Ogoni: MOSOP Decries Further Destabilizing Plot by Shell
The Ogoni were admitted into UNPO on 19 January 1993, by the Membership of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP). The first president of MOSOP was the well-known Nigerian writer and poet Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was brutally executed along with eight fellow Ogoni on 10 November 1995. Ken Saro-Wiwa had been a prominent figure within UNPO.
Press Release
The Movement of the Survival of the Ogoni people, MOSOP, has expressed outrage at reports of Shell’s unabated, provocative responses and disguised plots in support of its regime of destabilization of Ogoni communities.
Reports available to MOSOP indicate that SPDC (Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited) had on Monday, April 10, 2006 through a local political official declared its intention to immediately work on oil installations in Ogoni especially those located in Kegbara Dere and other oil producing communities in Gokana Local Government Area. The company in like manner announced a non-detailed but limited, monetized relief materials for victims of the Kegbara Dere oil spill of March 24th 2006 as a subtle means of enhancing the plan.
Similarly, MOSOP was also informed that on April 10, 2006 two youths from Ban-Ogoi community, Messrs. Patra Loole and Zorbe Loole were on the orders of SPDC officials mercilessly tortured by security operatives at the controversial construction site of the Shell sponsored power plant in the Ban-Ogoi area of Ogoni for taking some foreign journalists, human and environmental rights activists to the site. Serious bodily injuries were inflicted on them while their attires were torn to pieces leaving them completely naked.
MOSOP considers the SPDC approach as gravely insensitive and unfortunate. We are concerned that rather than adopting a new path in relating with our people Shell has deliberately maintained a tendency that the people have been protesting against over the years. MOSOP had expected that the firm would have shown evident sympathy to victims and communities affected by the spillage but instead of dealing with the people with integrity and transparency, it has resorted to masking behind the excuse of relief materials to attempt working on its field facilities in the area. This behaviour in our view, betrays the essence of the Reverend Father Matthew Kukah Peace Process, which would comprehensively deal with all issues in the Ogoni question. The SPDC arrangement to work on her installations without any agreement with our people is not only provocative but also unacceptable. Shell would thus be held responsible for any break down of law and order in Ogoni should it dare the people and proceed with the plan.
http://www.unpo.org/news_detail.php?arg=43&par=4241
The Ogoni were admitted into UNPO on 19 January 1993, by the Membership of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP). The first president of MOSOP was the well-known Nigerian writer and poet Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was brutally executed along with eight fellow Ogoni on 10 November 1995. Ken Saro-Wiwa had been a prominent figure within UNPO.
Press Release
The Movement of the Survival of the Ogoni people, MOSOP, has expressed outrage at reports of Shell’s unabated, provocative responses and disguised plots in support of its regime of destabilization of Ogoni communities.
Reports available to MOSOP indicate that SPDC (Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited) had on Monday, April 10, 2006 through a local political official declared its intention to immediately work on oil installations in Ogoni especially those located in Kegbara Dere and other oil producing communities in Gokana Local Government Area. The company in like manner announced a non-detailed but limited, monetized relief materials for victims of the Kegbara Dere oil spill of March 24th 2006 as a subtle means of enhancing the plan.
Similarly, MOSOP was also informed that on April 10, 2006 two youths from Ban-Ogoi community, Messrs. Patra Loole and Zorbe Loole were on the orders of SPDC officials mercilessly tortured by security operatives at the controversial construction site of the Shell sponsored power plant in the Ban-Ogoi area of Ogoni for taking some foreign journalists, human and environmental rights activists to the site. Serious bodily injuries were inflicted on them while their attires were torn to pieces leaving them completely naked.
MOSOP considers the SPDC approach as gravely insensitive and unfortunate. We are concerned that rather than adopting a new path in relating with our people Shell has deliberately maintained a tendency that the people have been protesting against over the years. MOSOP had expected that the firm would have shown evident sympathy to victims and communities affected by the spillage but instead of dealing with the people with integrity and transparency, it has resorted to masking behind the excuse of relief materials to attempt working on its field facilities in the area. This behaviour in our view, betrays the essence of the Reverend Father Matthew Kukah Peace Process, which would comprehensively deal with all issues in the Ogoni question. The SPDC arrangement to work on her installations without any agreement with our people is not only provocative but also unacceptable. Shell would thus be held responsible for any break down of law and order in Ogoni should it dare the people and proceed with the plan.
http://www.unpo.org/news_detail.php?arg=43&par=4241