The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Youth Council, OYC, on Thursday declared that the South-East region would no
longer fold its hands and allow herdsmen to continue to kill, terrorise and
destroy properties worth millions of naira of Igbo in the zone.
The group made this known through
a press statement signed by the OYC President-General, Mr. Okechukwu isiguzoro, in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state.
The statement reads in part:
“Ohanaeze has Studied the recent threat of Genocidal Ethnic Cleansing by
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria against the people of the
South East for ” their alleged Stubbornness “and subsequently the denial of
Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, Zonal Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association
of Nigeria Southeast zone, for his apologies and Explanations to the people of
South East are Dead on arrival, as it’s a diversionary tactics to get back to
the people of South East Unawares, Unprepared and to douse the already soaked
tension emanating from the leak Press release of their planned atrocities
because of the resistance of the people of South East against the establishment
of cattle colonies in Igbo land.
“We have not forgotten the
Continuous Rape of Women (their farms) in Igbagu in izzi and isu in Onicha LGAs
in Ebonyi, the Continuous invasion and killings by herdsmen In Uzo uwani and
Nsukka environs in Enugu,the recent atrocities in Aba, where herdsmen chopped
off a lady’s hand in Abia, and other detailed nefarious activities of
Herdsmen in Anambra and Imo
States respectively. We will not fold our Arms and allow evil to thrive by
these notorious herdsmen. Never again should we allow them to strike
unchallenged.
“We will not take laws into Our
hands to fight back, but rather as a matter of urgency, We call for the
Establishment of State Vigilant groups or the return of the dreaded famous ”
Bakassi Boys” with Special mandate to engage the Armed herdsmen.
“We call on the incoming
Leadership of State House of Assemblies in Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States
and existing leadership in Anambra to proceed without delay to enact laws to
establish Local vigilant groups with special mandate to protect our boundaries
and fish out Armed herdsmen from peaceful cattle rearers, who operate in unholy
hours of day.
“We are amazed that over the
years that these Armed herdsmen had created routes in our bushes and forests
where they either have temporary settlement or hideouts as a base for them to
prepare to launch attack to their target local communities.
“We call on Our Town Unions and
Community based groups to be vigilant about the purported Rumour of attack by
Armed herdsmen, Never allow them to caught us Unawares and unprepared, for any
blood of any igbo man killed by these herdsmen will not be tolerated and will
be resisted, Ndigbo ” Hausa abatago na Awka” Ndigbo “Agwo nno na akirika”. Stop
sleeping at nights, be vigilant Southeast residents,” the council warned.
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