Onitsha Massacre: Ohanaeze Issues 14-Day ultimatum to Buhari

Onitsha Massacre: Ohanaeze Issues 14-Day ultimatum to Buhari

The Pan Igbo group, Ohaneze Ndigbo has condemned the recent attack of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by combined team of Nigerian police and navy personnel in Onitsha, Anambra State where over 30 people were wounded and at least 3 confirmed dead.




Ohaneze - youth wing, yesterday gave the Federal Government of Nigeria 14 day ultimatum to fish out and prosecute the perpetrators of the crime.

Ohaneze Ndigbo, in a two paged press statement signed by the state deputy youth leader and director of operations of the group, Ifeanyichukwu Chigbo and issued to journalists in Onitsha recalled that two members of IPOB were last week killed in Ugwuta road Onitsha before the Sunday clash, which according to him, claimed seven lives and left scores injured.

Onitsha Massacre: Ohanaeze Issues 14-Day ultimatum to Buhari

The statement reads in part: “While we condemn the act of using sophisticated weapon against our youths, we are calling on both federal and state governments to unravel the circumstances that led to the killing and prosecute the trigger happy Naval officials accordingly. Security agencies should use their arms according to the law.

“We did not take reprisal attack on the Navy officials because our governor, who we hold at high esteem, is not in town.

“We have not forgotten APO killing and Ezu killing where hundreds of our youths were wasted and nothing happened and that is why we are giving 14 days for necessary action to be taken. Enough is enough and Mr. President should warn the security agencies and call them to order against using sophisticated weapons against civilians. Let them not push us to the wall” it warned.

Reacting however, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor on Youth Moblisation, Tony-Uche Ezekwelu condemned the act but called on the youths to remain calm until Governor Willie Obiano, who he said is out of the state comes back to handle the matter.