Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) has vowed never to keep mum and watch in silence over the atrocities, gruesome murders perpetually enslaved on the peace loving Igbos of Obigbo by Security forces.
OYC in a statement signed by its President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said “its undisputed fact and undeniable truth that the Ikwerre Ethnic Nationalities of Rivers State are fully blooded Igbos which Governor Nyesom Wike is one of them and never will Igbo Youths.
According to OYC, Wike’s media statement in print and social media, insists that IPOB Protesters killed 6 soldiers, burnt down Police stations, courts in Obigbo, was his reasons for the imposition of 24hrs curfew in Obigbo.
The statement said “Governor Wike also dispensed the rumoured (alleged ) directives of Military actions in Obigbo Rivers State as Politically motivated plots of his Detractors to distract him from Governance.
The full statement reads; “OYC Categorically remind Governor Wike, that there was burning of Police stations,courts, killing of military personnel and police officers and Destruction of public properties by Endsars Protesters in Aba, Nnewi, Abakiliki, Enugu, Onitsha, Owerri but none of the Governors ordered Military Actions against their people, Wike as Chief Security officer of Rivers State will surely account for the loss of lives and brutalities in Obigbo in the near future as international human rights groups and activists are gathering informations and evidences of genocidal violence escalating in Obigbo Rivers State.
“OYC vehemently opposed the 24hrs curfew placed on the indigenous igbos of Obigbo with heavy military actions and onslaughts against the people which had continuous abused their fundamental human rights in Obigbo and deny them access to food, adequate Medicare, water ,in the bid for Rivers State Government to unleash State machinery against indigenous people of Biafra (Ipob) over what we perceived as relationship gone sour between Governor Nyesom Wike and Ipob Leadership led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“OYC had studied keenly the developments, buildups scenarios of Obigbo Massacres, the Ipob leader Nnamdi Kanu’s Utterances and claims that he worked and installed Barr Nyesom Wike as Governor Rivers State, is an affirmative evidence that Ipob activities and Protests in Port Harcourt had been peaceful in the last 3 years without qualms, We had expected that Governor Nyesom Wike to respond to these allegations and pronouncements of Nnamdi Kanu installing him as Rivers State Governor, He should be man enough to clear his name and explain why it took Rivers State Government three years to Proscribed the activities of Ipob in Rivers State, hope its not relationship gone sour? Wike should Emulate Asari Dokubo and explain if there was any relationship with Nnamdi Kanu in the past ,and stop shifting responsibility to his benefactor and Predecessor ( RT Hon Chibuike Amaechi).
“Nnamdi Kanu’s Endsars video and audio clips are enough evidences indicting him of inciting violence escalating in Obigbo Rivers State, with unimaginable deaths and inhumane conditions that Igbo suffers in Obigbo indirectly linked him to ethnic Cleansing and Ipob’s placing 100m ransom booty on Governor Wike, it’s a clear deviation from peaceful approach to self determination and non violent stance of Biafra agitation. Igbo Youths hold both sides responsible for Genocide and violence escalating in Obigbo.
“OYC call for immediate Commencement of ceasefire talks between Governor Nyesom Wike and Ipob Leader Nnamdi Kanu, there’s established evidence that if both sides should stop this show of forces, Igbos of Obigbo will breathe fresh air and normalcy will return immediately, We are Confident that both sides will surely accept this pleading of Igbo Youth Leadership in the interests of peace, as venue will surely be communicated to both sides.
“When two elephants fights, the grasses suffer, When two friends fights, Obigbo people suffers.let there be Suspension of Military actions in Obigbo in the next 48hrs ,as we are engaging Religious leaders, Former Presidents and Heads of State to Join OYC to Pressurize both Governor Wike and Nnamdi Kanu for a peaceful talks.
