Peter Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, on Tuesday condemned the attack on students of Nkume Comprehensive Secondary School in Njaba Local Government area of Imo State sitting for WAEC examination.
The former vice-presidential candidate described it as un-Igbo, out of place and misguided aggression.
Speaking to newsmen on the incident, Obi said does not believe any Igbo man would contemplate attacking innocent students, more so those taking their WAEC exams, to compete with the rest of West Africans over academic excellence.
According to him, education should ideally be treated as something “sacred’ because it is not just about the future of the children, but also the future of society.
He also wondered who could be responsible for the attack, saying it was perplexing against the fact that IPOB had issued countless press releases suspending the Monday sit-at-home and therefore could not logically be responsible for the attack.
Obi called for proper investigations to unravel those behind the attack.
He further called on political leaders to further strengthen their collective engagements with the view to charting the best path for the South-East.
He said: “Since IPOB has announced the suspension of the sit-at-home, it is reasonable to suspect that other forces might be hiding behind IPOB to draw back the South-East through such acts as well as the needless call for stay at home on Mondays, a critical day for business/official work, which is only hurting the economy of the South-East.
“Would investors come to the zone under the present condition? Would established businesses not think of leaving the South-East under such a condition? Would traders from neighbouring countries that flock Aba and Onitsha on Mondays not seek and stick with alternatives? Would some industries not think of relocating?”
