Deborah: Youths lament on attack on Igbo resident in Sokoto
An Igbo youth organization has condemned the reported attack on Igbo residents in Sokoto State on Saturday.
Muslims protested the arrest of two suspects in the killing of Miss Deborah Samuel, a female student suspected of blasphemy, according to several stories in the media.
The demonstrators allegedly stormed and looted shops owned by South-Easterners.
Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, the leader of the Igbo youth council, said he was outraged that Ndigbo could be attacked over an issue he had no knowledge of in a statement released to press yesterday.
It was provocative, according to Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, that such mayhem could be unleashed on the peace-loving Igbo residents of Sokoto State.
While calling the incident as deplorable, Okwu demanded that Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal ensure that such a "mindless attack" would not happen again.
His Statement Reads:
“We are enraged that Ndigbo are once more victims of an unprovoked attack in Sokoto State over an issue that has to do with a Christian student from Niger State.
“It is quite sad that Ndigbo have remained endangered in Nigeria, justifying the quest for secession by separatist groups led by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
“The news we are getting from Sokoto, which we have confirmed to be true, is totally unacceptable and we demand that there should be no repeat of such carnage.
“Governor Aminu Tambuwal must see to it that Ndigbo and their properties are protected in Sokoto State. Any further attack on them will come with dire consequences. We also demand that those whose properties were looted be compensated by the government.
“Ndigbo have suffered so much in this country and we are warning that enough is enough. If they repeat this aggression against our people, it would come with a commensurate reaction.”
