#EndSARS: 50 killed, 80 injured in the Oyigbo area, in the river area – Intersociety
Human rights organization, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), said it had confirmed the killing of at least 50 people and 80 more were injured during and after the EndSARS protest in the Oyigbo local government area in the State of Rivers.
Intersociety President Emeka Umeagbalasi, in a statement, accused Governor Nyesoma Vike of assisting the military in killing Oyigbo residents between October 21 and November 4, 2020.
He argued that the killings were so prominent that the bodies of those killed were littered with bushes and roadsides, some of them buried shallow or left to rot, while others were collected by their relatives.
According to him, “In and around Obigbo in Rivers State, we can temporarily confirm the killing of at least 50 unarmed civilians and the injury of at least 80 people. three have not yet been named.
“Their names are: Pastor Igwe (murdered husband of Mrs. Amara Igwe), Regina Nwazuo (murdered girlfriend of Mr Pondy Bakor), Okoro Peter and Chinwendu Oh; they were shot at close range and instantly killed by soldiers on October 24, 2020, a few meters from Governor Weik’s column.
The governor visited Obigbo to assess his military deployment and curfew that same day, and two young residents barely left their homes to hear what their governor came to tell them when the soldiers spotted them and opened them. fire, killing them instantly.
“They were wounded in the forehead, causing the deceased Chinwendu’s brain box to burst and empty right in the middle of the street. Other civilians who died were: Jude Egejuru (died of gunshot wounds), Clifford Nkemdilim, Miss Ngozi Ozuo, Udeme Ossi Monday, a dead citizen whose identity has not yet been identified, a second citizen has not yet been identified, and a third citizen has not yet been identified. be identified as a deceased citizen. It should be noted that the soldiers took the bodies of most of the dead.
