…says Igbos are peace living people
Prominent Igbo group, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Igbo Community Development Association (ICDA) in Oyo State, have disclosed that the group are peace lover and under one umbrella.
The groups made this disclosure In Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday, in joint press conference to address the growing concern on the Igbo community in the state.
The President of ICDA, Chief Emma Ndidi Nzeako and the Ezendigbo of Ibadan and Oyo State, Alex Anozie, who were speaking to reporters at the media briefing held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat in Ibadan stated that the press conference became necessary to avert future crisis in the state.
Nzeako warned security agencies to watch out for the antics of some who he claimed were interested in upsetting the state’s calm, claiming that some people have been posing as Igbo leaders in the state.
Igbos, he said, are peace-loving people.
He added that there is a need to caution some people who wanted to divide the Igbo community in the state.
“We are peace-loving people and law-abiding Ndigbo residing in Oyo state, have continued to be supportive to all state governments both past and present, no matter the different party affiliations.
“Please, all authorities including the press, media and all Nigerians residing in Oyo state should help us advise this group of people who boasts of being highly connected, to tow the line of law and order in the interest of our peaceful pacesetter state.
“We say this because we peace-loving Ndigbo in Ibadan and Oyo State, so much believe in the rule of law and would not want to see to the breakdown of law and order in our society.
“Please, we want the governor to help us, we want the Olubadan to help us, the judiciary, the commissioner of police, the DSS, the press, the CCII and all lovers of peace to come to our help, we don’t want crises in our pace setter peaceful state.
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