It was gathered that
the Remembrance Day was observed in the five Southeastern states: Abia,
Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo on Monday.
The apex Igbo
socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said easterners'
compliance with the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra
(IPOB) sends a clear message to Nigeria.
It was gathered
that the Remembrance Day was observed in the five Southeastern states: Abia,
Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo on Monday.
Streets in
Southeast Nigeria, according to reports, were deserted as the region commemorated
the death of over one million people who died in the Biafra war half a century
ago.
Marketplaces and
roads were empty in the major cities of Aba, Owerri and Awka, in a renewed push
by the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra to remember the war victims and
heroes with a strict order for people to remain indoors on the said date.
In a statement
issued by its Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the group said the level
of success recorded in the May 31 sit-at-home order shows Igbo unity and
respect for the fallen heroes.
He stated that the
development ought to be a source of worry to constituted authorities at all
levels as Igbos have sent a clear message.
Isiguzoro further
called on Southeast Governors to seek to the release of all Biafra agitators
arrested and imprisoned over agitations.
The statement read,
”Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide applauds Ndigbo for the new exhibition of 'Igbo
unity, obedience to an emerging new leadership in southeastern Nigeria and
respect for the fallen heroes, this development should be a source of worry to
constituted authorities at all levels, and finally, Igbos had sent a clear
message to Nigeria.
”Southeast
Governors should cooperate with the people with the release of all Biafra
agitators incarcerated in all the prisons and June 12 Democracy Day is the open
window for State Pardons and amnesty.
”We call on
Governor Willie Obiano to do the same, as history will be fair to him as a
gentleman, for his instantaneous action through the immediate release of
agitators in Anambra prisons, it will help to calm down the uprising against
southeastern Nigeria.
”It's the finest
period for Federal Government to halt the drift towards anarchy and dialogue
with agitators across the Middle Belt and Southern Nigeria. The level of
insecurity across the country, especially in Southeastern Nigeria should spur
Federal Government to convoke a national dialogue without further delay.
”The full
compliance of the sit-at-the home is a clue as to what Ndigbo will further do
if certain anomalies are not corrected by the government at all levels, 'the
most important thing is that Igbos are unique to know their leaders and
hypocrites."
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