THE Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo
socio-cultural organisation, Monday, condemned the role played by the Nigeria
Police in aiding the recent deportation of some Igbos from Lagos on the order
of the state government.
Anambra
State president of Ohanaeze, Elder Chris Eluemunoh, at a news conference in
Awka, also faulted the explanation by the Lagos State Government on the matter,
arguing that the deportation was an inhuman act aimed at insulting and
embarrassing the Igbo race.
He
said: “Ohanaeze must not fail to condemn the role of the Nigeria Police, who
escorted the vehicle that brought the deportees down to Onitsha from Lagos.
What a travesty of justice that security agents, who are paid from public fund
to protect the rights of citizens were used to perpetuate the violation of the
constitution they all swore to defend and protect.
“We
urge the Inspector General of Police, IG, to investigate the role of his men in
the despicable and illegal action of the Lagos State Government. Ohanaeze also
totally rejects the explanations by the Lagos State Government in defence of
her action and we ask whether the dumping and abandoning them under the bridge
at Onitsha at midnight was the best way to return them to their homes for
proper integration.
“Ndigbo
and the people of Anambra State in particular rightly deserve an unreserved
apology from the Lagos State Government, else it would be taken that her action
was a calculated insult aimed at creating unnecessary friction between the
Yoruba and Igbo, who have been living and working peacefully in Lagos for
decades and contributing immensely to the development of the state.”
The
organisation also faulted those blaming Governor Peter Obi for letting the
president know about the development, noting that the governor’s action was a
mature way of handling the vexatious action.
According
to Eluemunoh, “Ohanaeze supports all the steps the governor had so far taken to
seek redress for the degrading treatment meted out to Ndigbo, even as he
appealed to Igbo people to remain calm and law-abiding.”
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Too late... Ohaneze ndigbo are u sleeping since, dats y we dnt hav confident on u, look at wen ur reaction is comin (almost 2 weeks afta) let me u tell all, its orjiuzo kalu who first reacted b4 anybody...
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ReplyDeleteYes Ohaneze's reaction was late what abt the president that a letter was written to. Did he not receive the letter, what has he done abt it ?
ReplyDeleteIgbos should rise against APC,fashola's dehumanising tendencies,Buhari boko haram come 2015 election,this aliance b/w yaruba and hausa is targeted at Igbos
ReplyDeleteAll igbos are fools, bcos lagos govt evacuated some ppl that'r not useful 2 environment bck 2 their home b4 they'll turn 2 public nuisance and u'r busy writin nonsense and behavin stupidity bcos of d issue, even does dt mean dt deportee hv no right 2 come bck 2 lagos, who knows if they hv come bck 2 lagos, diff ppl are entrin lagos massively without stopin them, plenty igbos are in lagos and everywhere in d country, so leave all ds talks and face ur business....u ppl talks 2 much, pls!
ReplyDelete@ 14\8\13.16am ur generation will forever remain a lunatic.it is very Lucid dat u are 1 of dose yoruba motor boys dat sleep and work in motor parks.
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