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| Senator Enyinaya Abaribe |
The Southeast National Assembly Caucus has condemned the ongoing ethnic profiling of Igbos amid the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests.
In a statement by Senator Enyinaya Abaribe and Rt. Hon. Igariwey Iduma Enwo, they described this profiling as both unfortunate and perilous, emphasizing the need for accountability by demanding the arrest of those perpetuating such actions.
They warned that such discrimination could lead to severe consequences, echoing historical tragedies associated with ethnic profiling in Nigeria.
“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,” the statement emphasized, adding this was 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 trending online.
“This dangerous ethnic profiling is unwarranted, and must stop. It was such profiling that led to the millions of deaths in Nigeria from the 1950’s to the unfortunate civil war in 1967 to 1970. Elsewhere in Africa it led to the genocide in Rwanda and the xenophobia in South Africa.
“We demand that the security agencies bring to book the purveyors of this hate speeches in line with the cybercrimes act while we continue to appeal to Igbos across the country to stay away from the protests, and remain law abiding”
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