Wanton Invasion of Igbo Nation by Armed Fulani Military Command: Speak Now Or Remain Silent Forever, Group Orders Igbo Political Elites

Following the wanton invasion of Igbo Nation by some Armed Fulani Military Command, resulting in the extant bloodbath in the region, the Igbo National Council (INC) worldwide has charged various Igbo political elites to stand up in defense of the region at the perilous time otherwise “remain silent forever”.

The group expressed deep worries over the increasing violent attack and militarization of the Igbo Nation territory by dreaded armed Fulani Machineries and military gang allegedly deployed to Igbo Nation to kill the people thus decimating their population.

The group in a statement signed by Comr. Chilos Godsent, the President, INC and made available to the media yesterday, Sunday, described the ongoing Operation Show of Force in Igbo Nation States by the purported Nigeria joint military gang, “as part of the project of the Fulani Ruling Cabal ruthlessly attack and invade the Igbo Nation before 2023, which they had failed to achieve through the RUGA Program and the merciless attacks by the Miyetti Allah sponsored Herdsmen killings inter-alia.

According to the group, “we have observed the desperate reckless engagement of the murderous Fulani armed military gang against the armless Igbo population in our own territory.

“Within the last four weeks residence of Imo, Benue, Rivers, Abia, Enugu, Anambra and Akwa Ibom States respectively has been subjected to heavy attacks by the so called Unknown Gun Men (UGM) and the Nigeria counter joint military squad. This attack has resulted to the arbitrary arrest, torture and killings of civilians in the name of hunting for Unknown Gun Men (UGM).”

The group in their embittered state, bemoaned the intense silence of Igbo Political Elites amid the recurrent bloodbath in the region, as they reminded that it was time the latter stood up for the defense of the Igbo nation.

The release read in part:

“With tears in our eyes, we are compelled to remind the Igbo Political Elites that “coward die many times before their dead but the valiant never die but once”. This is the right time for Igbo Political Elites to rise and speak in defense of the Igbo Nation or remain silent ever as history will not forgive them.

“Scores of civilians are being killed on daily basis yet the Igbo Political Elites has kept mute in the face of this unholy onslaught against the Igbo Nation States in Nigeria while their Fulani counter-parts are seriously speaking out to support their people.

“Consequent upon the above, we, therefore, call on the National Assembly (NASS) to pressure the Presidency to order for the immediate withdrawal of the blood thirsty Joint Military Squad maiming and killing unarmed civilians in the Igbo Nation States more especially in Imo and Ebonyi States, for the operatives of the joint military taskforce lack the prerequisite competence to maintain law and order in line with the United Nation Standard. The reckless engagement of the Joint Military Taskforce against unarmed civilians in the Igbo Nation is an indicator of a second pogrom against the Igbo Race in Nigeria.

“We therefore urge the Governor of Imo State – Senator Hope Uzodinma and his Ebonyi state counter-part – Engr David Umahi to quickly convoke a Multi-Stakeholders Peace Summit to address the numerous challenges that have given rise to increasing violent conflicts and militarization of the Region and also to sign a Security Protocol for the Igbo Nation.