Igbo Youth Council has threatened mass protests over the 1966 coup.
NewsOnline Nigeria stories that the World Igbo Youth Council, WIYC, has fastened March 17, 2025, to stage peaceable protests throughout cities within the South-East, Abuja, and Lagos, till an apology is tendered to lgbos over the 1966 coup.
Former Navy Head of State, Normal Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) in his just lately launched ebook said that 1966 was not an Igbo coup.
In an announcement issued on Sunday by the President Normal, Princess Eberechukwu Dickson, the group known as on President Bola Tinubu to increase an unreserved apology to the Igbo nation and supply reparations totalling $10 trillion.
In accordance with the assertion, “This demand just isn’t merely a matter of economic restitution however a mandatory acknowledgement of the profound struggling endured by the Igbo individuals, exacerbated by the lack of roughly 3.8 million lives in the course of the Nigeria-Biafra Battle (1966-1970).”!
The assertion added, “Starting on March 17, 2025, the WIYC will provoke peaceable protests throughout chosen cities within the South-East, in addition to in Abuja and Lagos.
“These demonstrations will function a strong reminder of our collective voice and our unwavering demand for justice. We search to compel the Federal Authorities to acknowledge the pressing want for an apology, which is crucial for any real spirit of nationwide reconciliation.
“The Federal Authorities has an moral obligation to honour the reminiscence of the three.8 million Igbo lives that had been tragically misplaced in the course of the Nigeria-Biafra battle.
“We implore President Tinubu to summon his ethical authority and formally acknowledge the continued penalties of the Biafra Battle—a battle that, regardless of being declared over in 1970, has morphed into a brand new, insidious battle marked by financial disenfranchisement and systemic inequality.
“The ramifications of this renewed battle are extra pernicious than the bodily violence and destruction suffered between 1966 and 1970.
“The present iteration of the Biafra battle is manifesting via the deliberate closure of important financial corridors within the former Jap Area.
“Most notably, the everlasting closure of the Calabar Seaport has compelled reliance on Lagos ports, drastically undermining the financial viability of the Igbo populace.’
“Moreover, the political panorama continues to inhibit Igbo aspirations for management, as seen within the ongoing restriction on eligible Igbo candidates aspiring to the presidency, facilitated by an inequitable quota system that subordinates advantage and competency to political expediency.
“Furthermore, we assert that the navy leaders’ conspiracy to decrease the Southeast right into a mere 5 states demonstrates a scientific effort to undermine the socio-political stature of the Igbo individuals.
“This manipulation has propagated a cycle of disenfranchisement that continues to demean our cultural and nationwide id.
“In mild of those realities, we name upon the Federal Authorities to completely implement the ECOWAS verdict from 2017, which mandated that reparations be made to the victims of the Nigeria-Biafra Battle.
“Full compliance with this directive wouldn’t solely acknowledge the historic injustices confronted by the Igbo nation however would additionally symbolize a big step in the direction of therapeutic the nationwide scars of struggle.
“In conclusion, the World Igbo Youth Council stays steadfast in its unwavering pursuit of justice, recognition, and reparations for the Igbo individuals.
“We is not going to waver in our resolve; our collective actions will sign to the world that we are going to not be silenced or ignored as we champion the dignity and rights of the Igbo nation.
“The trail to true reconciliation is paved with honesty, acknowledgement, and justice, and it’s a path we demand the Federal Authorities undertake.”
