to the unwarranted
invasion of the Press Centre of NUJ, Abia State Council, at Umuahia today 12th
September, 2017, by the Nigerian army.
September, 2017, by the Nigerian army.
The military personnel reportedly beat up journalists at
sight and destroyed their working tools such as Samsung Tablets, mobile
telephones, and mini-recorders. The military men also destroyed furniture,
documents and other property yet to be quantified.
This unprovoked attack, to say the least, is barbaric and
shameful, and a throwback to dark days of military dictatorship, which the
media and other well meaning organizations and individuals fought hard to
change the regime and psyche.
The attack on the journalists on the ostensible suspicion of
taking photos and/or videos of the military on a “show of strength” in a highly
populated busy street, without any atom of security threat, calls to question;
whether Nigeria is still operating a civil democracy or military dictatorship?
Has Nigeria returned to the dark days of police state? Or is Nigeria at war?
If indeed the military wants to “showcase her strength”, what is
wrong in the media, if at all they took pictures or video, in helping them to
showcase the military power? Haven’t they been calling for media support and
collaboration?
We call on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the military to
order.
Nigeria deserves peace and development, and South East is
peaceful, as we have no evidence that Governors from this zone, who are the
Chief Security Officers of the zone, had made any request for military
deployment. Even the latest United Nation’s report indicates that South East geo-political zone is the most peaceful in the country.
deployment. Even the latest United Nation’s report indicates that South East geo-political zone is the most peaceful in the country.
We call on the National Assembly and the International Community
to weigh into this fragrant abuse of human rights, and premeditated provocation
of civil disobedience that might precipitate shedding of innocent blood.
We also call on the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff
and the General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Nigerian Army Enugu to take
note of this unprofessional conducts and punish the unruly officers.
They should also take immediate steps to replace damaged equipment/gadgets and compensate our colleagues manhandled.
There must be rules of engagement in line with international
best practices.
Finally we advise the Federal Government to adopt dialogue in
handling issues of pro-Biafra agitations in the zone, which many have described
as a metaphor for so many contradictions and the state of anatomy in the economic
and socio-political life of the country.
All these had equally resulted in strident calls from different
quarters for urgent
restructuring of the country. The Federal
Government cannot be impervious to the building tension, frustration and
suffering of Nigerians and shouldn’t pour fuel into a gathering fire.
Comrade Chris Isiguzo
(Vice President Zone C)
(Vice President Zone C)
Comrade Kenneth Ofoma
Secretary, Zone C
Secretary, Zone C
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