Ohanaeze Ndigbo has vehemently opposed any attempt by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) to establish any form of a vigilante group in Igboland.
Ohanaeze spoke on the heels of disclosure by Miyetti Allah that it has plans to establish vigilance groups in the South East to protect their members from hoodlums.
Miyetti Allah disclosed this at the South East Security Summit in Enugu.
But in a statement through Emeka Atama, the Media Adviser to its President General, Nnia Nwodo, Ohanaeze vowed to resist any attempt by Miyetti Allah to establish a vigilance group in the South East.
Ohanaeze stated: “These people (Miyetti Allah) have ravaged our farms, raped our women and slaughtered their husbands.
“As at today they technically enjoy immunity from arrest and prosecution. They freely display AK47 rifles not permitted to be used by civilians.
“Extending this measure to them will turn them into an army of occupation and invite unavoidable confrontations with our Youth,” Ohanaeze stated.
Ohanaeze, therefore, warned that it would resist such a policy with every might available to them.
Samson Oyedeyi
