Release 5,000 Detained IPOB And ESN Suspects, Then Demilitarise Southeast – Ezeife To Buhari

Former Governor of Anambra State and Chairman of Igbo Elders Consultative Forum, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has posited the ways the Federal Government can take to make sure preace prevails in the state ahead of the November 6 governorship election.

Ezeife stated that the Federal Government should free nearly 5,000 Igbo youths detained for supposed ties to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN, and accept discourse ahead of the election.

Ezeife urged the Federal Government to use calm methods” to restore calm in the region and guarantee that the election goes off without a hitch. Ahead of the election, he advocated for the demilitarization of the South East.

He said: “Our attention has been drawn to the increasing militarisation of the South East, and the consequent built-up tension and security challenges in the zone, thus threatening a hitch-free conduct of the scheduled November 6, 2021 Anambra State election.

“The increasing insecurity in the South East has taken a frightening dimension and remains a terrible and worrisome puzzle that must be addressed.

“We, therefore call on the Federal Government to demilitarise the South East.

“Similarly, the Federal Government should immediately release the over 5,000 Igbo youths arrested by security agencies, and dumped in different detention camps in various parts of the country under dehumanising conditions in the name of unknown gunmen, IPOB, ESN, among others.”

“It is our firm belief that a secured and peaceful environment is indispensable for the conduct of free, fair and credible election in any democratic state, including Anambra State.”Photo Credit: Getty