Chief Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu CFR, the President–General Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has said that the “suspected reprisal attack where innocent Igbo Sons and Daughters from Mbano in Imo State have found their lives and means of livelihood completely destroyed,” is “unacceptable.”
A video of the destruction of people’s shops and businesses by suspected military men in retaliation to the killing of 8 security agents by unknown gunmen went viral yesterday and has generated a lot of reactions.
Chief Iwuanyanwu in a statement issued on Friday, maintained that “this situation is completely unacceptable to me. It is unacceptable to Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and indeed unacceptable to all honest, right thinking and patriotic Nigerians. I condemn it in strong terms.”
The Igbo leader added that he’s “sending a team immediately under the Chairmanship of Barrister CJ Ihemedu the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Imo State Chapter to give me a comprehensive report on the matter. I call on the Federal Government to fish out the perpetrators of this heinous crime and make sure they face the law. I also urge the Federal Government to put in place necessary security measures to forestall the reoccurrence of this sad event.
“Similar incidents have occurred in all the states of Southeast. As at now there seems to be no solution as the matter is even getting worse.”
Chief Iwuanyanwu also frowned at the continued killing of security agents in the region stressing that Igbo’s aren’t known for that.
“My heart bleeds at the sad events in Igbo land where Igbos are for the first time, killing fellow Igbos.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo is right now undertaking a total transformation of Igbo land. By this transformation, more job opportunities will be created in Igboland for school leavers; and infrastructure for business men and women.
“Meanwhile, I wish on behalf of all Igbos worldwide, to express our deep sympathy to the families of the security Men who were gruesomely murdered. We also sympathise with our people in Mbano Imo state whose shops and houses were destroyed during the reprisal attack.
“I pray the Almighty God to take control of events in Igbo land so that we will once more enjoy peace, happiness and prosperity in our land.”
