By Cajetan Mmuta
The United Igbo Elders have tasked the Imo state government and security agencies to ensure a comprehensive probe into the recent killings of 14 youths in Awo Omamma in Oru East local government area of the state.
They also urged the respective governments in the five states of the South East to create synergy in the bid to stem the wave of insecurity in the area.
In a statement by its National Coordinator, His Lordship Justice Alpha Ikpeama and the Acting National Publicity Secretary, Hon Dr Harford Iloamuzo Ugwu , the group noted that the unfortunate episodes that has befallen the Igbo nation in recent times, called for cooperative spirit in handling it.
They said that, “We therefore, call on the security operatives to live no stone unturned, in their investigations to uncover the culprits of this abominable and atrocious Awo Omanma massacre. We want the truth to be brought to book.”
“We appeal to the youths, our mothers in agony, father’s in distress, perplexed leaders and all concerned, to please not resort to jungle justice as two wrongs can never make a right.”
According to the elders, “We are requesting that the Igbo speaking Governors, in a joint effort with the Elders’, leaders of thought and our mothers in agony for the pollution in our land, to come to a round table to plan on how to protect the people they are leading.”
. *We must not continue to act as if we are different entities. God shall help us to rise as one family that we are, to be our brothers keeper. If any member of the family is crying, the others may be sorrowfully touched to rise for the rescue.”
*It will be expedient if we can, from now, strive to pull our resources together in unity as Ndigbo, to stand with any member in distress.
This is the only way we can survive this evil hurricane that is targeted to hunt us down,* they stated
The elder cautioned that “serious efforts are being made, God helping us, to jointly stop this segregation that is eating deep into our consciousness.”
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“We have done it before and we can do it again, all we need is to rekindle our drive and will. Please if we call on you, please, work with us in TEAM* spirit. Together, Everyone Achieves More.
The “United Igbo Elders” is already on the move for achieving this goal for our race and the nation. Reconciliation knows no wrong and keeps no record of suffered evil.”
*We appeal to aggrieved person’s and groups to be calm. The Igbo Elders’ is calling on the affected families and all concerned groups to give us a chance in this all Igbo conciliation move. God shall help us to find an acceptable lasting solution to this problem of unity in Alaigbo.”
*Our whole aim is that security of life and property in Igbo land shall be the unified efforts of the states, to end internal strife as we protect ourselves from external aggration, through inter-state collaboration, in Jesus name Amen.”
