Ohanaeze Youths Vow To Deal With Herders On Foot, Seek Return Of Bakassi Boys

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has vowed to deal decisively with erring pastoralists caught conveying cattle by foot in the South East region. The group while commending Southeast governors on their resolve to deal with insecurity in the region called on them to return the dreaded Bakassi Boys to help them address the insecurity in the region.

The group, in a statement signed by its President-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, on Sunday, urged the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to tender an unreserved apology to the governors of the south east geopolitical zone for unwarranted attacks.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, however, called on the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN,  to educate their members of the consequences and implications of

being caught in the South East Region engaging in cattle conveyance from community to another. 

Part of the statement reads that:

 “We observed that the resolutions of the expanded meeting of South East Governors and Security Agents and Stakeholders in Enugu over the weekend, are timely response to deal decisively on the issues of insecurity brewing from suspected activities of herdsmen and checkmating other forms of criminalities being perpetuated under the guise of Cattle movement from one Community to another Community resulting to destruction of farm crops, raping Igbo mothers and daughters, kidnapping through murderous herdsmen nefarious activities.

“Igbo Youths will now deal decisively any erring pastoralists caught up trespassing from one Community to another by cattle Conveyance by foot, and Urge Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria to educate their members of the consequences and implications of being caught, Urge the Youths to handover to security agents any pastoralists caught.

“South East Governors had been absolved and vindicated of any involvement in the last operation Python Dance(s) by the security agents, this put to an end the suspicion brewing in some quarters alleged by IPOB, which had threatened the peaceful atmosphere of the South East, now that South East Governors are cleared by Security Agents, IPOB should openly or secretly apologize to the South East Governors and change tactics in their modus operandi for peaceful co existences.

“We equally Urge the newly inaugurated South East Security Committee led Maj.Gen Abel Obi Umahi, to engage the existing neighborhood watch across 95 LGAs of South East and return the dreaded Bakassi vigilante groups to compliment the effort of security agents who may compromise when dealing with issues bothering on Herdsmen/farmers clash because of tribal sentiments.

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