A diaspora-based Igbo think-tank has accused governors and political leaders of the South-East of betraying their people through what it described as “silent complicity” in the alleged persecution and killings of Igbo youth in Nigeria.
In a demand letter to governors, senators, and security agencies in the region, the Ikenga Think-Tank, North America, said the leaders had failed in their constitutional duty to protect lives and property.
Signed by Dr. Dankwu Agbambu, the letter accused leaders of turning a blind eye while Igbo youth were “hunted down, incarcerated, raped, and slaughtered.”
“Your silent complicity in the face of the ongoing persecution and systematic extermination of Igbo youth is an unforgivable betrayal of our people and of history itself,” the group said.
The body condemned the detention of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, describing him as “the prophet of our time and the voice of a silenced people.”
The group demanded a clear, united condemnation of targeted killings in the South-East and public call for the release of Nnamdi Kanu and other detained agitators.
They also called for concrete measures to secure the region against external attacks and the immediate removal of military checkpoints in the South-East.
It warned that history would not absolve leaders of responsibility, adding: “The time has come to choose: stand with your people, or stand exposed as willing accomplices to their destruction. We are watching, the world is watching, and posterity will not forget.”
