Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has urged all the governors in the South-East states to grant amnesty to so called unknown gunmen who have been blamed for the killings and destruction of property in the region.

The group said this while commending the chairman of South-East Governors Forum and governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma for leading the way by offering amnesty to all the unknown gunmen hiding in the bush.

Uzodimma announced the amnesty programme as a way of curtailing insecurity in the state.

Reacting to the Imo initiative, Ohanaeze Ndigbo in a statement issued by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, on Thursday in Enugu commended the move.

Ogbonnia said the decision to commend Uzodimma was reached at a meeting of selected leaders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Northern Zone, held on Tuesday at the residence of the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.

Ogbonnia noted that Uzodimma also promised to offer full employment to all youths who denounce nefarious activities in Imo State.

“It is hoped that since Uzodimma, the Chairman of the South East Governors Forum, had done this, all the other South-East Governors will key into the Amnesty programme,” he said.

He stated that Igbo leaders have urged the young men in the region to take advantage of the amnesty programme for peace to reign in Igboland.

Ogbonnia added that the meeting expressed very deep concern over the insecurity in the South East and felt sad over the continued incarceration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

“The President General was, therefore, mandated to immediately seek appointment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with a view to negotiating the release of Kanu, amongst other security issues in the South East,” Ogbonnia said.

He further said that Igbo leaders had pledged to build an International Market in Igboland, adding that with the completion of the project, all the Igbo traders would be expected to own a market store in Igboland.

“As a corollary to this, Igbo Leader will hold a summit of Igbo Traders Associations in Nigeria and some parts of Africa,” he said.

Ogbonnia explained that Iwuanyanwu had also announced the establishment of a Special Committee, known as the “Committee for Reconciliation and Peace Building in Nigeria” with Dr Dominic Okechukwu as the Chairman while Dr. Joseph Ibekwe will be the Secretary.

He said the other members of the Committee would be announced later, adding that the president general had inaugurated the Elders Council for Abuja and the Northern States of Nigeria.

“The Council is Chaired by Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife with Chief S.N. Okeke as the Deputy while Prof. Charles Nwekeaku was named Secretary.

The publicity secretary said members of the meeting lauded the robust initiatives so far taken by Iwuanyanwu, since his assumption of Office as the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.

This, he said, was more pronounced in the areas of peace building, transportation, railway, seaport, international airport and other areas of strategic interests to Igbos.

According to him, members expressed immense delight that with the Iwuanyanwu vision, intellect and invaluable diverse contacts, a lot of lost grounds will be recovered.

He listed other dignitaries that attended the meeting to include: Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo, Sen. Chris Ngige, Sen. Joy Emordi, Ambassador Eddy Onuoha, Ken Emechebe, and Chief Sam Obaji, among others. (NAN)

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Welcome development. Peace is paramount.

Ft

Dem won kill General Gentle if he try am come outside soldiers go jus kill am
After killing a lot of forces u Dey seek amnesty

What type of leadership have igbos allowed to be imposed on us honestly

How can you declare amnesty when the fundamental issue haven't been resolve

Hope is you want to openly recruit your boys into government pay roll fine that's your business

rubbish. unknown gunmen are criminals

Look at what a "major tribe" has reduced itself to, all because of HATE.

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TemplarLandry:
Laughable.

It runs in their veins. Sometimes I wonder why the good Lord thought it wise to burden humanity with such a yoke.

They should first free innocent man in detention,them we can know the truly cause/ motives of the UGM.






Even I though I know they're apc boys but I want to check something

Hmm

Wow now this is funny..if North is demanding Amnesty for bokoharam people why not give it to unknown gunmen...when at it extend Amnesty to arm robbers,kidnappers,yahoo boys etc

Obi will do the needful when he becomes president of Biafra

Waiting to read responses of the proponents of govt shouldn't give amnesty to terrorists because it's Boko haram and bandits from the north.

Table has turned, let us see hypocrisy at its peak or we see equity and justice at all times.

For me, I am indifferent. All I know is anyone who has tormented the well being of Nigerians violently ought to have been buried irrespective of tribe, religion and gender.

I don't know if it's ok to give Amnesty to vipers, so that it won't bite you again.
I don't know if it has worked for someone before for them to be considering amnesty.

An eminent personality in the east said that the bulk of unknown gunmen consists of hardened criminals and cultists that escaped during the End Sars jailbreaks in the south south and South east because criminality has increased as at that time.
It's like saying they should give amnesty to jaibreakers who have become vengeful and more troublesome than they were before.

PDPdestroyer:
Obi will do the needful when he becomes president of Biafra

Stop the hate

So we'll have more TERRORISTS walking around freely!?

JOKERS

But they are unknown so why will you be begging for those you don't know.


That was how Boko Hamas started ooo

Why do these people always plead on behalf of terrorists?

This is where you see the real hypocrisy of the Igbo race, the same thing they criticized the northern leaders of doing is the same thing they are doing, All TERRORIST'S MUST BE KILLED, FINAL

Hehehe.

Unknown,known men.

Nigeria is a big joke .

Okay... But, does granting them amnesty and obviously disarming them put an end to the menace of Fulani herdsmen killings?!!

Shouldn't it be better to get to root causes of their emergence??!

Yes nah

Those that have been killing Igbos everyday like Xmas chickens deserve to be pampered

Very disappointing

Same way Shettima is seeking for amnesty for terrorist and boko haram......Same way sheik Gumi is seeking amnesty for bandits.....yet no one is seeking relief or even paliatives for the countless unemployed people around and una say we well at all for this country?

So what are Ohaneze seeking for their Victims?

This is the type of nonsense that led to the 1966 Revenge Coup when Gen Ironsi was dragging his feet because the Killers of the Prime Minister and the Regional Premiers with Senior Officers were his Kinsmen

It ended up in a bloody Civil War with over 3 Million Precious Souls paying with their Lives the Price for some overambitious Military Officers who didn't want to wait for their turn to reach the Top and some Politicians who wanted Power by all means

Wahala for who be Igo in this country
Gbasgbos left and right

Nigeria... a country characterized with Nonstop Nonsense...
All thanks to corrupt political leaders.


Wittyness.