Dear Friends and Sympathisers

JOIN THE MARCH AGAINST GENOCIDE ON ODI BY HEARTLESS AND CRIMINAL OBASANJO’S SOLDIERS

The Odi Community in the UK and the entire Kolokuma, Opokuma, Gbarain and Ekpetiama communities (OKEGIAMAOTU) write to invite you in respect of the above.

We attach publicity material about the March. Kindly photocopy it and/or pass it round to your next friend or neighbour. All friends and sympathizers most welcome.

If you require further information, please feel free to contact us:

Mr J.A. Tokoro (President) 0171 241 1048 (H)
Mrs Izonebi Vivian Akpanari (Secretary) 0181 671 4680 (H)
Stanley Ebikinei Eguruze (Co-ordinator)0171 350 2772 (H); 0171 223 2181 (W)
Timi Gagariga (Publicity) 0181 678 9489 (H); 07958 213 229 (M)

Yours faithfully
 

Mrs Izonebi Vivian Akpanari
Secretary

Any donations towards our Emergency Humanitarian Relief effort will be kindly welcome.

WE CONDEMN THE ODI MASSACRE AND CRIMINAL PRESIDENT OBASANJO FOR THE MAYHEM: WE HOLD OBASANJO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEARTLESS DESTRUCTION OF ODI PEOPLES, ITS COMMUNITY AND ITS HERITAGE – FOR CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY A WHOLE POPULATION - BURNT ALIFE; INDISCRIMINATELY BOMBED AND MURDERED; HUNDREDS OF WOMEN AND MEN RAPED BY OBASANJO’S SOLDIERS. A WHOLE POPULATION: CHILDREN, DISABLED, WOMEN AND MEN, MADE HOMELESS AND REFUGEES IN THEIR OWN TOWN, NEIGHBOURING VILLAGES AND TOWNS. HUNDREDS OF ODI PEOPLE STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR AND THE INJURED HELPLESS AND LEFT TO DIE. JOIN THE MARCH AGAINST THE ODI MASSACRE BY CRIMINAL NIGERIAN FEDERAL TROOPS.

DATE: SUNDAY 16 JANUARY 2000

ASSEMBLY POINT: AT 1.00 PM - OUTSIDE 9 NORTHUMBERLAND THE NIG. HIGH COMM

STARTING OFF: 1.30 PM - HANDING A PETITION AT THE NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISS.
2. 00 PM - HANDING PETITION AT 10 DOWNING ST; TO TONY BLAIR SPEECHES, etc 2.30 PM AT THE WHITEHALL PLACE, ETC. 0ver 75% of Nigerian’s wealth including: criminal Obasanjo’s salary (as President/Head of State/ General, his irresponsible soldiers, his entourage, the armament used to destroy Odi, and all stolen money by past/present leaders: are forcibly obtained from the Ijaw Community/Niger Delta - which they plan to exterminate. There is no worse INJUSTICE THAN THIS in the 21ST Century. There is no justification whatsoever for the attack on Odi town, Ijawland/the Niger Delta.

OUR DEMAND: It is in the interest of Nigeria that Ijawland/ the entire Niger Delta is developed upto the standard of the rest of the country. We call for the immediate eradication of poverty via constructive social change. We call for the immediate reconstruction of Odi, the entire Ijaw/Niger Delta. And we call for the immediate implementation of the popular KAIAMA DECLARATION. J.A.Tokoro, Stanley Ebikinei Eguruze; Timi Gagariga, Izonebi Akpanari

ORGANISED BY THE COALITION AGAINST GENOCIDE ON ODI TOWN. ALL FRIENDS AND SYMPATHISERS WELCOME. ODI COMMUNITY: KOLOKUMA, OPOKUMA, GBARAIN, EKPETIAMA COMMUNITIES (OKEGIAMAOTU); IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FEDERATION OF IJAW COMMUNITIES (FEDICOM) 26.12.99