The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Thursday, April 22 alleged that the Nigeria Army was clamping down on Igbo youths, as well as secretly killing them.
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The group said the army was labelling random youths in the region members of Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network as an excuse to arrest and kill them without any evidence.
The allegations were contained in a statement issued by the group’s spokesman, Chief Alex Ogbonnia.
Part of the statement reads
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“We stand on a firm wicket that it is ruthless to arrest any Igbo in the guise of membership of a terrorist organization unless there is sufficient evidence of a crime or unlawful possession of firearms.”
