Chief Celestine Okoye, a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, warned that life imprisonment given to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu could worsen security and spark a crisis across the South East.
Okoye reacted with strong words, calling the verdict a miscarriage of justice and saying it looks like a deliberate move to push the Igbo people aside in Nigeria. He said the sentence has left many Igbos feeling unsafe and abandoned.
“There’s nothing like putting an end to insecurity in South East. The Igbos in general are in trouble. This has shown that we are not needed in this country and they have shown the level of hatred they have for us. There is nowhere any Igbo man is safe in this country. So the agenda of clearing the Igbo race is already on as far as we are concerned.
“I don’t know the law they based this judgement on but as far as I’m concerned, we are in trouble. So if you are talking about ending insecurity, it is not going to end insecurity, we are in trouble, we are no longer safe. The Igbo man has no say, the battle the young man went through, they should have told us the enabling law that made them to give this judgement. It’s a miscarriage of justice.
Okoye said the recent ruling will not calm tensions and urged outside attention to the situation, arguing that past s on Igbos have never truly stopped.
“I know in the 40s when Igbos were massacred in the North, the masacaraing is continuing. During the civil war, we lost over six Million Igbos and today, the same thing has continued, from one mascare to the other.
“This boy saw all these things and started his actions. There’s no other thing, it’s just hatred on Igbos. There is nothing any Igbo man can say that can be taken seriously. And I am calling on the international community like the United States of America to come, they have to come and help us because there’s no hope anywhere, we have no hope of survival. Igbs are Christians and the genocide is coming gradually to wipe us out.
He described the verdict as a sign that many Igbos now feel targeted. Okoye urged the international community to pay attention and called for actions that would protect civilians and restore confidence in the rule of law.
I disagree, Kanus sentence could potentially bring justice and deter future agitations. Lets consider both sides.
I think the retired DIGs warning is valid, but maybe its a bit alarmist. Do you agree? Lets discuss!
I think the retired DIGs warning is valid, but maybe Kanus sentence could also bring closure and justice. Hard to say!
I dont buy it! Kanus sentence wont worsen tensions. It might actually bring people together to find common ground.
Its a valid concern, but Kanus sentence might also bring about unity and accountability in the South East. Lets stay open-minded.