Urhobo Historical Society
IJAWS AND IJAW ORGANIZATIONS REACT TO OBASANJO'S MILITARY INVASION OF THEIR HOMELAND
Ijaws, who are at the center of the Niger Delta and were the prime target of the Federal Government's actions in the Niger Delta, reacted with dismay to President Obasanjo's invasion of their homeland. The selections of messages set out below demonstrate a degree of passion and frustration with the violence of Obasanjo's invasion, especially since very little was known of what was going on in the war theatre, as the Federal military forces pressed into Odi, one of the poorest towns in the world. Note that the reactions represented here are from inside Nigeria as well as from Ijaw communities outside Nigeria, world-wide.


 
IJAW NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THE AMERICAS (INAA) CHALLENGES NIGERIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ACCOUNT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS IN ODI TOWN, BAYELSA STATE
November 23, 1999
IJAW YOUTH COUNCIL CONDEMNS KILLINGS AND BURNING OF ODI, CALLS ON OIL COMPANIES TO VACATE IJAWLAND
November 24, 1999
IJAW NATIONAL CONGRESS (USA) CHALLENGES PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S ACCOUNT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS 
IN BAYELSA STATE
November 25, 1999
Ms Rose E. Obuoforibo:
 “CALLING ON PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO TO WITHDRAW SOLDIERS FROM ODI TOWN”
November 27, 1999
 His Royal Majesty, King Alfred Diete-Spiff, Former Military Governor of Rivers State, Reflects on Invasion of His Homeland
November 28, 1999
 BAYELSA LEADERS ASK FOR JUDICIAL INQUIRY TO ASCERTAIN TRUTH ABOUT MILITARY INVASION
December 7, 1999
Council of Ijaw Associations Abroad (CIAA) Reflects On
THE IJAW STRUGGLE: PAST AND PRESENT
December 14, 1999
 Dr. Joseph Ebiware Accuses 
PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO OF 
"IGNITING THE HAYSTACK IN ORDER TO SECURE A LOST NEEDLE"
December 14, 1999
GVERNOR OF BAYELSA STATE DISCUSSES HIS RESPONSIBILITY AND OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO THE INVASION OF BAYELSA STATE
December 21, 1999
 "THE MARCH AGAINST GENOCIDE ON ODI BY HEARTLESS AND CRIMINAL OBASANJO’S SOLDIERS"
By Coalition Against Genocide In Odi
Janary 16, 2000
 ODI COMMUNITY SUES OBASANJO OVER UNJUST MILITARY INVASION
March 6, 2000
 "The Destruction of Odi: Political and Psychological Implications"
By Priye S. Torulagha, Ph.D., MHR
(In Ijaw Resource Center Web site)
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