Politics
Yoruba Nation: UN bans journalist for questioning Amina Mohammed over Igboho’s ordeal
Emerging reports say Inner City Press, a United States-based media, has been suspended from United Nations briefings after confronting the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, over the attack and human rights abuse of Sunday Igboho by the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari.
Peoples Gazette reported that the US-based media also inquired into the rosewood scandal of 2017 that indicted Ms Mohammed while serving as Nigeria’s minister of environment.
In UN briefing Inner City Press is banned from, by still (3 week) vacationing @StephDujarric, this is Deputy @UN_Spokesperson Farhan Haq – he has received its Qs by email, incl on #Nigeria / Igboho, #Qatar Al Marri, UNOPS, #Haiti #Cameroon, UN rapes. Thread below pic.twitter.com/uIAd657qe4
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) July 27, 2021
In 2017, the second-highest-ranking official of the United Nations was at the centre of an illegal rosewood trade between Nigeria and China.
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reported how Ms Mohammed authorised the export of endangered timber (rosewood) to China, to allegedly enrich her pocket, despite an existing ban in her last days as Nigeria’s minister for the environment.
Mohammed had, however, denied all corruption allegations uncovered by the investigation, and the UN did not immediately take any disciplinary measures against her over the scandal.
In a tweet posted on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday, Inner City Press disclosed that it was served a three weeks’ ban after its reporter inquired into the human rights violation of Sunday Igboho amongst and other developing rights issues.
“In UN briefing Inner City Press is banned from, by still (3 week) vacationing @StephDujarric , this is Deputy @UN_Spokesperson Farhan Haq – he has received its Qs by email, incl on #Nigeria / Igboho, #Qatar Al Marri, UNOPS, #Haiti #Cameroon, UN rapes,” Inner City Press tweeted.
“Inner City Press has asked: what are the comments and actions if any of SG Guterres and DSG @AminaJMohammed on that a court in #Benin has ordered that a #Nigeria leader being held in the country be moved to prison: Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho,” it added.
Inner City Press has asked: what are the comments and actions if any of SG Guterres and DSG @AminaJMohammed on that a court in #Benin has ordered that a #Nigeria leader being held in the country be moved to prison: Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho pic.twitter.com/g7AB8xrayo
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) July 27, 2021
Mohammed who served as the country’s minister of environment under the Buhari regime between 2015 and 2016 has been accused of failing to use her position at the UN to prevail over her former principal who has continued to initiate anti-rights policies, constantly violating the rights of Nigerians.
However, she has refused to speak out and continued to back Mr Buhari’s anti-democratic policies.
On July 1, operatives of the Nigerian security forces invaded the residence of Yoruba secessionist Sunday Igboho in Ibadan, Oyo State, shot their way in and destroyed properties.
The State Security Service later claimed responsibility amid the controversy, accusing Mr Igboho of stockpiling arms planning insurrection against the Nigerian state. Mr Igboho was subsequently declared wanted by the state.
Igboho became a subject of government interest after he moved against marauding Fulani herdsmen who have been fingered in several atrocities such as kidnappings, rape of women and destruction of farmlands in his native Ibarapaland in southwestern Oyo State.
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