Former Governor of Abia State Orji Uzor Kalu has described the violence in the North as been directed at Igbo.

He urged southerners living in the North, especially the Igbo to seek external assistance to defend themselves.

Orji, in a statement yesterday, regretted the seeming helplessness of the Federal Government to protect its citizens.

He said his reaction to the killings of Igbo was necessitated by the silence of Igbo political intelligentsia.

He said: “It is unacceptable that whenever there is any disagreement or crisis of any sort in this country, the Igbo are targeted, whether the issue at stake concerns them or not.

“Whether the recent bombings and slaughters in churches are attributable to the hatred of western education or making the country ungovernable for the President or even the alleged quest for revenge by the sect involved for the alleged extra-judicial killing of its leader, none of these issues has anything to do with the Igbo.

“It is beyond sheer coincidence that most of the killings are in churches attended predominantly by the Igbo. And the victims are innocent Ndigbo who know nothing of and are in no way connected with the issues for which they are being killed.

“Everyday, Igbo in the North are being slaughtered and the Federal Government appears clueless, helpless and incapable of coming to the defence of these citizens.

“Unfortunately too, Northern political leaders have made statements and interventions - at levels that further question, the essence and founding vision of one Nigeria.

“If nobody will come to the rescue of the Igbo, the Igbo will have no choice but to protect themselves by themselves. By their nature, the Igbo are peace-loving and respect human life, but if they continue to be pushed to the wall, they will have no choice but to defend themselves.

“Their reluctance to resort to revenge killings is not out of cowardice but because of their belief in the rule of law in the hope that the Federal Government will bring the perpetrators to book and also to allow the attackers a chance for a re-think. However, none of these seems to be working.

“All Igbo people in every part of this nation, whether in politics or not, whether in government or not, whether resident in the North or not, should realize that when the chips are down, we shall all be victims.

“Wherever we are, we must speak out against these unwarranted killings, even if our elected leaders have shied away from their responsibility to us. Wherever we are, the time has come for us to be vigilant again.

“While calling on the Federal Government to live up to her constitutional responsibility towards security, let it be known to all and sundry that the Igbo will no longer be scapegoats for any crisis in any part of this nation.

“Christians (Northern and Southern) and all Southerners must also refuse to be made scapegoats and must get together to resist these unwarranted attacks. If the attackers get help from outside the country to attack, Christians and Southerners should also do the same to defend, if help will not come from within.

“If we are singled out for attack again, we shall no longer turn the other cheek but shall demand an eye for an eye,” he warned.

OUK should sharrap his stewpid mouth there. If the thief had developed abia state for the eight years he was governor, wouldn't it have encouraged ppl to stay or come back home instead of squatting in hostile places. Whenever he wants platform to get some fame he starts acting like he's the champiion for igbo ppl.

The nigerian army and boko haram are allies, i can prove that

okosodo:

The nigerian army and boko haram are allies, i can prove that

Let me have the proofs pls