Asaba Masacre: Indigenes recall sad experience, warn IPOB against drums of war
Posted by Grand News | 3 October 2017
Obi Prof. Joseph Chike Edozien, CFR, JP, the Asagba of Asaba
Indigenes of Ahaba, otherwise known as “Asaba” have condemned the
1967 Massacre of the people during the 1967 civil was in a symbolic
50 year remembrance of the sad event , warning the Indigenous People
of Biafra (IPOB) against drums of war.
The Asagba of Asaba, Obi Chike Edozien who spoke to journalists in
Asaba, last week on the need for peaceful coexistence among Nigerian
people, lamented that Asaba Massacre by Nigerian troops has remained
an indelible wound they are still battling to heal. He said that the
Asaba Massacre by Nigerian troops where many innocent Asaba sons and
daughters were killed in cold blood on October 7, 1967, was
unfortunate, pathetic and devastating. He maintained that the sad
event would remain in the history of the town and her people. The
Monarch who spoke through the Iyase of Asaba, Chief Patrick Onyeobi,
regretted the sad and pathetic event, saying that it was the height of
injustice to kill the innocent and peace loving people of Asaba.
According to him, “we the people of Asaba kingdom have decided to
collectively come out and tell the world the story of our unfortunate,
sad and tragic experience of 50 years ago which has left many of our
people traumatized, we are telling the story because we dearly love
our country, Nigeria and we want it to remain united and indivisible.”
The Monarch averred that “we will not like the same mistakes that led
us to the unfortunate Nigeria Civil War (1967 – 1970) which produced
the Asaba Massacre of October 7, 1967 to be repeated so that history
does not condemn us” particularly the present generation of our
Country as history has done the Bourbons of France whose history
recorded as having learnt nothing, forgotten nothing and mastered
nothing on their history, we must strive to evolve a system of justice
that guarantees justice to all justice.” The Asagba however solicited
the support of the global community toward the realization of the
goals of Asaba October 7, 1967 Massacre, disclosing that memorial
programme which would be formerly rolled out in the next few days
would be a constant reminder to the people and the world of the
futility of wars and the need for justice for all. He said “Nigerian
soldiers came to Nigerian territories and killed Nigerian Citizens”
adding that “we carry a tragic memory but we want to move forward and
we will never forget the sad incident disclosing that a monument will
be erected in memory of the dead as well as a hospital to be called
“My Place of Birth Hospital, Asaba.
Source: Grand News
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