Biafra Agitations May Backfire - Igbo Group Speaks Out

 

An group, Igbo Conscience, has said pro-Biafra agitators are endangering the lives and businesses of Ndigbo outside the Southeast according to the Nation.

The group lamented that the “rootless and uncoordinated agitation” has renewed anti-Igbo sentiments in the South-south and rekindled the old rivalry capable of affecting Igbo interests in future.

The group’s leader, Monday Ubani, told reporters in Lagos that prominent Igbo believed that the race was better off in a united Nigeria, contrary to the drums of war being beaten by unscrupulous elements. He, however, called for the restructuring of the country by President Muhammadu Buhari to redress the long years of injustice and give every region a sense of belonging.

“We distance the generality of Ndigbo from the politically-orchestrated clamour for secession from Nigeria. It is dubious. It is fraudulent. It is selfish and does not command the support of most Igbo. It is a non-event, inconsequential, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Ndigbo are better off and will do better in a united and prosperous Nigeria.”

Ubani, who was accompanied by Comrade Joe Igbokwe and others, said those chanting war slogans may put the Ndigbo in danger, if the peaceful demonstrations were hijacked and it turns violent, adding that the outcome might be perceived negatively by other zones.