By Wisdom Nwedene
The National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Hon. Comrade Eze Onyebuchi Chukwu DIL, B.crim has issued an open letter to the governor of Anambra state, Charles Chukwuma Soludo; Governor of Ebonyi state, Francis Nwifuru and the President-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata condemning killings of Ebonyians in Anambra.
In the letter obtained by our correspondent, Comrade Chukwu who doubles as the Chairman, Forum of National Youth Leaders of All Political Parties in Nigeria, FNYLPPN called on the aforementioned leaders to rise to their position and stop the act which they described as “Heinous and senseless”.
On Monday evening, Ebonyi indigenes in Anambra state had gathered for a meeting when they were suddenly attacked and brutally killed for no known reason.
The APGA youth leader said the act is criminal and urged the governors and president-general to see to justice and,peace, Unity in Igbo land
To governor Soludo, the letter read; “With a heavy heart and deep sense of outrage, I write to you concerning the heinous and senseless killing of innocent Ebonyi State citizens who had gathered for a peaceful General meeting of Ebonyi people in Ogbuoji town, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
“This incident is not just a criminal act; it is a moral affront to our shared humanity, to the unity of Ndigbo, and to the fundamental right of every Nigerian to life, movement and peaceful association. It is shocking, unacceptable, and must not go unanswered or unpunished.
“I call on you, dear Governor Soludo, to use your good office as the Chief Security Officer of Anambra State, to rise to the urgency of this occasion. Do everything humanly and legally possible to ensure that the perpetrators of this barbaric act are swiftly identified, apprehended, and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Let this not be swept under the carpet like many similar tragedies in Nigeria to serve as a deterrence to future occurrence and escalations. Let the blood of innocent Ebonyians not cry in vain on Anambra soil.”
To governor Nwifuru of Ebonyi state, Comrade Chukwu made a call to action for Ebonyians to be defended. He insisted that silence is not the answer but all Ebonyians across the Southeast must be protected.
He said; “To our own Governor, His Excellency Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru, we cannot remain silent while our people are humiliated, attacked, and murdered without provocation. Now is the time to rise to the occasion and defend Ebonyians, not just within our borders but wherever they may reside in the Southeast. The safety and dignity of our people must be non-negotiable.
“I write you not just as a concerned Ebonyi citizen but as a voice of a people who have suffered for too long in silence. The latest tragic and barbaric killing of Ebonyians during a peaceful village meeting in Ogbuji Town, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, is the final straw. It is not just a tragedy — it is a wake-up call. Dear Nwifuru, initiate the Immediate Evacuation and Relocation of Ebonyi Citizens from Hostile Anambra Communities.
“Our brothers and sisters in Anambra have been subjected to systematic discrimination, humiliation, and rejection. They are denied housing, refused shops, labelled as outsiders, and treated as second-class citizens. And now, they are being murdered in cold blood. Enough is enough.
“We must no longer gamble with the lives of Ebonyi men, women, and children living in communities where they are not wanted and not safe. Let us bring them home to our state that values them, protects them, and provides them with opportunities to grow and thrive in peace. May posterity remember you as the Governor who stood up and said: “Never again shall Ebonyi people be humiliated on the soil of Anambra.”
To Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the youth leader lamented that Ebonyians across other Igbo states have been utterly discriminated for no just cause.
According to him, “Ebonyians have been discriminated and humiliated therefore, they have demanded equality and oneness noting that they are all igbos.”
“And to the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo, it is time to tell ourselves the bitter truth: Ebonyi people have been historically discriminated against, humiliated, stigmatised, and marginalised in their own Igbo homeland. The people of Anambra State, in particular, have for too long perpetuate a culture of disdain and exclusion towards our people irrespective of the noticeable contributions of Ebonyi people to the growth of Anambra State.
“Our sons and daughters living in Anambra continue to suffer subtle and open humiliation, landlords rejecting them for no reason, business owners denying them opportunities, and now, outright violence and elimination. This prejudice has been tolerated for far too long under the silence of leaders who should know better. The age-long stereotype of Ebonyi people as inferior or unwanted must stop. No Igbo is more Igbo. Enough is enough.
“We are Igbos. We are Ndigbo. We are not inferior. We are not lesser. And we will no longer tolerate this disgraceful treatment from our brothers and sisters. It is a deep betrayal of our common ancestry and values. It has become hypothetical to say that we are one Ndigbo without resolving this negative culture of Ndi Anambra against Ndi Ebonyi.
“I call on all Igbo leaders, particularly the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo, to speak up and act now. There must be a regional dialogue to address this painful truth and begin the healing. Unity cannot exist where hate and discrimination thrive.
“I am angry, disappointed, and heartbroken. But more than anything, I am resolved that the lives of Ebonyi people must matter in Anambra, in Enugu, in Abia, Imo and throughout the Southeast and Nigeria. We have Anambra citizens in Ebonyi and we have done them nothing less than hospitality.
“This letter is a call for justice, dignity, and solidarity. History will judge us all by what we did or failed to do in moments like this,” the forum cried.
