The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has disowned a report claiming the group condemned the arrest of the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, by the State Security Service (SSS).

Mr Emefiele was arrested by the SSS, hours after President Bola Tinubu suspended him from office.

Chima Uzor, who claimed to be Ohanaeze’s director of national interest matters, had in a statement on Saturday, alleged that the CBN governor’s arrest was part of Mr Tinubu’s “scheme of ethnic cleansing of Igbos from public office and witch-hunting.”

Ohanaeze reacts
But reacting, Ohanaeze President-General, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, in a statement on Saturday, said the Igbo group never commented on the suspension and arrest of the CBN governor.

Mr Iwuanyanwu said the office of the director of national interest matters does not exist in the Ohanaeze leadership structure. He described Mr Uzor as an “impersonator” who is not known to the group.

The president-general appealed to the country’s security agencies to intervene in the matter, which he noted, was a criminal impersonation.

He warned Nigerians to be alert for “many fraudsters who are tarnishing the good image and reputation of Ohanaeze Ndigbo” by making false publications in the group’s name for selfish interests.

‘Our stand on Emefiele’s suspension, arrest’
Mr Iwuanyanwu said Ohanaeze has no plan to interfere with the investigation of Mr Emefiele by the SSS and other security agencies but the group will intervene if a court of law establishes his innocence.

“Ohanaeze also has no intention whatsoever to interfere with the disciplinary actions by the government on officials of the government.

“Individuals have the right to go to court and when the court of law proves the individual innocent and Ohanaeze is convinced that the individual is innocent, Ohanaeze will take every step necessary to assist the individual,” he said.

“On the other hand, if the individual is guilty, Ohanaeze will be unable to assist,” Mr Iwuanyanwu added.

YinkaOlusesi16:
the Igbo group never commented on the suspension and arrest of the CBN governor. Even his own people know say he has committed a lot of atrocities.

Ihateheadslamer:
Is only the ignoramus fellows will think that Ohanaeze Ndigbo would be against the arrest of emefile the biggest scammer among others.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo can never stoop so low I know them very well

tsdarkside:
the impersonations is realy out of hand....

na soo they were sayin a court said to release cownunu....
which court,nobody knows....but you have people that believe it and are sayin goverment is not obeyin court others....

from un said this,eu said that to even ecowas said something....

nigeria should build more jails and start dumpin people into it....

Kikeslayer2:




Back tracking after the severe backlash they got from that senseless statement .

Anyhow , we go instill the much needed home training and civility lacking amongst you people.

Penguin2:
As usual, Tinubu has recruited faceless idiots to issue statements in the name of Ohaneze to make it seem like Ohaneze is defending a criminal who the rest of Nigeria is celebrating his arrest.

That’s how they bought and commissioned another idiot who calls himself Okechukwu Isiguzoro to issue scrupulous statements in the name of Ohaneze during the elections.

What we don’t understand is why Tinubu and Owambe boys are going this far just to tarnish the name of Igbos.

Or are they so threatened by Igbos?

wahalawahala:
headless chickens...no be wetin una talk when the statement was issued . We all saw how u guys were having orgasms and applauding the nonsense but u don dey change mouth again say na Tinubu😂... You two faced hypocrites 🙄

tsdarkside:


which people....??

ohaneze said its not them,you say its Back tracking....
what prove do you have that it was their group....??

ofcourse you cant prove it....

thats why nigeria needs to build more jails and start fillin it up with people that come online and try to cause trouble in public....

you cant try this nonesense in china,you go disappear....

fnep2smooth:
I believe there should be some ways to control false information. That news was published by a reputable news media

Penguin2:


You and who is una?

Can you show me what I said about it?🤔

Penguin2:
As usual, Tinubu has recruited faceless idiots to issue statements in the name of Ohaneze to make it seem like Ohaneze is defending a criminal who the rest of Nigeria is celebrating his arrest.

That’s how they bought and commissioned another idiot who calls himself Okechukwu Isiguzoro to issue scrupulous statements in the name of Ohaneze during the elections.

What we don’t understand is why Tinubu and Owambe boys are going this far just to tarnish the name of Igbos.

Or are they so threatened by Igbos?

tsdarkside:
the impersonations is realy out of hand....

na soo they were sayin a court said to release cownunu....
which court,nobody knows....but you have people that believe it and are sayin goverment is not obeyin court others....

from un said this,eu said that to even ecowas said something....

nigeria should build more jails and start dumpin people into it....

Penguin2:
As usual, Tinubu has recruited faceless idiots to issue statements in the name of Ohaneze to make it seem like Ohaneze is defending a criminal who the rest of Nigeria is celebrating his arrest.

That’s how they bought and commissioned another idiot who calls himself Okechukwu Isiguzoro to issue scrupulous statements in the name of Ohaneze during the elections.

What we don’t understand is why Tinubu and Owambe boys are going this far just to tarnish the name of Igbos.

Or are they so threatened by Igbos?