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Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has explained the reasons behind the reluctance of Igbo youths to join the Nigerian Army.
In a statement posted on X, Ejimakor attributed the low enlistment to a deep lack of trust in the armed forces, which he said has been repeatedly weaponized against the Igbo people.
He emphasized that this reluctance does not stem from any lack of courage but represents a deliberate stand against an institution perceived as biased and untrustworthy.“The reluctance of Igbo youths to enlist in the Nigerian armed forces is not a deficit of valor, but a calculated refusal to serve an institution they deeply mistrust,” Ejimakor wrote.
He pointed to historical and ongoing marginalization within Nigeria’s security architecture, noting an ethnically unbalanced leadership structure that disadvantages the Igbo (Ndigbo).
Ejimakor highlighted lingering trauma from past events, including the 1967 army massacres of Igbos in the North, and more recent incidents such as alleged state-sanctioned violence at Nkpor, the Aba prayer ground, Obigbo, and the Trump victory rally in Port Harcourt targeting youths suspected of IPOB ties.
He added that Igbo youths are particularly appalled by the integration of “repentant” Boko Haram terrorists into the military.“To ask them to bleed under a biased command, alongside former terrorists, is a compromise of dignity they refuse to make,” he stated.
Ejimakor described the youths’ stance as “a quiet, powerful protest against an institution that has often betrayed Ndigbo.”
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