Ohanaeze Ndigbo
, on Friday told all Igbos
residing in the northern part of the country to
stay back and defend themselves and their
properties in the event of any post-election
crisis in which they are attacked.
The call came on the heels of reports of mass
exodus of non-indigenes from the northern
parts of the country to their home states over
fear of violence as a result of the general
elections.
President General of Ohanaeze, Chief Gary
Enwo Igariwey, who addressed journalists at
the Ohanaeze national Secretariat in Enugu
yesterday, said, in case of possible post-
election crisis in the north where the Igbo
people are usually potential targets, they
should not run away, rather they should
mobilize and resist such attack on them.
According to Igariwey, Ndigbo should no
longer turn the other cheek when they are
slapped. “Ndigbo are tired of running away
each time there is crisis in the country. We
are part of Nigeria and where we are living is
our home; so Ndigbo should remain where
they are residing and doing their legitimate
business. If they are attacked, they should
resist the attack”, he said.
The Ohanaeze leader noted that there are
over 3.7 million Igbos residing in Kano alone
and that such number could be used to
cripple activities in the city if that was what
the indigenes wanted.
