It’s Becoming A Herculean Task Holding Ndigbo Still — Ohanaeze Warns

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organization of the Igbo people, has called on the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, to intervene in the recent attacks on markets predominantly owned by Igbo traders in Lagos State, Nigeria.

The group warned that it is becoming increasingly difficult to hold back the Igbo people from retaliating against these attacks.

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The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, explained that the recent market fires, including the Olowu spare parts market and Akere spare parts market, which have been razed down in the last few weeks, appear to have motives other than winning the General Elections.

Isiguzoro lamented that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has failed to resolve the crisis, and urged Gani Adams to use his office as the Aare Ona Kakanfo of the Yoruba nation to bring the situation to a halt.

The statement issued by Isiguzoro reads,

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo, therefore, calls on Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of the Yoruba nation to kindly use his revered office in bringing the situation to a halt. Already, it is becoming a Herculean task to hold Ndigbo back from retaliation in the face of the sustained ‘genocide and crimes against humanity’ being perpetrated against Ndigbo in Lagos by some ‘APC thugs’ under the command of MC Oluomo with the State Government and security agencies watching the ‘horror movie’.

“We are, however, consoled by the patriotic position of Afenifere under the valiant leadership of Pa Ayo Adebanjo and urge Ndigbo to remain law-abiding but ‘vigilant and on guard’.”

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo is concerned that the attacks on Igbo-owned markets in Lagos State could escalate into a full-blown crisis between the Yoruba and Igbo ethnic groups.

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The group has called for peaceful coexistence between the two groups and has urged the authorities to take immediate action to address the situation before it spirals out of control.