A rights activist, Mark Chidozie, has called on leaders of the Igbo people to demand the whereabouts of Ndigbo who went missing during the various raids by security agencies on the camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra in the South East.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
Chisozie suggested that, if the missing people cannot be found, they should be declared dead and their families should be compensated by the government.
He said that Nndigbo should endeavour to compile the names of missing people and know the names of those who are on exile either in the country or in the diaspora.
He said that security agencies, especially the military, allegedly killed or abducted many, while some other people, out of fear, took to flight either to neighbouring states or outside the country.
He noted that the IPOB should not concentrate on the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, alone but also look into the issue of his followers and innocent Igbo people who were either killed or dissappeared.
After the Nigeria/Biafra war, southeastern Nigeria, which is populated by the Igbo people, suffered discrimination, marginalisation, tribalism, hate and violence in Nigeria, with an attitude which can be described as anti-Igbo sentiment or Igbophobia. This made some groups of Igbos want to exit from Nigeria.
“The IPOB group was founded in 2012 by Nnamdi Kanu, who is the leader. The Nigerian government, under the rule of former President Muhammadu Buhari, falsely declared the IPOB group as a terrorist organization.
“After the declaration, the Nigerian government declared the members of the group wanted, including Nnamdi Kanu, Simon Ekpa, Justine Onyeka Nwanoruo and some others, since 2016. Some of the members of IPOB have been killed by Nigerian military forces, the leader of the IPOB group was captured and arrested illegally and has been in prison.
“Because of his arrest, the South East has not known peace ever since.
“Insecurity and insurgency have taken over the southeasteen part of the country, making the group (IPOB) to declare Monday a sit-at-home day as a form of protest in the Eastern region for the release of their leader, Kanu.
“Many members and others who were declared members were abducted or killed by security agents. Some have fled to other countries.
“One of them is Justine Onyeka Nwanoruo, who fled the country many years ago. The indigene of Imo State, from Orsu Local Government, has fled the country and his whereabouts are still not known.
“We are appealing to Ndigbo to look for their missing sons and daughters to know if they are dead or alive and see how to give them a sense of belonging.”
