• Urges police to arrest perpetrators
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has condemned in strong terms, the recent gruesome murder of 13 Ebonyi citizens in Ogboji, Orumba South LGA of Anambra State, lamenting that the incident has desecrated the region.
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator Azuta Mbata, while sympathising with the family of the victims in a statement he made available through the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Ezechi Chukwu, noted that the incident has left Ndigbo and every rational mind with rude shock.
According to Mbata: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo sees this unprovoked killings as callous, barbaric, ungodly and an abomination which amounts to the desecration of our land.”
He therefore called on the government of Anambra State, security agencies, especially the police, to launch a manhunt to enable them unmask the vicious actors behind the heinous incident for prosecution.
“On behalf of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, I convey my deep condolences to the bereaved families, the governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru and the good people of Ebonyi,” Mbata said.