Egbesu Boys of Africa

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The " Egbesu Boys of Africa " are militant associations of the Ijaw in the six states of Bayelsa , Rivers , Edo , Delta , Ondo and Akwa Ibom in the Niger Delta , which are also used in private armies and are religiously motivated. Egbesu is the god of war among the Ijaw, but also the god of truth and justice. He determines when a war is justified and with what weapons it is waged, and communicates with the faithful through the chief priest. Most of their weapons come from the Nigerian military. she

Kaiama statement

Your political mouthpiece is the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), which was formed on December 11, 1998 with the " Kaiama Declaration " in which

  • under point 3 the immediate withdrawal of the military from the Niger Delta was demanded and all oil companies that use armed forces of the Nigerian government for their protection are regarded as enemies of the Ijaw, and
  • Under point 6, solidarity was declared with all organizations and ethnic groups in Nigeria that fight for self-determination and justice, in particular with the O'odua People's Congress (OPC) and the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP).

Odi massacre

In early November 1999, twelve police officers were killed and the newly elected President Olusegun Obasanjo therefore deployed the military. Because Egbesu Boys were hiding in the state of Bayelsa in the city of Odi with about 15,000 inhabitants , the weekend of 19./20. November 1999 almost the entire city of Odi was destroyed and many people died.

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