The South East Restoration Group has asked Ndigbo to hold the leader of the Independent People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu responsible should anything happens to any Igbo in any part of the country.
The group said Kanu had been using his Biafra agitation to defraud and deceive innocent Igbos to rebel against the Nigerian government whilst the elders kept mute until things got out of hand.
Recall that a coalition of Northern Youth Groups tagged “The Kaduna Declaration” had given all Igbos residing in any part of Northern Nigeria three months to relocate to their places of origin. The order was widely condemned by many Nigerians, including the president, governors and prominent leaders.
Charles Mbani, National Co-ordinator of the Igbo socio-political organization , said Kanu and his collaborators are hell bent on destroying the hard-earned resources of Igbos in Nigeria through their actions with grave danger for the peaceful co-existence of Nigeria as the only country that we can all call our own.
He said the order might not be unconnected with the clamour for the rebirth of Biafra by Kanu and his team and the derogatory comments he made about other citizens of the country who are now reacting to Kanu’s foolishness.
Mbani said in a statement forwarded to THE NIGERIAN , “let us make it abundantly clear that the self-centred, selfish and criminally minded Biafra agitation that was conceived by Kanu, his political sponsors and gang of criminals who are always high on cheap substance still remains the greatest threat to the Igbos not only in the north but everywhere in the country including the south-east where Nnamdi Kanu’s IPOB and its collaborators known as MASSOB have continued to use threats and intimidation to destroy the economic life of the Igbo people.
The group further called on the security agencies to be at alert and not hesitate to do the needful should any individual or group of persons decide to take up arms against the other ethnic groups anywhere in the country.
The statement also expressed total confidence in the country’s security architecture and reiterated that Nigeria has a ready and professional military that is able to combat any insurrection anytime foolish men give in to the devil’s antics to torment their neighbours.”
The statement also added that its high time the Igbos stopped living in a fool’s paradise and call their own to order just like the northern elders and leaders have demonstrated since the ultimatum was given to their kinsmen to vacate their respective abode in their own country.
“We must quickly act to bring ourselves to the judgement of good conscience to immediately address the promoters of IPOB/MASSOB who have probably conspired to set us up against our brothers from the other parts of the country, telling our children the bitter truth like others are doing is the first sign of healing that may bring this conflagration to an end without consuming our economic interests outside Igboland,” the statement also added.
