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MOSOP condemns attack on peaceful Ogoni protesters at Mogho

The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People has condemned in its entirety the bestial attack on Ogoni demonstrators by staffs of the HYDROCARBON POLLUTION REMEDIATION PROJECT (HYPREP) and its hired thugs.

According the Bariara kpalap who is the secretary of MOSOP, he said from the video footage, the protesters were violently molested without the intervention of anybody.

He further stressed that the endless incident happens at mogho in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, where the protesters were protesting against HYPREP during the visit of the House of Representatives committee on Environment to remediation sites in Ogoniland.

He said the protest was hinged on the mismanagement fund meant for the exercise to the detriment of the people.

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He called on the police to apprehend those responsible for the attack on peaceful protesters and ensure they are brought to book.

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