The Indigenous Youth Forum, IYF, decried the killing of Igbo youth in Obigbo local government area in Rivers State by soldiers on the orders of Governor Nyesom Wike.
Remember, Wike signed an executive order on Wednesday banning on the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and also ordered security agencies and local government chairmen to fish and deal decisively with any IPOB members found in any community.
With others still trapped in Obigbo, many residents have fled as the days of bloodshed continue in the local government area and other parts of Rivers State.
IYF who described Wike’s action and the killings as being born out of political reasons and hatred for Ndigbo, said it “has claimed the lives of 28 Igbo sons and daughters in four days, 33 people are missing and 17, including women and children, are shot and wounded.”
The Igbo youth group, in a statement signed by its general spokesperson, Hon. Ebube Nwagbara, gave the Rivers State government 48 hours to release those arrested, missing and the bodies of those executed.
“The ongoing arrest, dehumanization and execution of Ndigbo in Rivers State, on the orders of Governor Nyesom Wike, is a provocation that could lead to a tribal war if not ended now because we the Igbo youths will no longer fold our hands and watch our people being slaughtered in any form whatsoever while their own people and others feel comfortable and safe in our homes,” IYF said.
Below are pictures from Obigbo community:
