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𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐢 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝟏𝟏 𝐈𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚 A survivor of the recent massacre of Ebonyi indigenes in Ogboji, Anambra State, has shared a harrowing account of how gunmen turned a peaceful community meeting into a bloodbath, killing at least eleven people and injuring many others. Onuoha Godwin, a member of the Ebonyi State Welfare Association in Ogboji, narrowly escaped with his life after sustaining gunshot wounds to his hand and stomach. Speaking from his hospital bed, Godwin described the terrifying moment armed men invaded their monthly meeting and opened fire indiscriminately. A video of his testimony, delivered in his native dialect, has since gone viral on social media. Godwin, who hails from Inyimagu, Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, recounted that the attackers struck as the group was about to conclude its general meeting. “We used to have our meeting two times a month. That day was our general meeting of Ebonyi State Welfare Association in Ogboji,” he said, his voice faint but steady. “Towards evening, when we were about closing the meeting, some people carrying guns came in. We thought they were policemen who came for mass arrests. We didn't know they were on a mission to kill us," he said. Godwin said the gunmen immediately asked for Augustine Odogwu, Chairman of the Ogboji branch of the association, before ordering everyone to lie down. “The first thing they asked was, ‘Who is Augustine Odogwu?’ Then they ordered everybody to lie down,” Godwin recalled. “They dragged me up and asked me what meeting we were doing. I told them it was the general meeting of Ebonyi indigenes. They said we were kicking against them, and then they shot me,” he said He added that after repeated threats and gunshots into the air, they forced him to identify Augustine, whom they then executed on the spot before shooting him again. “They came to me again and asked me to show them Augustine or they would kill me. I pointed at him. They brought him out and shot him right there. Then they shot me again,” he said. Credit: Ogochukwu Anioke --- Follow us for more breaking news and videos

Open Challenge to the Nigerian Presidency: Meet Me at the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights Mr. President @officialABAT, Greetings. This is a formal reminder: Send your Attorney General to meet me next week on the floor of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul. Let him explain to the world—on your behalf—why Nigeria, a nation once looked up to across Africa, has been allowed to descend into bloodshed, systemic injustice, and shame. You continue to detain individuals like Nnamdi Kanu, despite clear regional and international legal orders calling for his release. You have refused to address the deepening political crisis across the Federation. Worse still, Nigeria has failed to deposit its declaration under Article 34(6) at the African Court in Arusha—denying your own citizens direct access to justice. Shame. Meanwhile, your Ministers of Interior and Foreign Affairs are globe-trotting, not to uphold justice, but to corruptly influence and pervert it, bribing and manipulating colonial institutions in Europe to suppress African voices. They are busy spreading misinformation in Finland and other European capitals—while at home, Fulani herdsmen are allowed to massacre Christian families in their homes with total impunity. This is state-sponsored neglect, complicity, and religious persecution at the highest levels of your government. If you believe in justice, accountability, and rule of law, then show up in Banjul. Meet us in broad daylight on the floor of the African Court. Let the Court hear both sides. This case will expose the state-inflicted terror on your own people—and bring us one step closer to justice for the oppressed. The blood of Nigeria’s innocent citizens cries out. The world is watching. The only way out is a political solution—not more military repression. Make history. Call for a REFERENDUM. ⸻ Signed, Dr. David Nyekorach-Matsanga Chairman, Pan African Forum Ltd & Associates Advocate for Justice in Africa Paris, France – 17 June 2025 @SGCommonwealth @ymahmoudali @Sophie_Mokoena @molokele @OCCPriceless @court_afchpr @ali_naka @RuhakanaR @SingoeiAKorir @SamsonMKasumba @NewsCentralTV