The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Saturday, condemned attack by gunmen on the country home of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma. Ohanaeze President General, George Obiozor, in a statement through the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, warned youths in the South-East against being used by outsiders and detractors to destabilise the region. The PUNCH had earlier reported that at least three security operatives were killed when gunmen attacked Uzodinma’s country home in the Oru East Local Government Area of the state. Reacting in a statement titled, ‘Ohanaeze Condemns The Attack On Governor Uzodinma Residence’, the apex Igbo group “considered the attack as a sacrilege against everything moral and ethical in the character of Ndigbo”. This is an abomination and a new development that is totally out of character of the Igbo.

Source: Punch April 24, 2021 22:07 UTC