Obigbo Massacre: Wike must be fired, banned from public office for life — Umeagbalasi

Human rights advocate Emeka Umeagbalasi, who is also the board chairman of the International Society for Human Rights and Rule of Law (Inter-society), has called for the removal of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike and his prohibition from holding public office.
Rumor has it that the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Enugu State Council, Correspondents’ Chapel, recently presented Umeagbalasi with an award.

In “Recognition for Contribution in Engendering Rule of Law and Human Rights in South-East Nigeria,” the Chapel described the award.

According to Umeagbalasi, he is dedicating the prize to the people who perished in the 2020 “Obigbo Massacre.”

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In a statement released on Sunday, the activist called for Wike to be fired, barred from holding public office for life, and permanently denied entry visas into the West and other developed democracies. He claimed that Wike was responsible for initiating and supervising horrific crimes in Obigbo along with twelve other major offenders.

Umeagbalasi stated during the release of a new international report titled “Inside Nyesom Wike’s Bloody Era In Obigbo (Rivers State): Oct 21-Nov 10, 2020” that the invasion and lethal use of force were caused by a broadcast made state-wide on October 21, 2020 by former governor Nyesom Wike, who called on Nigerian Army soldiers to “flush out IPOB terrorists in the area who killed six soldiers and four policemen and burned police stations.”