The apex Igbo socio-cultural
organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Friday warned traditional rulers council and
President-Generals of town unions in the South-East geo-political zone against
releasing any part of their community’s land for cattle colonies and
settlement.
This warning came following
rising cases of killings orchestrated by the dreaded Boko-Haram sect and
herdsmen in some parts of the country, especially the banditry in the
North-Eastern part of Nigeria.
Abia state President of Ohanaeze,
Elder Rowland Ajuzieogu, who spoke in a statement issued to newsmen in Aba,
Abia state, berated the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government for
its alleged failure to curtail the nefarious activities of the terror
organisations.
He said, “Ohanaeze’s attention
was also drawn to a recent publication on an alleged 100 billion Naira gift to
the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria MACBAN. The apex Igbo
cultural association is aware of the refutal by the presidency through the
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity over the said
allegation.
“As representatives of Ndigbo and
custodians of our culture and common heritage and after due consultations. The
position of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Abia State is that going by the spate of killings
by suspected Fulani herders and government’s present inability through the
security agencies to effectively curtail these nefarious activities. Ohanaeze
Ndigbo is taking seriously the said allegation in spite of the refutal by the
federal government. And advise that, whether the allegations are true or not
and at the risk of erring on the side of caution.
“Ndi Eze and the traditional
rulers council, President Generals of town union and community leaders are
advised to resist every attempt by any group or persons under any guise to part
with any piece of their community land for purposes of cattle colonies,
settlement, cluster or under any other coinage. Let us make hay while the sun
shines. A word they say is enough for the wise.”
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