The call which was made in Onitsha, Anambra State, by Engr. Osondu Okwaraeke, the group’s National Red Cross Chairman was aimed at averting any lost of lives of Ndigbo. He stressed that those who choose to remain in the region is doing so at their own risk, noting that this is the second time such call is being made.
He recalled that before some Ndigbos became victims of previous attacks, MASSOB leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, told Indigenes living in troubled states to return home, adding that he even went ahead to send vehicles and other logistics to Alleviate their relocation.
According to him, Uwazuruike sent about 200 luxury buses to Ndigbos in the north to convey them back following the killings of innocent people by Boko Haram, but unfortunately most of them stayed while some of them who returned, later went back to the north because they thought the war had ended.
Okwaraeke while urging Ndigbo to adhere to the call, said: “so, no sympathy for victims of Boko Haram because a stitch in time saves nine”.
The national red cross chairman, who applauded Uwazuruike for his help described him as a true Igbo leader. He revealed that Uwazuruike also gave relief materials like food items, drugs, shelter, water and security to 2012 flood victims at Aguleri.
Okwaraeke, however, pleaded with the United Nations, Catholic Pontiff, Israel as well as other world leaders to help emancipate MASSOB and also assist them in actualising Biafra Republic, while Chief Emma Dinyelu, the group’s Director of Sanitation in Ekwusigo Region urged members to clean their regions on 29 May 2014, (Biafra Heroes’) Day celebrations slated for May 30, 2014.
According to Dinyelu, “Biafra is a clean nation and as such should be kept clean always”.
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