South East Senators Warn Northern Governors Over Killing of Igbos

ABUJA, January 18, (THEWILL) – The South East Caucus in the Senate Wednesday warned Governors of Northern States to stop the killing of Igbos in their states with immediate effect and demanded a public condemnation of the attacks from the Chief Executives.

The senators particularly expressed worry over what they termed; 'conspiracy of silence by the northern leaders over the renewed killings of the Igbos in that region.' The lawmakers tasked the Governors and political leaders to openly condemn the renewed killings in the interest of peace in the nation.

They warned that such deliberate killings would be no longer tolerated by the Igbo race.
 
"The state governors and leaders of the affected northern states should openly condemn these killings and take appropriate steps to prevent further escalation of these senseless killings. In this regard, we urge the traditional rulers to call their subjects to order and emphasize the need to respect the sanctity of human life,’’ the caucus in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja said.
 
They further charged governors and security operatives in to take appropriate security measures to stop further killing of their tribesmen in the region.

The caucus had earlier warned that the Igbos would have no option than to pass a resolution asking the United Nation Organization (UNO) to take over the protection of the Igbos in Nigeria if the government fails to do so.

The lawmakers noted that the Igbos had for long served as ‘sacrificial lamb for the unity of Nigeria.’

The statement signed by the 13 senators from the five states of the South East including the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Senators Ayogu Eze, Uche Chukwumerije, Hope Uzodinma, Nkechi Nwogu, Mathew Nwagwu, Chris Anyanwu, Gilbert Nnaji, Chris Ngige, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Chris Nwankwo, Paulinus Nwankwo and Sunday Ogbuoji, also condemned what they called ‘deafening silence of members of the human rights community.’

“We urge the human rights community to speak up on these killings,” the senators added.