Anonymous Joins Occupy Nigeria, Warns Goodluck Jonathan
In solidarity with Occupy Nigeria, Anonymous hacktivist are joining forces with the Peoples Liberation Front of Nigeria and the Naija Cyber Hactivists of Nigeria. Anonymous promises “a relentless and devastating assault upon the web assets of the Nigerian government” in support of Occupy Nigeria.
In a message released Tuesday, the international Internet hacktivist collective known as Anonymous announced their active support for Occupy Nigeria.
On New Year’s day the Nigerian Government, led by President Goodluck Jonathan, removed a fuel subsidy that the majority of impoverished Nigerians depend upon for their very existence. As a consequence of the action the price of fuel and transportation has skyrocketed, causing extreme hardship upon the majority of Nigerians. The impact has been devastating. Many of those Nigerians lucky enough to have a job can no longer afford to commute back and forth to work.
The birth of Occupy Nigeria
In response to the draconian cut in fuel subsidies, Nigerians have begun to rise up in protest under the banner of the Occupy Movement. Nigerians are taking to the streets in great numbers. Protests against the government of Goodluck Jonathan and the powerful PDP ruling party are happening all over Nigeria.
On Thursday, Nigeria’s powerful trade unions called for a general strikeuntil the fuel subsidies are restored.
The following is an excerpt from the Anonymous press release:
Greetings world.
Anonymous has heard the cry of the downtrodden and freedom seeking people of Nigeria. The recent cutting of the fuel subsidies by the Goodluck regime is the last straw. The fuel subsidies were the last way in which the people could in anyway share in the staggering wealth generated by the Big Oil companies. Nigeria is one of the largest producers of crude oil, and yet the Nigerian people have neither electricity nor affordable fuel - and live in grinding poverty. And so beginning tomorrow the great and noble people of Nigeria will take their place in the Transnational Global Cyber Insurgency and rise up in what many there are calling "Occupy Nigeria". Their goal is no different than the rest of the Occupy Movement, to remove the regime of greed and restore economic justice to the people.
Anonymous has joined together with our brothers and sisters in the Peoples Liberation Front and the Naija Cyber Hactivists of Nigeria, and we will defend and support the Occupy Nigeria protests with all of our ample resources. Anonymous and our allies will attack the interwebz of the Nigerian government. And we will continue a relentless and devastating assault upon the web assets of the Nigerian government until all the demands of the protesters there are met.
We Are Anonymous - We Are Everywhere - We Are Legion - We Never Forget - We Never Forgive
President Goodluck Jonathan........EXPECT US !
SIGNED -- Anonymous
source: Michael Stone- National Anonymous Examiner
