Ohanaeze Ndigbo Faults Malami Over Hasty Conclusions On IPOB, ESN

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has faulted the Attorney General of the federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami over the hasty conclusion and attribution of the killers of Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband of Dora Akunyili and former presidential adviser, Ahmed Gulak to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN).

According to a Statement by Ohanaeze spokesman, Alex Ogbonnia, blaming all the crime in Nigeria on IPOB and ESN is not a solution to the situation in Nigeria, but the Federal Government should adopt dialogue most especially in the Eastern part of the country.

According to Ohanaeze Ndigbo, “Our understanding of Malami’s address is that he has heaped all the criminalities across the country over the period on IPOB.

“It appears right now that investigations are already concluded on who killed Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband of Dora Akunyili, and Gulak, and also who destroyed the palace of the Oba of Lagos. His remarks also showed that he already knows the killers.

“As the Attorney General of the Federation, whatever remark Malami makes should be highly founded on facts. It is not supposed to be involved in speculations.

“If on the other hand he has not finished investigation, what he is saying is a mere hyperbole.

“If investigations are now completed, he owes it a duty to let the people of Nigeria know who killed Gulak and Dr Akunyili and we will now see the linkage between those people and IPOB.

“Otherwise, one little falsehood or error will destroy and render this whole thing invalid.

“We want to state again that reeling out all the crimes that have been going on across the country is not a solution.

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo right from time believes that the federal government should adopt dialogue on this matter.

“Irrespective of whether you call them, terrorists or not, we’re saying that adopting military or jackboot approach is an unwinnable war.

“We believe using dialogue or alternative dispute resolution will go a long way to achieve peace.”