The attention of the Igbo-Biafra Nationalists and the Indigenous People of Igbo Nation for Self-Determination has been drawn to purported shameful plan by some unscrupulous individuals from the South-East—–yes— a troubling suggestion emanating from some quarters within the South-Eastern region of Nigeria, contemplating the notion of extending an olive branch to the marauding Fulani community, seeking forgiveness for the events surrounding the military coup of 1966. Such contemplation, however, must be met with resounding condemnation and a vehement refusal to tow such an ignoble, abominable path to destruction.
The Igbo-Biafra Nationalists and the Indigenous People of Igbo Nation for Self-Determination categorically denounce any such suggestion or plan, whether genuine, perceived, or manipulated, of extending apologies to the criminal Fulani community. This proposed action, if indeed genuine, represents a betrayal of the memory of the abominable atrocities committed against the Igbo race throughout the various chequered history of Nigeria’s bumbling political development.
It is imperative to remind these misguided and discredited individuals or groups who are obviously not in sync with or at best have short memories of history of the abominable, sad episodes of Fulani government orchestrated genocide against the Igbos that the onus of apology lies squarely on the shoulders of the Fulani community for their complicity in orchestrating genocide and perpetrating heinous crimes against the Igbo race. To entertain the idea of soliciting forgiveness from the very perpetrators of such atrocities is not only absurd but also height of collective amnesia.
The Igbo people have endured untold suffering and injustice at the hands of marauding Fulani criminal gangs. Rather than bowing to pressure and seeking reconciliation with those who have inflicted immeasurable pain upon our race, we must demand accountability and justice for the crimes committed against us.
Furthermore, the unity of Nigeria should no longer be predicated on the sacrifice of the Igbo interests for the undeserved benefit of the ungrateful ethnic nationalities in Nigeria. It is high time that the South-Eastern region asserts its autonomy and pursues its future, whether within the confines of Nigeria or independently without Nigeria.
Finally, let it be known that the Igbo-Biafra Nationalists and the Indigenous People of Igbo Nation for Self-Determination stand firm in their resolve to uphold the dignity and rights of Igbo-Biafran people. We shall not commit nor succumb to the pressures of reconciliation at the expense of justice and accountability.
Uche Mefor is the Convenor of the Igbo-Biafra Nationalists and the Indigenous People of Igbo Nation for Self-Determination
