Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State
20 Apr 2011
Nigerians of Northern extraction resident in Onitsha and Awka, Anambra State commercial and administrative cities Tuesday fled to Asaba, the neigbhouring Delta State capital for safety as rumours of reprisal attacks following the post presidential election riots in some northern cities of Kano, Bauchi and Kaduna in which people of eastern extraction resident in these cities were feared to have fallen victims.
A great many of them also took refuge at the 302 field artillery regiment in Onitsha.
The northerners most of who are engaged in menial jobs as security guards, shoe shinners, petty street provision shop owners deserted their business Tuesday and went into hiding for fear of retaliation attack by some equally unguided elements in the state.
Checks also showed that police men in the state also helped some of the notherners to escape to the artillery regiment barracks. The Onitsha central mosque at Bida street near Onitsha main market was as at Tuesday evening being protected by soldiers for fear of being torched by the mostly christains dominanted residents of Onitsha.
But even as the tension mounts, the police in Anambra State said they were ready to protect the lives and property of anybody doing genuine business in the state. The State's Police command spokesman, Emeka Chuwkuemeka who expressed the police readiness yesterday advised the people of the state to go about their businesses without fear or molestation.
In another breath however, the Movement for the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB) Tuesday warned rioters in the nothern cities of Nigeria that if the killing of Ndigbo continues till the next 24 hours, they will rise to challenge the perpertrators of the evil act.
In a communique by the organisation yesterday after its emergency meeting in Okwe-Okigwe in Imo state said that they will not fold their hands and watch Ndigbo massacred in the north.
The Communique signed by the group's Director of Information, Comrade Uchenna Madu said it was condemning the riots in some northern cities over a presidential election adjudged to be free and fair, peaceful and credible by both local and international observers.
It added that the reckless killing of innocent people especially Ndigbo in the name of post presidential election violence is condemnable and unwarranted, even as it urged Ndigbo to remain calm wherever they are in Nigeria and await further instruction.
Since the igbos refused to stay at home and develop their place they will continue to be the victim of Government misrule
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ReplyDeleteyou see what the action of some stupid idiots have caused their kinsmen elsewhere? please let me appeal to all nigerians in other parts of the country where northerners reside, please do not retaliate, let us show them that despite the provocation, we are civilised people, i can imagine going to slaughter now to go and attack Mohammed my meat seller, who by all standards is a pleasant and honest human being. i simply call him and he drops the meat in my house and collects his money. People like him shows that those idiots are just miscreants
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Buhari is half mad. Cant you guys see madness in his face? I am so sorry for once an honorable Pastor Bakare who completely sold out because of quest for power. It is a petty..... Which way Nigeria?
ReplyDeleteThe annoying thing is that the youths involved in this killings in the north do not even know what is actually happening in our country Nigeria all they know is that Buhari has to win. ask most of them how many states we have in Nigeria they do not even know. they just love to cause confusion in our beloved country. they are so barbaric.
ReplyDeleteWe should embrace peace and look forward to a transformed Nigeria under president Jonathan. Agi Bai
ReplyDeleteThe misguided attack on the Ndigbos even when they are not directly involved in the election tussle clearly shows the ethnic biase against the race. For how long will Ndigbos continue to suffer such humiliation and wreck less shedding of blood. Government should should stop paying lip service and take genuine ownership of the lives of its citizens as any unfortunate resurgence of the Biafran spirit will definitely be more tactful and deadly.
ReplyDeleteSuch barbaric acts only but exposes our level of confusion and ridicule as a country. Why would we continue to allow a biased insignificant population to rubbish our reputation globally? Our great Nigeria will continue to stumble until its people see themselves as one. This can be related to the case of an insane person controlling traffic for supposedly sane people; which of the parties is to blame?
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ReplyDeleteLife is not a dress rehearsal. We have one chance to love, one chance to truly live.One chance to write the story of our lives! I believe that all of us have one chance to make a difference.1 Corinthians 9:24 says that all the runners run, but only one gets the prize. lets use our chance to heal the world, help somebody, save a soul. hug somebody and tell him/her that u love them.lets love no chance fo hate!