02/06/2016
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has condemned the Monday
killing of over 30 Igbo protesters who were mainly members of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualisation
of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), saying it appeared that President
Muhammadu Buhari was turning the people of the South East and South
South to what he called politically endangered species.
He called on the international community to take note of the wanton
killings being perpetrated by the Buhari-led All Progressives Congress
(APC) government.
In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public
Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said there
was no justification whatsoever for the killing of over 30 Igbo youths
just because they were marking Biafra Day in memory of the former Leader
of the defunct Biafra Republic, the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.
He said it was worrisome that Nigeria and its people had been more
divided since the advent of Buhari’s government, adding that approach to
civil unrests of any kind under the government was causing more
security problems in the country.
The governor, who reiterated his avowed belief in the unity of
Nigeria, said it was unspeakable for security men to have used life
ammunitions against the Igbo protesters and went on to justify the
murder of innocent Nigerians just because their views were different
from those of the President.
“To even justify the killing by claiming that the Igbo youths protest
was orchestrated in order to mar the first anniversary of Buhari’s
government is to say the least, wicked and animalistic”, the governor
said.
He said it was worrisome that more than 150 Igbo youths had been
killed by Nigerian security operatives under the directive of Buhari’s
government, adding: “It appears that President Buhari has made up his
mind to eliminate as many South-East and South-South people as possible.
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