Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex Igbo
socio-cultural group, says the murder of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of
Fasoranti, Afenifere leader, is capable of throwing the country into anarchy.
Olakunrin, 58, was heading to
Lagos from Akure, Ondo state capital, when suspected kidnappers targeted her
vehicle. In an attempt to escape, the attackers fired at her, and she died
while being taken to the hospital.
In a statement signed by Nnia
Nwodo, president general of Ohaneze, the group said the inability of security
forces to bring the criminals to book is becoming worrying.
He also said the position of the
federal government that robbers, not herdsmen killed her, has worsened a tensed
situation.
“The continuous rampaging, plunder, rape, kidnapping and
murder of innocent Nigerians by armed
Fulani herdsmen has climbed to a most worrisome crescendo,” the
statement read.
“The inability of our security
forces to disarm and prosecute these criminals gives credibility to a growing
story of collusion.
“Recently, the British high
commission in an advisory to British citizens in Nigeria declared 24 of our
states unsafe. In the midst of these killings, their parent organisation has
the effrontery to give ultimatums to the president of Nigeria to rescind his
unpopular suspension, instead of cancellation of his RUGA development policy.
“Such inciting, provocative and
treasonable outbursts have only been greeted by an advice that they should
respect the Presidency and an unrelenting resolve to force Nigerians to
accommodate such murderers in their homes under a policy that violates our
constitution and all laws and court judgments relating to land use
administration.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo warns that this
latest murder is capable of throwing our country into uncontrollable break down
of law and order. The hasty conclusion by the federal government that she was
killed by armed robbers and not the suspected herdsmen who are known to have
laid siege on all parts of the country perpetrating acts of banditry and killings further
exacerbates the already tense situation.”
Offering their condolences to the
Fasoranti family, the group called on eminent leaders, in spite of their
political persuasions, to come together in an urgent national security
conference to discuss measures that will arrest the extant drift to
lawlessness.
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