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Biafra died in 1970, Ohaneze tells agitators

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The apex lgbo socio- cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo has called on those agitating for Biafra to desist from it, and instead support the Muhammadu Buhari administration to fashion out ways to move the south east zone forward.

The group told youths from the south East, south south to stop the secession agitation, as it will never work.

The elders at a briefing on Friday in Awka, Anabra State said what the youths were doing could be described as pure madness, adding that it would have been a different ball game if they were protesting against the bad state of roads instead of agitation for Biafra.

Chairman, forum of state presidents of Ohaneze in the seven Igbo speaking states, Elder Chris Eluemunoh, said the group would never support agitation of Biafra as being demanded by the youth.

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The seven states of Ohaneze include Anambra, Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu,Imo, Delta and Rivers.

According to Eluemunoh, “Ohaneze as Igbo cultural group cannot support insurgency, we are totally against it and we will never support it.

“Anybody that has any issue with the federal government should go for dialogue with the president and that is why we went for national conference, Nigeria is a one united country and we do not want any other”.

Eluemunoh also said, “The youths should stop such agitations for Biafra because Biafra died in 1970 and we are saying it again that Ohaneze will never support it,” warned.

However, the group said if Nnamdi Kanu and others who were spearheading such agitation had committed any offence, they should face the law, but if not, they should be freed.

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