Following the attack on former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and threat to attack South-East governors by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Ohanaeze-Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) yesterday said it would do everything possible to shield the South-East governors from external aggression.
In a statement in Abakaliki by its National President, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the OYC said the attack on Ekweremadu and threat to attack South-East governors was being sponsored by politicians outside Igboland who want to smack the images of Igbo presidential hopeful ahead of 2023.He called for immediate ceasefire between South-East governors and IPOB, noting that the Ndigbo can no longer afford to slaughter our collective image and integrity over threats and counter-threats being harvested from both quarters.
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The statement read: “We have uncovered the real plot behind the recent harassment and threats of placing one million naira bounty on anyone who gives useful information about overseas travel itinerary of South-East governors as an evidence that they are being sponsored by politicians outside Igboland to discredit our leaders with millions of naira given to them to hack down South-East governors.
“How come they have millions of Nigerian currencies instead of Biafra pounds? We will do everything possible to shield South-East governors from external aggression being sponsored by politicians to hack down South-East presidential hopeful.