Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, has condemned the alleged attack on Igbos in Sokoto State on Saturday.
Muslims protested the arrest of two suspects in the assassination of Miss Deborah Samuel, a female student suspected of blasphemy, according to several stories in the media.
The demonstrators allegedly stormed and looted stores owned by South-East Asians.
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, in a statement made available to Anaedoonline.ng on Sunday, expressed outrage that Ndigbo could be targeted for an issue about which they had no knowledge.
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The President-General of OYC, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike said in the statement that it was provocative that such mayhem could be unleashed on the peace-loving Igbos resident in Sokoto State.
While describing the attack as unacceptable, Okwu charged Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal to ensure that there would be no repeat of such “mindless attack.”
“We are enraged that Ndigbo are once more victims of an unprovoked attack in Sokoto State over an issue that has to do with a Christian student from Niger State.
“It is quite sad that Ndigbo have remained endangered species in Nigeria, justifying the quest for secession by separatist groups led by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
“The news we are getting from Sokoto, which we have confirmed to be true, is totally unacceptable and we demand that there should be no repeat of such carnage.
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“Governor Aminu Tambuwal must see to it that Ndigbo and their properties are protected in Sokoto State. Any further attack on them will come with dire consequences. We also demand that those whose properties were looted must be compensated by the government.
“Ndigbo have suffered so much in this country and we are warning that enough is enough. If they repeat this aggression against our people, it would come with a commensurate reaction,” Okwu warned.
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