The Civil Liberty Organisation, CLO has distanced themselves from an online publication, entitled: “ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT: CLO ASKS GOV. MBAH TO DETHRONE ENUGU MONARCH, IGWE NEVOBASI” in “The Nations News” of October 10 2024.
The Enugu State chapter of CLO in a statement issued on Wednesday, said Comrade Kindness Jonah who purportedly signed the publication on their behalf is unknown to them and the document quoted in the piece did “not originate from the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) whether at the State Branch, South East Zone or the National Body level.”
The statement signed by Comrade Zulu Ofoelue, Chairman, CLO Enugu State Branch added that “the matter entitled as above, has never been brought to the CLO for investigation, arbitration or mediation at any level of its operation.
“The CLO is a credible human right and civil society organisation with many years of operational experiences, and will never release any statement on a matter of human or civil rights without thorough investigation using the principles of justice, rule of law and fair hearing.
“The said Comrade Kindness Jonah is not an official of the CLO at any level of its operation and does not have the authorisation of the CLO to investigate matters brought to her or endorse any kind of correspondences, letters, press statements, petitions or any kind of document on her behalf.
“The CLO totally disowns the said petition and the petitioner, and frowns at the illegitimate use of its name in unfounded transactions. The CLO call on appropriate authorities to call the
person involved to order and ensure that such embarrassment are averted henceforth.”
Comrade Ofoelue added “that in as much as the allegations contained in the petition quoted portends grievous human rights violations, the CLO will engage in proper and thorough investigations and come up with a suitable position in due course.”
