Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide warned against any contemplation of a state of emergency in Anambra or any other state in Igboland.
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, through her National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, said Igbo leaders were proactive and had already met and taken decisions on how to end the killings in Anambra and other parts of Igboland and asked the government not to bother itself.
Ogbonnia noted that deaths recorded in Anambra were nothing compared to the records of states like Borno, Yobe, Plateau or even Benue states and wondered why the FG was contemplating bringing the hammer in Igboland.
“We the leaders of thought in Igboland are very proactive in the sense that we held a meeting yesterday (Tuesday) and resolved the steps to take to bring back normalcy in Anambra State. I want to believe that we will be on top of the situation.
“We also want to let the Federal Government know that there is no need for a state of emergency in Anambra. That will be a major setback in the whole of Igboland. Anambra is the hub of Igboland in terms of commerce and many other things.
“So, to contemplate the state of emergency in Igboland is worrisome because when you compare Anambra to what happened in Borno and Yobe, what happened in Anambra is not half of what is happening in Yobe, even Benue or Plateau. The number of deaths in Benue or Plateau is so high compared to what happened in Anambra.
“In Anambra, they are counting the death on their fingertips but in Yobe and Borno you count in hundreds and thousands yet no state of emergency. How come? Even Plateau, Benue have recorded several killings. The number of deaths there is higher than what you have in Anambra.”
He, therefore, stressed that “the Igbo, in general, we will resist and reject contemplation of the state of emergency in any part of Igboland.”
