Published on the Biafra post
August 22,2024
Lawyer for the Indigenous People of Biafra and their detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called on the governors of the Southeast states to take immediate action regarding the disappearance of Igbo individuals in the region.
Ejiofor, in a statement on Thursday titled “Enforced Disappearance of Southeast Residents – A Harrowing Crisis Our Politicians Continue Willfully Ignore, Especially Those Currently Campaigning for Election in 2027,” expressed dismay that the political leadership of the zone is more focused on campaigning for the 2027 elections than addressing the issue of military abductions in the Southeast. He noted that concerns are escalating daily due to increasing calls from families of some of the victims.
According to him, hundreds of elderly parents, brothers, and sisters are regularly taken by Nigerian security forces and disappear without a trace.
He stated that Amnesty International has now corroborated their concerns about secret abductions and forced disappearances. They are calling on political leaders at all levels to denounce the state actors responsible for these crimes against humanity and demand an end to these grave infractions.
The statement reads:
“In a recent publication I made on July 21, 2024, I raised alarm over the shocking number of our people being abducted daily by state actors under the guise of combating rising insecurity in the Southeast. Hundreds of our elderly parents, brothers, and sisters are regularly taken by Nigerian security forces, disappearing without a trace.
Our concern deepens with the increasing number of distress calls we receive daily from the families of some of these victims of enforced disappearance. It is especially troubling that the relatives of these victims can no longer determine their status, whereabouts, or even whether they are still alive. The reason for their arrest remains unknown, further compounding the agony for their families.
Unfortunately, this alarming trend has not been met with the public outcry and condemnation it deserves, particularly from those who claim to represent us in high political offices. Instead, some of these officials, seemingly absorbed by the privileges of their positions, are preoccupied with preparation for the 2027 election cycle.
Now that Amnesty International has stepped in to corroborate our concerns about these secret abductions and forced disappearances, we call on our political leaders at all levels to denounce the state actors responsible for this crime against humanity and demand an end to these grave infractions.
We have also suggested in our various discussions that security agents have the capacity to identify their targets and apprehend the actual threats, yet they continue to target ostensibly innocent and harmless citizens. These innocent individuals are then transported to unknown locations where they may be either killed or indefinitely detained without any trace. Wawa Military Barracks in Niger State, for instance, is currently holding an outrageously high number of innocent Igbos who have been detained indefinitely, with no hope of freedom in sight.
I am urging the governors of the Southeast states to take immediate action and use the machinery of government to address this rising trend. Enough is enough!”
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