The President General of the Ohanaze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has vowed that the group will unearth the circumstances surrounding the killings of the Igbo youths by security agencies at Emene-Enugu, last Sunday.
The President General speaking for the first time after the bloodbath said that Ohanaeze kept studying the situation silently all the while to gather proper information before making any comment on it.
He said he decided to break the silence following a meeting with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu on Wednesday, adding that it is after different fake news attributed to him on social media platforms.
Nwodo made this known in a statement released by his media aide, Emeka Attama, on Wednesday. He disclosed that the group had been briefed of efforts of the Enugu State government to unveil the cause, extent of fatalities, and those responsible for the killings in a State Security Council meeting which was scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2020.
The statement reads in part, “In the last two days, news had broken out about clashes between IPOB and the Nigerian Security agencies in Emene, Enugu State. Since the outbreak of this development, Ohanaeze has been involved in getting to the root cause of this development.
“Whilst these investigations were going on, fake Twitter accounts and fake Facebook accounts and press releases bearing the name of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, have inundated the social and mass media. It has become necessary to make it abundantly clear that Chief Nwodo, until now, has not commented on this development.
“This evening (Wednesday) after an exhaustive meeting with the Enugu State Governor, who by law is the Chief Security Officer of the State, Ohanaeze was briefed of efforts by the State government to unravel the cause, extent of fatalities and those responsible for them in a State Security Council meeting scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, 27th August, to hear and evaluate the accounts of all concerned in this sad development.
“Ohanaeze is saddened by the grave fatalities occasioned by this development and is determined to get to the root cause of this unfortunate event. We mourn the sad loss of all our children and other Nigerians whose lives were wasted by this sad development.
“We await the outcome of the Enugu State Security Council inquisition and advise all and sundry to discountenance all false releases attributed to the President General. Our final statement on this subject will be made in due course.”
