The Igbo Welfare Association, a socio-cultural association for indigenes of the five South eastern states residing in Borno State, on Saturday said Boko Haram activities had claimed the lives of over 200 Igbo till date.
The group also alleged that the ethnic group had suffered loss property worth millions of naira to the crisis, which started in 2009 and has yet to abate.
The President General of the association in Borno State, Chief group Maclaw Nwaogu, said this while delivering his speech at the inauguration of the new executive and award ceremony of IWA on Saturday in Maiduguri.
Nwaogu appealed to Governor Kashim Shettima to look into the plight of widows and orphans of Ndigbo and other non-indigenes, some of whom had had to leave the state but still carrying the burden of the loss of their breadwinners to the Boko Haram insurgency.
He also called on the governor to fulfill his promise of renovating the association’s hall, which was vandalised by the insurgents.
“In addition, we remain very appreciative when, in your first tenure, you offered us free transport in a season like this. Shortly after that, it’s like the security challenges have affected that gesture. However, with the cream of new Igbo leadership, we call on you to remember our numerous members, who want to travel home to spend this year’s Christmas.”
“It is pertinent to bring to your notice that internally displaced people of Igbo extraction are being catered for by Igbo Welfare Association. We are appealing to your government to help us remedy the situation,” the association president added.
The leader of the socio-cultural association promised to carry everybody along in managing the affairs of the group. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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What r u pple stil doing there? It's better u go hungry for a while down east than endangering ur lives there.
ReplyDeleteThis message need to be revise, the deaths stated here is only from Borno, excluding other parts of Northeast. Igbos seem to be the major targets of Bokoharam. I am not sure any other single tribe has been killed this much. UNO, Human Right organisations and Govt should look into this sought of Ethnic cleansing targetted to Igbos in the North.
ReplyDeleteYes, Bokoharam target Sabon Garis, Markets, Motor terminals, Churches where Igbos are many.
ReplyDeletewhat are they still doing over there......To me, any Igbo speaking man that is still in the North is very Stupid
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