*says unknown gunmen have over powered Nnamdi Kanu
By; MKPUMA ENYINNA, Abakaliki
Following the rising insecurity in South East of Nigeria, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has called on Biafra Agitators to have a rethink over the state of insecurity in the region, stating that unknown gunmen have over powered Nnamdi Kanu since hoodlums have hijacked the agitation.
Governor Umahi gave this warning during the Widows and Elders party at Ecumenical Centre, Abakaliki.
The governor further stated that as the chairman of South East Governors Forum, he kicked against the agitation initially and warned South East of the impending danger that might come out of it.
He expressed regrets over the level of insecurity in the zone, adding that people initially encouraged and supported them before it was hijacked by hoodlums.
“We are reaping what we have done. When this people started in form of agitation, the South East Governors stood against it, but a lot of people started encouraging it. I told them that this matter will go beyond Nnamdi Kanu. Now that it has gone beyond Nnamdi Kanu, every criminal is now IPOB and ESN, now we have another bandit called EKPA. Is it the Biafra we deserve? We are now killing ourselves and blaming others. That is why we said at the heat of that crisis, that Ebonyi State will never be part of Biafra. If Biafra is to start killing people that have done nothing and start declaring sit-at-home. People have destroyed the environment for no reason.”
The governor therefore, urged Ebonyians not to hesitate from calling the phone numbers of security agencies to track down these hoodlums. He said that it is unfortunate that these hoodlums are living in the forest, which is never part of the culture of Igbos. He also warned politicians who are sponsoring the hoodlums.
“We have phone numbers, tell us where they are in the forest; imagine an Igbo man living in the forest. It is strange to our culture. I am warning the politicians that are using them; they are the ones that have been suing Ebubeagu to court, the ones encouraging the killing of Ebubeagu,” he alleged.
