Igbo National Congress, INC, has described “show of wickedness and hatred against the Igbo Race” the incident that took place at the home of the Barr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor on the 2nd of December, 2019.
The group in a press statement signed by the National President and Secretary of the Group, Chilos A.C. Godsent and Zulu Ofoelue said the action of the security agents was “unprofessional and reckless”.
While calling for calm, INC also called on the FG to expedite action towards the rebuilding of the community to reduce the case of internally Displaced Persons, IDP, in the country.
The statement reads;
“We have noted with total dismal the malicious mischief of the country home Barr Ifeanyi Ejiofor and unprovoked callous attack and wanton invasion of Oraifite community in Anambra State on 2nd December 2019 by the Joint Team of Nigerian Police Force and Soldiers.
“While we condole with the families of the two men of the Nigerian Police Force that was said to have lost their lives during the attack, according the Police Press Statement signed by SP Haruna Mohammed – PPRO of Anambra State Police Command, we also condemn in strong terms the unprofessional, reckless and wanton killing or civilians and burning of houses in Oraifite community during said attempt to arrest Barr Ifeanyi Ejiofor who is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
“On the foregoing, INC wishes to advice the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies operating in the Eastern Nigeria to stop forthwith the killings of armless civilians and the militarization of the Eastern Nigeria.
“Furthermore, INC is not ignorant of the deliberate policy of the present regime of the Federal Government of Nigeria to militarize the Eastern Nigeria in other to find reasons to launch merciless military offensive against the region which, is meant to manifest the orchestrated plan to create fears and annihilation of the people of the Eastern Nigeria before the 2023 Presidential Election which South-East Zone is seriously demanding to produce the President of Nigeria.
“Finally, INC therefore calls of the Federal Government of Nigeria to immediately rebuild the Oraifite community in other to reduce the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) that will be occasioned by the wanton destruction of the community.”
