Over 30 civil society groups, led by the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) staged a peaceful protest on Monday in parts of Ogoniland in Rivers State over the Federal Government’s decision to resume oil exploration in the region.
Other groups that participated in the march include: the National Youth Council of Ogoni People (NYCOP), the Federation of Ogoni Women’s Associations (FOWA), the Ogoni Living Martyrs, and the Ogoni Peace and Unity Forum, among others.
At the protest on Monday in Bori, protesters were armed with placards carrying various inscriptions such as “Clear Ken Saro Wiwa Name now,” “No to forceful oil resumption,” “We want justice for Ogoni 9,” “Ribadu and Mitee leave Ogoni oil alone,” “Stop the Ogoni genocide,” and “No exoneration, no oil resumption in Ogoniland.”