The Nigerian Youths, in solidarity with Youths of the Igbo Nation, have condemned in strong terms the illegal and unwarranted Neo Mafia Gestapo-style abduction of the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) by the Ebonyi State Police Command.
The ugly incident took place on Saturday, 8th February 2025, at Works Layout Owerri Imo State few minutes after Comrade Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka was declared the winner of the fourth National Election Convention of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), which took place in Owerri is viewed to be politically motivated as the candidate of the Ebonyi State Governor may have lost the bid for the Presidency of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC).
Speculation has it that the illegal abduction of the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) – Comrade Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka, by the Ebonyi State Police Command, was on the instruction of the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State – His Excellency Francis Ogbonna Erishi Nwifuru whose candidate in the election lost to Comrade Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka.
The abduction of Comrade Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka in Owerri by a team of Police from neighbouring states without due process calls for the review of the Security Architecture in the East Region of Nigeria.
This Neo Mafia Gestapo style abduction of a popular Youth activist brutally violates the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as Amended.
Finally, we are calling on His Excellency – Governor Francis Ogbonna Erishi Nwifuru to immediately order the unconditional release of the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) – Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka.
Furthermore, we are calling on the good people of Nigeria to rise to the condemnation of this brazen intimidation of Igbo Youths by the Governor of Ebonyi State.
