Nigerian Army Assailed And Detained VOA Journalist For Granting Interviews To Residents Of Oyigbo In Rivers State

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Followings the awful situations of things in Oyigbo (Obigbo) suburb of River State, Grace Abdu, a journalist with Voice Of America (VOA), was on Saturday harassed and arrested by Nigerian soldiers for ‘granting interviews to the residents of Oyigbo in Rivers State’__ A report from SaharaReporters.

"Abdu was illegally detained by the soldiers for several hours. She went there around 11, so around 12pm, the soldiers saw her and arrested her. They also seized her equipment. She was kept at the Army Post in Oyigbo for several hours before they released her this evening,”___a source told SaharaReporters.

Recall that Oyigbo (Obigbo) area of the state has been under military siege on the invitation of the Executive Governor of River State. This extra judicial occupation arised amid the violence that broke out in the town after some alleged Biafran agitators clashed with security agents.

However and despite the call by Amnesty International (AI) for the Nigeria military to exercise restraint and stop the killing, the Nigeria Army has continued in their house to house hunting of those they perceived as IPOB members.

“Amnesty International is receiving disturbing information from Oyigbo, Rivers State.

"Despite the existing curfew, soldiers are allegedly invading homes. Some residents reported seeing dead bodies on the street, allegedly shot by soldiers.

"We are calling on the military authorities to exercise restraint and stop the killings,” the organisation tweeted.