Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has
asked Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor, to ignore threats of attacks on the
state.
On Monday, Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos commissioner of police,
said the command is probing threats of attacks by the proscribed Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB) and Oodua Republic agitators.
The groups have, however, denied the allegations.
Speaking at a meeting with Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos government
house on Thursday, George Obiozor, Ohanaeze president-general, said the
“rumour” is intended to distract the governor from delivering good governance
to the people.
Obiozor said Igbo people are not known for acts of violence.
“Today, the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, in the
company of Igbo elders and leaders in Lagos, are here to pay you (Sanwo-Olu) a
solidarity visit and to further reassure you that Ndigbo are not violent in
nature, neither are we known for acts of violence anywhere we live,” Gboyega
Akosile, chief press secretary to the governor, quoted Obiozor as saying.
“[On] the constant and periodic dangerous insinuations,
rumour, gossip and callous statements that Ndigbo in Lagos or any part of
Yorubaland contemplate or instigate violence in Lagos or any part of
Yorubaland, we wish to state clearly that anywhere this dangerous rumour or
statement is emanating from is aimed to cause division, crises and conflict amongst
us.
“We think that this rumour is intended to distract the Lagos
State Government from its efforts to provide good governance for all and cause
disaffection between Ndigbo who live in Lagos and their host community, which
is the second home of several Ndigbo.
“The quick denial of this rumour by members of IPOB and
Yoruba groups in Lagos and across the south-west was a source of relief.
“The Igbo nation is renowned for being agents of
development, not destruction. Ndigbo are builders and their contributions to
the development of Lagos State are evident and exemplary.”
Responding, Sanwo-Olu said his administration will continue
to secure the lives and property of residents in the state.
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