Ohaneze Ndigbo has alleged that some Igbos are taking advantage of the
attack of herdsmen in the South-East to kidnap and murder innocent
citizens in the region, Igbere TV reports.
Igbere TV reports that
the group also lamented how Igbo traditional rulers and vigilante
groups are abetting the killers in the region.
In a statement
obtained by Igbere TV and issued by Chief Nnia Nwodo, President of
Ohanaeze, the group claimed that Southern Nigeria had witnessed very
unusual security breaches.
He, however, praised the actions of
security personnel in the region while calling on traditional rulers to
complement the efforts to keep Southern Nigeria secured by handing over
killers and kidnappers in their communities to relevant authorities.
“Assassinations, kidnapping and invasion of one or two holy places have been reported in the social and regular media.
“Worthy
of note is the arrest of those responsible for the murder of two
Catholic priests and the kidnap of a Traditional ruler. Useful
confessions have been made. As we speak 1,700 forest guards are being
recruited. New access roads are being constructed into desolate and
hidden areas of our forests.
“Ohaneze also notes that a few
miscreants among us have exploited the Fulani rampage to engage in
kidnapping and murder of innocent citizens.
“We urge our
traditional rulers, town unions and local vigilantes to fish them out
and hand them over to law enforcement agencies”, the statement partly
read.
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