{"id":113621,"date":"2024-08-03T23:36:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T22:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113621"},"modified":"2024-08-03T23:36:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T22:36:24","slug":"protest-nass-southeast-caucus-condemns-ethnic-profiling-of-igbos-demands-arrest-of-purveyors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/protest-nass-southeast-caucus-condemns-ethnic-profiling-of-igbos-demands-arrest-of-purveyors\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest: NASS Southeast caucus condemns ethnic profiling of Igbos, demands arrest of purveyors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1806395182891284662\" data-legacy-message-id=\"19119ad9203638b6\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":1cx\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":1cc\" class=\"a3s aiL \">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Southeast National Assembly Caucus has condemned the continued ethnic profiling of Igbos over the nationwide #End band governments protest across the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A statement signed by the southeast leaders of both chambers of the National Assembly, Senator Enyinaya Abaribe and Rt. Hon Igariwey Iduma Enwo further described as unfortunate\u00a0 and dangerous the ethnic profiling of Igbos in the ongoing mass protests across the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFor 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\u201d the statement emphasized adding this was evident in the relative calm experienced in the five South Eastern states.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe 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 \u2018Lagospedia\u2019 X(Twitter) handle) and videos trending online.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis dangerous ethnic profiling is unwarranted, and must stop. It was such profiling that led to the millions of deaths in Nigeria from the 1950\u2019s 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.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe demand that the security agencies bring to book the purveyors of this hate speeches in line with the cybercrimes act\u00a0 while we continue to appeal to Igbos across the country to stay away from the protests, and remain law abiding\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WhmR8e\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-hash=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ajx\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Southeast National Assembly Caucus has condemned the continued ethnic profiling of Igbos over the nationwide #End band governments protest across the country. 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