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FORMER MOSOP PRESIDENT DRAGS NIGERIA GOVERNMENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS; ACCUSES RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT OF CONFISCATING USD300M OGONI COMPENSATION
A former President of MOSOP, Comrade Legborsi Saro Pyagbara and Executive Director of the African Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development (AIFES) has dragged the Nigeria Government to the United Nations.
Addressing the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council sitting in Geneva, Switzerland…
the former MOSOP leader accused the Federal Government of Nigeria of failing to launch investigations into the killing of over 5000 Ogoni Sons and daughters by the Military and refusing to pay reparations for the lives that were lost because of the militarization of Ogoniland.
Speaking further, the renowned activists accused the Federal Government and the Rivers State Government of confiscating the sum of USD300 million compensation money paid to the Ogoni people by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) through its subsidiary, Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC)
He called on the United Nations to take every necessary step to ensure that the money is paid to the Ogoni people.
Sunny Zorvah
Director of Communications
AIFES
