…Urges Southeast Governors to establish Operation OGBUNIGWE
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) has warned against reprisals by the natives of Ebonyi State over the recent killings carried out by suspected militia group.
OYC in a statement signed by its President general, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, noted that it had investigated the killings of at Ndiagu Orie Village, Umuoguduakpu-Ngbo Community, in Ohaukwu Lga of Ebonyi State, noting that tge killings was carried out by Suspected militias of Agila in the Ardo Lga of Benue State.
“We condemned vehemently the killings of Igbos, its Barbaric and Rogue Operations of Some officers, and we give the people of Agila to fish out the perpetrators that carried out these attacks for peace to reign”, parts of the statement reads.
“OYC Urge Youths not to resort to any form of Reprisal attacks to avenge the deaths of their loved ones.
“We are aware that Agila Warlords connived with rogue Security officers to revenge the missing of a Naval officer, but definitely the law must respected, but OYC call for Self Defence in all the border Communities for any eventuality, and We Urge the Governments of Ebonyi and Benue States to quickly establish a joint security Committee to ensure the culprits are apprehended.
“OYC appeal to South East Governors to establish the South East Regional Security Outfit OGBUNIGWE, to safeguard Ndigbo, they should show Courage and do the needful, Southeast is not safe as our external enemies are capitalizing on our porous borders to kill our people, There’s no better time to have Southeast Regional Security Outfit OGBUNIGWE than now.
This comes few days after Abacityblog reported the case of killings in Ebonyi State by some suspected militia group.