A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Joe Igbokwe, has lamented over the security challenge facing South-East region.
Mr. Igbokwe insisted that some criminal elements within the region are behind the killing of innocent igbos, but falsely puting the blame on Fulani herdsmen.
The APC’s chieftain made the remarks in a Facebook post on Thursday, where he alleged that the spate of killings and destruction in the South-East was not committed by outsiders.
Igbokwe warned residents and politicians from the region against hiding behind ethnic scapegoating
He said: “The blatant and pathological lies about the killings and destruction in the South East can no longer stand.
“It is Igbo killing Igbo, it is Igbo destroying Igboland and put the blame on Hausa/Fulani herdsmen. This is not our culture. This is sad.
“Since 2015 politicians in the SE have been using these gunmen to win elections, they use them to fight their opponents, they use them settle family disputes, they use to grab other people’s lands, they use them as security personnel. They pay them.
“The five South-East Governors know what to do to stop the criminals in the zone and restore sanity.
“Go and meet PBAT and ask for the use of the Federal might to clear the Augean Stable. PBAT will tell SA, Nuhu Ribadu what to do. Simple.”
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