Ibegbu explained that an invitation was extended to IPOB even after the pro-Biafran group made initial threats when Ohanaeze first announced plans for the summit. But the Ohanaeze spokesman did not disclose plans the association had put in place to stop IPOB from making good its threat. Asked what Ohanaeze would do to neutralise the IPOB threat, Ibegbu simply said the apex pan-Igbo body was protected by law. “We are going ahead with the summit, the summit will definitely hold as planned,” Ibegbu said. The group had earlier warned Ohanaeze to desist from holding any summit that would discuss the restructuring of Nigeria anywhere in the South-East.

Source: Punch May 14, 2018 23:26 UTC