Governors and different leaders from Southeast after an assembly with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja (Photo: State House)
The Igbo socio-cultural physique Ohanaeze Ndigbo has stated President Muhammadu Buhari’s remark about Igbos on the Nigerian Civil War “shows the war is still on in another way.”
Buhari had lately claimed that the Nigerian troops had been lenient on Biafrans in the course of the civil unrest that lasted from 1967-1970.
However, an assertion by the apex Igbo group, known as on Buhari to tender an apology to Igbos over the comment which it described as “unpresidential.”
The Ohanaeze famous that “the warfare ended fifty years in the past and for a participant within the warfare to make such a remark exhibits that the warfare continues to be on in one other manner. It is extremely regrettable.
“Of course, there isn't any proof of factuality in President’s claims. The clear case of genocide in Asaba, Umuohiagu, Ozu Abam, Aba, Otuocha amongst different centres of horror within the warfare belies Mr President’s claims of the observance of the Rule of Engagement in the course of the warfare.
“The perpetrators of warfare crimes within the Second World War and in Rwanda are nonetheless below trial and nothing stops the identical measure on any Nigerian soldier that dedicated warfare crimes previously or exra-judicial killing right now.
“The president must therefore apologize to Igbos and Easterners for that unpresidential comment.”