finally Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo speaks out on May 30 mass killings in the south east.see what they said
– The violence that followed the Biafra
day protests in Anambra state is still a
major topic in the polity
– Apex-Igbo socio-cultural
organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has
waded into the matter
– The influential group accused the
Nigerian military of carrying out mass
murder in the state
Ohanaze Ndigbo has cautioned against the
use of excessive force on pro-Biafra
protesters in the South east and beyond.
A typical Biafra protest
In a statement released to the media today,
June 1, the group accused security agencies
of carrying out mass murder in Anambra
state in the name of quelling the protests.
The group expressed outrage over the
killings of members of the Movement for the
Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra
(MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB) by the security agencies on
Monday, May 30.
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They urged the Anambra state government
and the federal government to inquire about
the killings by setting up investigative panels
to unravel the true picture of what transpired
on that fateful day.
In the statement signed by its Secretary
General, Dr, Joe Nwaorgu, The group stated
that it was traumatised by the outrageous
massacre of MASSOB and IPOB members
which it described as non-violent.
The statement, signed by the group’s
secretary-general, Dr Joe Nwaorgu queried
why the security agencies engaged in
indiscriminate shooting of the protesters and
firing of tears gas canisters at them.
Part of the statement read: “We are
traumatised by the outrageous killing of the
members of IPOB and MASSOB in could
blood in the early hours of Monday, May 30
and then in the afternoon of same day.
“The two organisations are sworn believers
in non-violence. They say, and we believe
them that were totally unarmed at the times
of the onslaughts.
“Consequently, Ohanaeze calls on the
Anambra state government to immediately
set up an investigative panel to get the full
record of what occurred.
”The federal government also should set up
its own inquiry to give the world the true
picture. This is necessary so that justice is
seen to be done.”
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The group condoled with the families of the
victims and prayed that the sad development
would not occur again in the South east.
The Nigerian Army has since declared that its
action on the said day, was based on self
defence as the military alleged that their
intervention to restore law and order was
resisted by the protesters.
Meanwhile, the BBC has reported that about
15 northern Nigerian businessmen lost their
lives in the Biafra crisis in the commercial
city of Onitsha.
Created at 2016-06-01 13:54:07
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