House of Representatives has passed a resolution condemning the
positions of the northern youth groups calling on Ndigbo resident in the
northern part of the country to return to their homeland.
Reps on Thursday insisted that Nigeria must remain one and cautioned the warring parties to stop fuelling division.
The House resolution followed a motion brought under a “matter of
urgent public importance” by Hon. Oghene Emma Egoh during plenary.
The lawmaker cited “recent developments which prompted the Biafra
agitators to call for the return of the Igbos back home as well as the
northern Arewa Youths which issued an ultimatum to the Igbos to vacate
the north before October 1, 2017”.
The House noted that the campaign by IPOB for the actualisation of
the Biafra Republic had led to the shut down of major towns in the
South-east on May 30.
The lower chamber urged all security agencies to be at alert in order
to prevent unscrupulous elements from taking advantage of the
unpatriotic pronouncement
The green chamber also called on the federal government to
immediately intervene to avoid the loss of lives and properties which
the threats might cause.
Meanwhile, Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) on Thursday
described described as unfortunate, the ultimatum issued to Igbos to
vacate the northern region.
The Centre said powerful forces may have promoted the eviction notice
in response to sit-at-home order which followed “resurgence of
secessionist tendencies orchestrated by the Indigenous People of Biafra
(IPOB) and Movement of the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of
Biafra (MASSOB) in the South East of Nigeria”
Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (rtd), CCC Executive Secretary, in a
statement said while IPOB and MASSOB may have their faults, the
pronouncement by the Northern youths was unconstitutional, provocative
and a threat to the peaceful co-existence among the citizens.