The South East Caucus of the National Assembly has condemned the profiling of the Igbos in the country as it relates to the ongoing nationwide protests.
The causus expressed its disappointment with the narratives linking the Igbos with the ongoing protest in a statement signed by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe ( Leader of the South East Senate Caucus of the National Assembly and Rt Hon Igariwey Iduma Enwo ( Leader of the South East Caucus of the House of Representatives.
“For the records, the Igbo nation, in obedience to the advice of their leaders- Governors, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, parliamentarians and others in the private sector- had taken a reasoned and strategic decision not to participate in the on-going nationwide protests.
“This is evident in the relative calm experienced in the five South Eastern states.
“We are, therefore, surprised and disappointed, that Igbos are still made scapegoats, and targeted as instigators of protests, as shown in several statements (such as the Igbo Must Go hashtag and call by a certain ‘Lagospedia’ X(Twitter) handle) and videos seen online.
“This dangerous ethnic profiling is unwarranted, and must stop,” the statement said.
It recalled that it was such profiling that led to the millions of deaths in Nigeria from the 1950s to the civil war in 1967 to 1970, demanding that the security agencies bring to book the purveyors of the hate speeches in line with the cybercrimes act.
“We continue to appeal to Igbos across the country to stay away from the protests, and remain law abiding,” it said.
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