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Day: 3 October 2025

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REJOINDER TO THE MALICIOUS AND BASELESS PUBLICATION BY KRISTINA REPORTS

From the Buoye Omuso Brown (BOBH) Royal House of Finima

The attention of the Buoye Omuso Brown Royal House of Finima has been drawn to the fictitious and malicious publication circulated by Kristina Reports on 2nd October, 2025, titled: “Amadabo of Finima Capitulates After Government Rebuke, Intense Media Backlash”.

Ordinarily, such mischievous propaganda would have been ignored, given its obvious bias and lack of factual substance. However, for the sake of history, the peace of Finima, and to set the record straight, we hereby state as follows:

1. On the Alleged Violence of September 27, 2025

The truth, which the public must note, is that the violence that erupted on 27th September, 2025, was not between Brown and Tobin Houses, as mischievously reported, but rather between Finima Opu-Ogbo (Ogbokoroma) and a minute misguided faction of the Tobin Chieftaincy House, already under an interlocutory injunction restraining them from representing or parading themselves as Tobin House leadership in any way.

Despite this valid injunction, this splinter faction, fuelled and sponsored by the Bonny Chiefs Council under Edward Asimini Dappa Pepple, recklessly violated the law, fired gunshots, and hurled fuel bombs that backfired and injured their own members.

There was no incident of acid attacks by any party. Such grotesque claims are pure fabrications designed to gain sympathy and demonise the true custodians of Finima heritage.

2. On the Locus of Representation

The section of Tobin faction presently parading themselves in public lack any legal or customary authority to represent the Tobin Chieftaincy House. The following consistent judicial precedents, spanning over five decades, affirm the primacy of the Buoye Omuso Brown Royal House in Finima’s leadership and ownership matters:

  • PHC/174/1972 – Chief Samuel O. Tobin & Others v. Chief Israel I. Brown & Others (affirmed on appeal as FCA/E/60/1980).
  • PHC/188/2010 – Chief Y.S. Tobin v. Chief Yibo Buowari Brown & Others.
  • PHC/745/2012 – Chief Young Sunday Tobin & Others v. Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited & Others.
  • FHC/ABJ/CS/1419/2022 – Buoye Omuso (Brown) Major House v. Federal Minister of Petroleum Resources & Others (judgment delivered on 15th September, 2023).

All these cases were decided in favour of the Brown House, consistently affirming her paramountcy and ownership of Finima. It is therefore no longer a matter of debate.

For further confirmation, the public may refer to:

3. On the Position of the Amadabo of Finima

The Buoye Omuso Brown Royal House states categorically that the Amadabo of Finima is not struggling under any process. The insinuation that he is “capitulating” is nothing but journalistic fiction. Furthermore, it must be clearly stated that Mr Evans Clements Buoye Brown is not legitimately linked to the Buoye Omuso Brown Royal House of Finima, contrary to the propaganda being circulated by his sponsors. His purported installation was a sham exercise concocted for political convenience, lacking both legitimacy and ancestral connection.

4. On Freedom of Association

It is important to clarify that Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) guarantees freedom of association, but this does not confer the right to secede from existing communal structures and criminally usurp established institutions. Freedom of association does not equate to anarchy, nor does it justify disobedience to valid court orders.

5. On the Historical Attack of June 10, 2021

We must remind the public that on 10th June, 2021, members of the Finima community peacefully protesting against the negligence of NLNG were attacked by hoodlums sent and sponsored by Edward Asimini Dappa Pepple and his cohorts. Many were injured, property destroyed, yet no condemnation was issued by the same Kristina Reports, the Bonny Chiefs Council, or any of the voices now crying wolf. The silence then and selective outrage now only expose the hypocrisy and vested interests behind these orchestrated narratives.

6. On the Role of the Bonny Chiefs Council

The Bonny Chiefs Council under Edward Asimini Dappa Pepple has continued to meddle in Finima affairs, fanning division for selfish gain. Their true objective is not the peace or unity of Bonny Kingdom, but to cart away proceeds belonging to Finima by weakening her internal cohesion. This is a betrayal of history and an affront to the dignity of Finima people.

7. Commitment to Peace

The Buoye Omuso Brown Royal House reiterates its commitment to peace, unity, and lawful coexistence in Finima. However, peace cannot be built on lies, illegality, and impunity. We urge government institutions, security agencies, and the media to resist being misled by propaganda, and to instead uphold justice, truth, and fairness.

Conclusion

The malicious publication by Kristina Reports is hereby dismissed in its entirety as baseless, concocted, and sponsored falsehood. The facts remain:

  • The September 27th incident was not a Brown vs Tobin conflict, but a clash involving the Finima Opu-Ogbo (Ogbokoroma) and a misguided faction of Tobin House under injunction.
  • The faction of Tobin House lacks locus due to interlocutory injunctions and consistent court rulings.
  • Violence was self-inflicted by the reckless actions of the splinter group.
  • The Amadabo of Finima remains the legitimate custodian of Finima heritage.
  • Freedom of association cannot be stretched to cover disobedience of law and criminality.
  • Edward Asimini Dappa Pepple and his council are the true instigators of Finima’s present unrest.

We call on all well-meaning Finima sons and daughters to reject this campaign of calumny, to remain law-abiding, and to place the interest of Finima above the selfish ambitions of a few.