The Igbo social Cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed sorrow and agony over what they called “recent disturbances” in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, which resulted in the loss of lives and property as well as caused immense hardship to the citizens.
The Group in a statement by its Publicity secretary, Worldeide, Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia commended the quick response of Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma and all the Imo State security apparatus.
The statement said the Imo State Governor with the cooperation of federal Government authorities contained and controlled the tragic event from escalating, by the quick action and decision on a dusk to dawn curfew and withdrawal of the army, brought about relative peace to Orlu Zone and its environs.
Recall that the President General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo in his maiden news conference in Enugu categorically said Ndigbo are not at war with Nigeria and had nothing pending before any institutional authority that demands a separate existence from Nigeria.
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo advised the people of Orlu Zone to remain calm and law abiding.
The statement want those who often times misinterpret the region’s tragic history, not to forget that Late Chukwuemeka Odumegbu Ojukwu’s statement that ‘the bone shall rise’ did not mean ‘conflict, violence and war’ but indeed meant that Ndigbo should continue with their history of being creative and constructive in their engagements with the rest of Nigeria.
He added that Ndigbo under the present administration of Ohanaeze Ndigbo is determined to prevent the people of the southeast from being victims of Nigeria’s circumstances and history of violence which they did not create nor can they alone control.
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
