Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has demanded the arrest and repatriation of Mr Simon Ekpa (Self acclaimed Biafran agitator) by the Finish Embassy, over his alleged involvement in the killings and violence ravaging the five States of South-East geo-political zone of the country.
The Secretary General of the Organization Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, made the assertion in a Statement issued in Abakaliki the Ebonyi State capital on Monday.
According to the Statement, “Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has commenced the processes of ensuring that one Mr Simon Ekpa/others, responsible for the pandemonium, destruction of public properties, killings, and civil unrest in the south-east, face the consequences of their actions”
“in addition to the incitement of chaos, and their contributions towards the insecurity challenges in the South-east geo-political zone”
The Statement added, “Ndigbo has identified Mr Simon Ekpa, as the overseas provocateur and instigator for the current killings in Imo state, the destruction of public properties in Enugu State, disturbance of public peace and sporadic shootings in Ebonyi state”.
The Statement opined, “Ndigbo will liaise with relevant organizations, including the Finish Embassy in Nigeria, Nigerians in Diaspora, to seek ways to bring back Simon Ekpa to Nigeria to face prosecution and trials over the killings of South- Easterners”
It noted, ” burning of public properties, the disturbances of public peace, surprisingly, the so-called self-acclaimed Biafran agitator is championing the disruption of election processes in the south-east, with evil decrees against the collection of PVCs in the south-east”
The Statement expressed dismay that Simon Ekpa instituted an illegal but violent Sit-at-home, to undermine the economy of Ndigbo, stimulate violence, massacres, and chaos as Christmas gifts for Ndigbo.
The Statement calls for the immediate arrest and repatriation of Simon Ekpa to Nigeria, and decried his hiding behind Finish citizenship and Biafra agitation to wreak havoc, and influence the insecurity challenges against Ndigbo.
The Statement asserted that the actions of Simon Ekpa, was the height of deception and treachery against Ndigbo.
“Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide demands the immediate arrest of Simon Ekpa, it will end insecurity challenges in the east and served as a deterrent to others, who might want to consider being a menace to the people of the south-east zone”.
