Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has declared a Day of Mourning to replace the earlier scheduled Igbo Day celebration. The Chief Chidi Ibeh-led Ohanaeze disclosed this in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary Comrade Temple Chika.
The Igbo Day is usually celebrated annually on 29th September, but Ohanaeze says this year’s edition would not hold and would be replaced with the Day of Mourning with the theme: “Ozoemena”.
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“This is to inform all Igbos both home and in the diaspora about the cancellation of 2021 IGBO DAY slated previously to hold in Enugu and Awka, Anambra State, respectively, on 29th September 2021,” the statement read. “We urge Ndigbo to observe the WORLD IGBO DAY OF MORNING in remembrance of all IGBO MARTYRS both at home and diaspora, whose lives were cut short at their prime age during security operations, herdsmen, Obigbo/ Orlu massacres, killings in the North by Boko Haram and banditry. The mood of Ndigbo nowadays depicts mourning both traditionally and religiously.
“Consequently, there will be no fanfare, no jubilation, and acrobatic cultural displays as obtained from the annual IGBO DAY CELEBRATIONS in the past few years.” “The ongoing secret killings across Igboland must stop. God will restore peace and security across Igboland as we openly mourn. “Ohanaeze Ndigbo demands the unconditional release of bodies from mortuaries (especially in Imo State) of Igbos wrongly killed as suspected IPOB members to their various families for burials.”
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