Ijaw women give Buhari 7-day ultimatum to release students

Gbaramatu women and Association of
Gbaramu Students during the protest along
Warri/Sapele road on Wednesday in Warri,
Delta State, demanding the release of 10
students by the military for their alleged
membership of the militant group, Niger
Delta Avengers (NDA). Photo credits: The
Guardian.
President Muhammadu Buhari has been
given 7-day ultimatum by Gbaramatu women
and the National Association of Gbaramatu
Students (NAGS) to secure the release 10
students arrested by the military for their
alleged membership of the militant group,
Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) or face
a massive protest in Abuja.

According to Guardian, the aggrieved women
and students on Wednesday, July 13 shut
down the Warri-Sapele Road in Warri, Delta
state for several hours to protest the
continued detention of the students.
The women who were led by chief Vero
Tangnowei, chanted solidarity songs
brandishing placards with several
inscriptions.
Some of them read: “This is pure oppression,
stop labeling them as members of NDA,” “Mr.
President, Free our sons Now”, “ No child
born to be taken # free our sons”, “ We need
them back in school # Free our students”, “
Mr. President # free our brothers. Time is
running out”, they are not NDA.”
Others include: “They are students of
Gbaramatu Grammar School Oporoza” Bring
Back our sons alive”, “ #10 boys are still in
detention # free our brothers. They are the
future.”

The women accused the government of
wrongfully labelling their sons as militants
and demanded their immediate release.
Meanwhile, the Niger Delta Revolutionary
Crusaders (NDRC) has said Rotimi Amaechi,
Nigeria’s transport minister, actually
recommended the scraping of the proposed
Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta state,
because of his hatred for former President
Goodluck Jonathan.
A statement from the militant group on
Weednesday, July 13 and signed by its
spokesperson, WOI Izon-Ebi, said it was
surprised that Amaechi could recommend
the scrapping of the only maritime university
to Ijaw land when Ikwerre, Rivers state were
the minister comes from, has three tertiary
institutions.

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