– Berates Uzodinma, Soludo, Mba Over Escalating Insecurity
Ohaneze Youth Council, the apex socio-cultural youth organization of the Igbo race worldwide, after a meeting of its National Working Committee (NWC) called on the Imo State government to as a matter of urgency, set up a Judicial Panel of Enquiry to unravel the remote and immediate-cause of the disgusting waste of innocent lives at Orsu, with a view to bringing the perpetrators of the reprehensible act to book.
The group stated this, in the text of a world press conference signed by Comrade Godson Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka and Comrade Ifeanyichukwu Nweke, as National President and National Secretary respectively.
The release dated January 20, 2025, noted that, after taking a critical look at the gruesome killing of over 25 youths in Orsu by criminals elements that has held the state hostage since after the jail break at the Owerri Correctional Center in 2021, the council called on the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma to set up an independent Judicial Panel of Enquiry to investigate and expose the perpetrators, who from all indications are also responsible for the prevailing cases of arson, killings, kidnapping, etc, that have ravaged the state in the past four years.
They called on the Southeast Governors to stop trivializing the loss of innocent lives and properties that has become recurring decimals in the Igbo land, and adding that Igbo land is under hostage by terrorist groups with operational camps in Igbo land.
“It is our considered opinion that the administrations of Dist. Sen. Hope Uzodimma, Gov Peter Mba and Prof Charles Soludo have failed to prioritize insecurity, despite being the primary responsibility of a responsive government. Notably, their tenure has witnessed unprecedented violence to NDI Imo, NDI Enugu and NDI Anambra, eclipsing the records of previous governments in Imo/Anambra, including those of Dr. Sam Mbakwe and Jim Nwobodo.
We implore Governor Hope Uzodimma, Gov Peter Mba and Prof Charles Soludo to engage the Directorate of Intelligence (DOI) Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) in a more comprehensive and sincere manner to find a lasting solution to the problem of insecurity in Imo, Enugu/Anambra, if they are truly committed to safeguarding the lives and properties of Ndi Enugu, Imo/Anambra.
We categorically condemn the incessant killings occurring especially in Imo, Enugu and Anambra State and remind the perpetrators that “whatever a man sows, he will reap”; those who destroy others to survive will inevitably face destruction in their own lives.
Those who shed blood have imposed a legacy of bloodshed on their lineage, and the scourge of war, killings, and death will depart from their generation, while they will pay the price with their own blood.
The Council recommends that Prof Charles Soludo disband the political security network/vigilante he launched in Anambra and establish a legitimate Community Security Network, which will be exclusively recruited and managed by Youth Leaders and presidents of Town Unions from different communities in Anambra State, while the government and other wealthy individuals in Anambra provide support through sponsorship.
The prevalence of violence in Anambra State, characterized by incessant killings and kidnappings of citizens, is alarming. Gov Charles Soludo’s administration has overseen the state’s most severe insecurity crisis since its inception. Is it not incumbent upon Gov Charles Soludo to prioritize the protection of Anambranians’ lives and properties as his foremost duty, taking precedence over his bid for re-election?
The so-called “Agunaechemba” of Gov Charles Soludo is actually “Agunaeche-Soludo” just for his re-election, its formation will be counterproductive and will exacerbate security crises and challenges in Anambra.
The Council calls upon the President General of Town Unions and Community Youth Leaders across Alaigbo to undertake comprehensive searches in various bushes, aiming to eradicate criminal elements perpetrating killings, kidnappings, and organ harvesting. Drawing inspiration from the Aba Women’s resistance of 1921, Igbo Youth must unite and act in a similar manner to expel and resist criminals from Alaigbo. We entrust community Youth leaders and Town Union leadership with identifying the hideouts of criminals and kidnappers in their community bushes and forests and working closely with the Directorate of Intelligence (DOI)Ohanaeze Youth Council to effect meaningful change.
To enhance its leadership role among Igbo youth, the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has constituted a National and State Convention Committee, tasked with organizing the February 8th 2025 National Convention, where new national executive members will be elected to manage the Council’s affairs. The committee comprises: Comrade Chilos Godsent- Chairman 09085395089 (Imo), Comrade David Oguzierem – Secretary (Rivers), Comrade Moses Eze – Member (Enugu), Comrade Chinwendu Gladys Okeke – Member (Anambra), Comrade Victor Emenike – Member (Delta).
The Council urges progressive, dogged and passionate Igbo youth to join the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) and contest for various positions at the national, state, and local government levels of the council, providing selfless leadership services to Igbo youth and Ndigbo at large.
It is imperative that all Igbo youth join and actively participate in the activities of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), which has taken on a watchdog role for Ohanaeze Ndigbo, SouthEast Governors, and other key political leaders in Igboland.
It is apparent that the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu is an organized crime and sabotage orchestrated/committed by SouthEast Governors and other past and present political office holders in the SouthEast. If the SouthEast Governors continue to politicize the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), it will be recorded that the prolonged detention of Nnamdi Kanu is a consequence of the actions of SouthEast past and present Governors.
We predict the danger of continued incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu in the DSS dungeon. The SouthEast Governors may struggle to contain the uprising that will occur soon due to their compromise and sabotage regarding Nnamdi Kanu’s release. It’s crucial at this juncture “Ka SouthEast Governors Choba Ewu Ojii Mgbe Chi Na Ejibeghi”.
