Synord:
In the year 1999 under the Democratically elected President Olusegun Obasanjo led government , an attack was carried out by the military in the predominantly Ijaw odi town in kolukuma opokuma local government of Bayelsa state.

The attack by the military was supposedly in response to the kidnap and killing of twelve soldiers in the village and after the expiration of an ultimatum by the government for the elders to produce the culprits, the military swung into action. Every building in the village was razed to the ground except the Bank, the health center and the Anglican church..
Nnimmo Bassey , Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action, claims that nearly 2500 civilians were killed.

In 2014, The Good luck Jonathan administration paid the sum of 15 Billion Naira to the Odi community as compensation for the massacre..

My question however is , why as President Olusegun Obasanjo not be tried and brought to book over the Odi massacre bearing in mind the Fact that the incident occurred under a democratic government.
I would love to know the legal and informed opinion on experts on this bearing in mind that this killing constitutes crime against humanity and against the law as this act is the same act that African leaders like Charles Taylor, uhuru kenyatta ,Laurent Gbagbo and some others were brought to book for ....

johncreek:
Modify your title

Synord:
In the year 1999 under the Democratically elected President Olusegun Obasanjo led government , an attack was carried out by the military in the predominantly Ijaw odi town in kolukuma opokuma local government of Bayelsa state.

The attack by the military was supposedly in response to the kidnap and killing of twelve soldiers in the village and after the expiration of an ultimatum by the government for the elders to produce the culprits, the military swung into action. Every building in the village was razed to the ground except the Bank, the health center and the Anglican church..
Nnimmo Bassey , Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action, claims that nearly 2500 civilians were killed.

In 2014, The Good luck Jonathan administration paid the sum of 15 Billion Naira to the Odi community as compensation for the massacre..

My question however is , why as President Olusegun Obasanjo not be tried and brought to book over the Odi massacre bearing in mind the Fact that the incident occurred under a democratic government.
I would love to know the legal and informed opinion on experts on this bearing in mind that this killing constitutes crime against humanity and against the law as this act is the same act that African leaders like Charles Taylor, uhuru kenyatta ,Laurent Gbagbo and some others were brought to book for ....

Corrinthians:
99% of ipob yoots are illiterates.

Just read that title and tell me that is coming from someone who as much as has a primary school certificate.

Go to school, yall refused. Now look what an embarassment you have made yourselves into in the face of the whole world.

bolanto24:
Of course he should be tried and even sentenced to death. I think my community and all Ijaws should take him to ICC for crime against humanity despite the compensation.
HE NEEDS TO PAY DEARLY.

Toosure70:
Tried your grandfather? Ask jona?

Ralphlauren:
Obasanjo did the right thing and he will NEVER face any court for his actions.

The odi people murdered in cold blood innocent policemen that were sent to restore order in their community. As a matter of fact, they mudered the first batch of policemen. Another batch was sent and they were killed in cold blood.

Not only did they murder these men by beheadjbf them, they also refused to release their corpse for proper identification and burial despite several pleas/deadline from the Nigerian government.

To add more salt to injury, the community shielded those responsible for the heinous crime and refused to hand them over to the state or federal government for prosecution.

What the odi people did was totally unacceptable. Those innocent men were fathers, brothers, husbands, uncles and nephews.

Most civil right movement groups are fully aware of the atrocity committed by the odi people which is why everyone left the odi people to their fate and nobody is calling for obasanjo's head.

http://www.waado.org/environment/fedgovt_nigerdelta/bayelsainvasion/FederalGovernInvadesBayelsa/MilitaryInOdi/ToTeachOdiALesson.html

TonyeBarcanista:
Though I condemn the Odi massacre, I still insist that President Obasanjo did what he did in accordance with his powers as President and Commander in Chief.

The problem is that the Odi community was wrong to harm security officials and dared the might of the FG. It is of a truth that killing/kidnapping Military officers on duty is a declaration of war against the State, unfortunately, our some hoodlums in Odi followed the ignoble path.

The blame in the Odi debacle falls on the Odi community, for not doing enough to fish out the perpetrators and spared the area of military action. Another party to blame is Bayelsa state government of Alamesigha, for not taking the initiative to see justice prevail. Of course, President Obasanjo should have explored other means though the military action was within his power.

A similar scenario almost played out in Okrika in 2006 (or so), the elders intervened and the kidnapped policemen were produced.

Synord:



Sir , this happened under a civilian government.. under the provisions of the Rome statute guilding the ICC, the act ordered by President obasanjo is crime against humanity..

Should we say certain people in surulere shot nine policemen, Buhari should send soildiers and kill everybody in surulere ??

Fine , obasanjo acted withnin the confines of his powers but was it judiciously used..Remember no relief plan whatsoever was provided for survivors or remnants of that massacre..

No matter the offence committed, this people were part of those who voted him into power ...Why should the righteous perish with the wicked ??