An Igbo socio-cultural organization in Oyo state has commended South East Governors and the Ohaneze Ndigbo on the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), stressing that the move has averted bloodshed in Igbo land. The Ezendigbo of Oyo, Dr. Alex Anozie who made the position of the group known in a chat with newsmen in Ibadan stated that it was unwise for the Igbos to contemplate another war, having suffered huge casualties in the civil war that lasted between 1967 and 1970.
According to him, “It is a wise decision taken by the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and South East governors. This will douse the tension in the country. “We don’t want war again in Nigeria. We have fought a war before and lost millions of lives and property worth billions. We don’t want such a thing in this country again.
“I’ll advise our people to take it easy and continue to appeal to the Federal Government to listen to us so that our agitation won’t aggravate another crisis again. Igbos are the most committed group to the Nigeria Project,” he added.
Recall that IPOB, a separatist agitation group from the region was recently proscribed and declared a terrorist organization by the Federal Government. This came after the Nigerian Army ordered Operation Python dance in the South East and parts of South-South regions.
