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Secret Nigerian Government Memo The following, from a photocopy of a secret Nigerian government memo dated May 12, 1994, was given in testimony by Stephen Mills of the Sierra Club before House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on Africa on July 17, 1996. The memo was obtained by MOSOP, Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People. Note by MOSOP This secret govt. memo, obtained two days ago, forms the basis of the present military
operation in Ogoni. It vindicates MOSOP's position that the Ogoni crisis is contrived by
the govt. and Shell to provide an opportunity for the military crackdown to enable Shell
to resume operations in Ogoni as well as act as a deterrent to other oil-producing
communities. [Bold Emphasis added] RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE
OF NIGERIA FACTS SHEET
RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RIVERS STATE INTERNAL SECURITY TASK FORCE, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, PH. M E M O TO: HIS EXCELLENCY THE MILITARY ADMINISTRATOR RIVERS STATE FROM: THE CHAIRMAN RIVERS STATE INTERNAL SECURITY (RSIS) SUBJECT: RSIS OPERATIONS: LAW AND ORDER IN OGONI, ETC OBSERVATIONS: - POLICE IN OGONI REMAIN INEFFECTIVE SINCE 1993. - SHELL OPERATIONS STILL IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS RUTHLESS MILITARY OPERATIONS ARE UNDERTAKEN FOR SMOOTH ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES TO COMMENCE. - ??WA IBOM AND OPOBO BORDERS INADVISABLE BECAUSE OF INACCESSIBILITY. ADDED TO DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN OPOBO/ANDONI MAKING COOPERATION BY THE FORMER UNREALISABLE. - DIVISION BETWEEN THE ELITIST OGONI LEADERSHIP EXISTS. - EITHER BLOC LEADERSHIP LACKS ADEQUATE INFLUENCE TO DEFY NYCOP DECISIVE RESISTANCE TO OIL PRODUCTION UNLESS REPARATION OF 400 MILLION DOLLARS PAID WITH ARREARS OF INTEREST TO MOSOP AND KEN SARO-WIWA. RECOMMENDATIONS/STRATEGIES: - INTRA-COMMUNAL/KINGDOM FORMULAE ALTERNATIVE AS DISCUSSED TO APPLY. - WASTING OPERATIONS DURING MOSOP AND OTHER GATERINGS MAKING CONSTANT MILITARY PRESENCE JUSTIFIABLE. - WASTING TARGETS CUTTING ACROSS COMMUNITIES AND LEADERSHIP CADRES ESPECIALLY VOCAL INDIVIDUALS IN VARIOUS GROUPS. - DEPLOYMENT OF 400 MILITARY PERSONNEL (OFFICERS AND MEN). - NEW CHECKPOINTS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM OPERATION ORDER NO. 4/94 DATED 21/4/94 BY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE RIVERS STATE COMMAND. - DIRECT DAILY REPORT TO MILAD. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED (2) RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE
OF NIGERIA FACTS SHEET
RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED - WASTING OPERATIONS COUPLED WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL TACTICS OF DISPLACEMENT/WASTING AS NOTED ABOVE. - PRESS MONITOR AND LOBBY. - RESTRICTION OF UNAUTHORISED VISITORS ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM EUROPE TO THE OGONI. - MONTHLY PRESS PRIEFING BY CHAIRMAN, RIVERS STATE INTERNAL SECURITY (RSIS). FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS (ESTIMATES/FUNDING): - INITIAL DISBURSEMENT OF 50 MILLION NAIRA AS ADVANCED ALLOWANCES TO OFFICERS AND MEN AND FOR LOGISTICS TO COMMENCE OPERATIONS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT AS AGREED. - ECOMOG ALLOWANCE RATES APPLICABLE AS EARLIER DISCUSSED. - PRESSURE ON OIL COMPANIES FOR PROMPT REGULAR IMPUTS AS DISCUSSED. - OMPADEC STANDS BY AS ARRANGED. REMARKS: - THE IKWERRE-IJAW-AHOADA (OBAGI) AGENDA FOR SKELETAL OPERATIONS UNTIL FULL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES COMMENCE IN OGONI. - SURVEILLANCE ON OGONI LEADERS CONSIDERED AS SECURITY RISKS/MOSOP PROPELLERS. - PRESENT SSG OBVIOUSLY SENSITIVE (OGBAKOR/IKWERRE CONNECTION). - MOSIEND AND MORETO IN IJAWS TERRITORY AS TARGETS FOR CLAMP DOWN. - MODIFICATIONS OF PROGRAMME CONTINUOUSLY. - RUTHLESS OPERATIONS AND HIGH LEVEL AUTHORITY FOR THE TASK FORCE EFFECTIVENESS. - DIRECT SUPERVISION BY MILAD TO AVOID UNRULY INTERFERENCE BY OTHER SUPERIOR OFFICERS. - RSIS INDEPENDENCE NECESSARY DESPITE SOME MOPOL INPUTS. 12/05/94 RSIS/MILAD/L00/94004 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club |
