Ohanaeze Ndigbo has vowed to get to the root of last Sunday’s violent clash in Enugu State between members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and security operatives which led to the death of several persons on either side.
The organisation said it must unravel the circumstances leading to the tragic incident, even as it expressed grief at the situation.
This came as the state Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, announced yesterday that an emergency security council meeting to discuss the tragic incident would be held on Tuesday this week.
Governor Ugwuanyi, in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Simon Atuanya, said the meeting would take place at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Enugu by 2p.m.
On its part, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General, Chief Nnia Nwodo, in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Chief Emeka Attamah, said Ohaneze is currently studying events surrounding the violent clash and would make its findings known as soon as possible.
According to him, since the news of the incident brokeout, Ohanaeze has been involved in getting to the root cause of the crisis, adding that while these investigations were going on, fake Twitter and Facebook accounts as well as statement bearing the name of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, have inundated the social and mass media, therefore, it has become necessary to make it abundantly clear that Nwodo, until now, has not commented on the development.
He said Ohanaeze was saddened by the grave fatalities occasioned by the clash, and is determined to get to the root of the unfortunate incident.
Ohaneze said it mourns the sad loss of all its children and other Nigerians whose lives were wasted by the sad development, and informed that they await the outcome of the Enugu State Security Council inquisition.
It advised all to discountenance all false releases attributed to the President-General, stating that their final statement on the subject would be made in due course.
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