Ohaneze condemns killing of over 150 persons in Plateau
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has condemned the gruesome murder of scores of persons in Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Bokkos local government areas of Plateau State by gunmen, saying it was rude shock.
President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who stated this in a statement signed by the National publicity secretary of the Apex Igbo group, Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, said this dastardly act is tantamount to pogrom.
The Ohanaeze leader described the killing of the victims, setting their houses ablaze, indiscriminate shootings and displacing of residents as an orchestrated act of genocide, which he wondered why in this modern age of civilization the country is still posting the brutish, cruel and barbaric news of mass killings of such magnitude.
Leader of the apex Igbo group lamented that the federal government has refused to heed the Ohanaeze Ndigbo call for Restructuring and instituting State Policing System as a panacea for the incessant losses of lives and property in various states of the country.
Iwuanyanwu said it is obvious that the federal security architecture has proved very ineffective to handle diverse demographic challenges.
Dr. Iwuanyanwun reiterates that such heinous and cowardly killings have persisted because in the past the perpetrators of such savage acts often go unpunished, therefore urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to do everything possible to bring to book those behind the callous crime in Plateau State.
The Igbo Leader used the medium to direct Igbo leadership in Plateau State to extend all forms of solidarity with the immediate families of the deceased, the displaced and the sundry victims of the unfortunate incident
Ohaneze President General sends his condolences to the governor of Plateau State, Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, people of Plateau State and the Middle Belt Forum led by Dr. Bitrus Pogu.
The Igbo Leader prayed to God to grant the souls of the deceased a blissful repose in his bosom.
