We Have Lost Confidence In The Army, Says Ohanaeze Youths

The Ohanaeze Youth Council, Friday, demanded the immediate release of Nollywood star Chinwetalu Agu, saying his arrest was a threat to the Igbos.

Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, the national president of the council, stated this in a message to THE WHISTLER.

He recalled that the council had during her Wednesday’s meeting in Enugu expressed disappointment in the manner of his arrest, stressing it had eroded the confidence of the people in the army.

He said, “Chinwetalu Agu’s human fundamental right was violated with impunity, and such has raised provocation to the over one hundred million Igbo around the globe.”

He therefore demanded the immediate release of Chinwetalu Agu ‘to give peace a chance’, as well as ‘an unreserved apology from the Nigerian Army’.

According to him, “The council has lost trust and confidence in the Nigerian Army to bring peace in the Southeast.

“The service of the Nigerian military in the ‘Operation Golden Dawn’ will be characterized with zero patriotism, and with how Chief Chinwetalu Agu was treated in the viral video, if the operation lasts for three months as planned by the military, over one million Igbo may be slaughtered.”

He advised the Nigerian government, Southeast governors, traditional rulers and religious leaders to ‘rise now and demand immediate redeployment of Nigerian Army back to their various barracks.

Describing ‘Operation Golden Dawn’ as a ‘Greek gift’, Igboayaka stated that, “What happened to Chinwetalu Agu is the normal intimidation, harassment, and the abuse of the fundamental human rights that Ndigbo have been facing since 51 years of the end of the Nigerian civil war.”

The group said the army did not come to the Southeast to make peace, adding that their presence will escalate the security challenges and will “be a threat to civil society.”