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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has assured Igbos in 19 northern states that they would not experience reprisal attacks from their hosts.
The group made the remark after a Fulani settlements in Obodogba Quarters axis of Okpanam Community in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State by irate youths protesting against the killing of the Okpanam vigilante group chairman and the secretary.
In a statement by the President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and the Secretary General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, the OYC sued for peace, assuring that it had reached out to the northern youths, especially the President of Arewa Consultative Youth Forum, Alhaji Yerima Shettima and the spokesman of Coalition of Northern Groups, Mallam Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, to ensure that there was no reprisal attacks on Igbo residing in the northern states.
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“Igbo youths are in strong synergy with northern youths, especially the Arewa Youths and Coalition of Northern Groups. We have passed the stage where anyone will sow seeds of discord amongst the ethnic nationality youth groups. We discovered that no person was killed during the burning of Fulani settlements, but condemn vehemently the killings and murder of Emeka Chosen, the Okpanam vigilante chairman and his secretary.
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