The Coalition of Igbo groups, namely SOUTHEAST WOMEN PROFESSIONALS led by Professor Helen Ogbonnaya, World Igbo Youth Congress led by Dr Ebitu Odionyemfe & Igbo Student Union led Comrade Chudi Ukoha have called on the Federal Government to review the 1996 Onumajuru Panel Of Inquiry on the Nefarious Activities of Otokoto Mafia Imo Groups and The Indictment Of Persons who promoted kidnapping, ritual practices and violence across Imo state in 1996.
The groups believe that the ONUMAJURU PANEL will help the Federal Government to unravel the cause of ongoing insecurity challenges in Imo State.
The coalition claimed that they are aware that the OTOKOTO MAFIA GROUP of 1996 has taken over Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Igbo leadership, and they believe that Igbos should make sure that the OTOKOTO GROUP should be flushed into the dustbin of history starting from the boycott of Enugu 2023 Igbo day.
The groups believe that those whose sordid past and present pollutes IMO STATE and SOUTHEAST, IGBO NATION SHOULD OPENLY BOYCOTT THE ENUGU IGBO DAY ORGANISED BY OTOKOTO GROUP OF 1996 AS THE SPIRITS OF THEIR VICTIMS ARE CRYING FOR JUSTICE. They believe that Ndigbo should ensure that they should never escape justice, and that except Federal Government probe into ONUMAJURU PANEL ON OTOKOTO KILLINGS there will be no solutions in sight on the insecurity in Imo state.
Finally, the COALITION are warning on the conveners of SOUTHEAST SECURITY AND ECONOMIC SUMMIT holding on 28th September 2023 to postpone it after the Governorship elections in Imo state as Ndigbo perceived the event as ill-timed and open endorsement of unpopular candidate.
