Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday called for probe of the alleged killing of protesting members of Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital last week.
Speaking to The Guardian, the President-General of Ohanaeze, Chief John Nnia Nwodo (Jnr) said that given the serious national security implications of the development, Ohanaeze would like the Federal Government to appoint an independent judicial panel of inquiry into the alleged killings.
Nwodo wondered: “Was the IPOB demonstration an unlawful assembly? Did IPOB require a police permit to demonstrate? Was IPOB violent in any manner that threatened public peace and order? Does possession of Biafran flags and coat of arms per se constitute conspiracy to commit treasonable felony?“Whereas some of these issues are subjudice, it is important in the public interest to note as follows: The correct position of the law in Nigeria is that any curtailment of the right of the citizens to freely associate and assemble for lawful purpose is unconstitutional. It is unnecessary for police permit to be first had and obtained, prior to any assembly, subject of course to section 70 of the Criminal Code (See IGP V ANPP (2008) WRN 65; Anambra V AG Federation (2005) NWLR (PT 572) 616 per UWAIS JSC. Any attempt to deal with demonstrations of IPOB in a manner different from treatment of Boko Haram members, Niger Delta Avengers, Fulani Herdsmen and Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) will be discriminatory and unfair.
Also, the National Chairman of United Peoples Party (UPP), Chief Chekwas Okorie urged President Muhammadu Buhari government to investigate all the unwarranted killing of Igbo men and women.
Okorie said: “Security agencies must be ordered to stop shooting unarmed, non-violent persons who are only exercising their inalienable right of freedom of association. This is the only way the palpable tension in the country today can be doused. There is only a tiny line between violence and non-violence. It may just require a little extra provocation to cross the Rubicon.
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The killing is unfortunate

Why must any group try the might of our security force?

Especially this criminal gang called ipob lead by one terrorist in kuje prison

Ipod
Sorry Ipob

It only a matter of time. Mandela, Martin Luther King was all term a terorrist for trying to liberate his people from white domination.whats is the crime in pulling out from a country who don't value your people. These happens everywhere just like Spain and Catalans but yet we never hear police killing Catalans secessionist.Is it force to be a Nigeria even to the extent of taking life.

This country is really cursed. Smh

Every child in the family needs a sense of belonging otherwise there will be problems, let look at it this way. Anyway the best is to be economically and financially independent. Check my signature.

It long over due the double standard in this country most stop.

sarrki:
The killing is unfortunate

Why must any group try the might of our security force?

Especially this criminal gang called ipob lead by one terrorist in kuje prison

Some days,U'll talk like Ur zombeism has been cured.
Other days U'll relapse.
May God help U.Amen

It's shameful how you describe criminals. Did they steal anything or killed your relations? What will you can Boko Haram and the Herdsmen?

sarrki:
The killing is unfortunate

Why must any group try the might of our security force?

Especially this criminal gang called ipob lead by one terrorist in kuje prison