The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has condemned the reported eviction menace in opposition to Ndigbo in Lagos and different South-West states…..CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Recall that some faceless individuals, below the hashtag #IgboMustGo on X, are demanding the pressured eviction of Igbo individuals from Lagos and different South-west states. They claimed Ndigbo are protesting in opposition to President Bola Tinubu’s authorities.
Reacting, the nationwide president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, cautioned that any assault on Ndigbo in any a part of the nation would include extreme penalties.
Within the assertion, entitled ‘Sufficient is Sufficient’, Ohanaeze vowed that Ndigbo would comply with up with counter-actions ought to there be any assault on them in any a part of the nation.
He mentioned, “We need to unequivocally declare at present that Ndigbo will not be cowards; our forefathers weren’t cowards; they have been courageous and so are we.
“For many years now, Ndigbo have borne the brunt of each disaster on this nation; they’ve paid the value for each upheaval within the nation.
“This is likely one of the main causes we determined to not be a part of the hardship protest or no matter they referred to as it. We knew that the second we determine with it, they’ll time period it Igbo protest.
“But, the identical enemies of Ndigbo, the identical people who find themselves lurking for the blood of the Igbo persons are unrelenting.
“Nevertheless, we need to sound this observe of warning to them; ‘Sufficient is Sufficient’. Any try and spill the blood of an Igbo man or destroy their companies and properties shall be visited with equal retaliation.
“These threats shall be resisted; henceforth any assault on any Igbo man anyplace in these aforementioned areas have to be revenged with each seriousness.
“We’re one of many cardinal pillars of this nation, so no one ought to threaten the Igbo on this nation any longer.
“We name on Ndigbo to not be afraid to reside anyplace of their selection within the nation and do their companies; they need to not thoughts the ineffective threats by those that intend to set the nation ablaze.”
The youth president charged safety businesses to right away arrest those that originated what he referred to as “genocidal threats in opposition to Ndigbo”, including that, “Ought to the safety brokers fail to arrest the perpetrators and instigators of struggle in Nigeria, we shall be left with no possibility than to imagine that they’re a part of the plan.
“We’re additionally calling on the federal authorities to talk up on this matter; this shouldn’t be swept below the carpet. The Nigerian authorities ought to take fast measures to arrest these behind this genocidal plot.
“To revive the individuals’s confidence, the federal government ought to arrest and prosecute all of the criminals making unguarded utterances on X, inciting Nigerians in opposition to one another.”
Okwu suggested Ndigbo to not take part within the ongoing protests. Based on him, “We reiterate our assist for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu authorities. As soon as once more, we thank him for the South East Improvement Fee which was imagined to be in place since after the struggle to cater for the Reconciliation, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction mantra.
“We will proceed to advocate for the discharge of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, extra states to be at par with different areas and proper imbalances on appointments in reflection of the federal character ideas.”