Due to the alleged ultimatum given by the Reformed Odua Peoples
Congress, ROPC to Ijaw indigenes who live in Lagos and Ogun states to
leave these states, a lot of Ijaws have started relocating to the South
South for fear of being attacked. The ultimatum was allegedly given to
the Ijaws due to attacks by unknown gunmen in parts of Lagos and Ogun
states
Spokesperson of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Eric Omare, who confirmed the developments to Vanguard said:
“At as Sunday morning (yesterday), information at our disposal indicates
that some Ijaw people resident in Lagos and Ogun states, for fear of
attack, are already relocating from their places of residence to the
South-South.”
However, the IYC, however, said that the ROPC members and the leaders of
the Yoruba nation should allow the police do their jobs by apprehending
criminals responsible for the Ogun and Lagos attacks.
In regrds to the situation at Kaiama and the fact that people are
relocating due to the fear of the Adaka Boro Avengers, Omare said:
“We call on residents of Kaiama town to be calm and go about their
normal activities. There is no plan by the Ijaw people to declare a
republic and the threat by Adaka Boro Avengers should be disregarded.
“We wish to warn groups and individuals not to further expose Ijaw and
Niger Delta communities to unnecessary tension and danger. They should
not abuse modern means of information technology to the detriment of our
communities by issuing unnecessary threats and ultimatums.
“We call on security agencies to stop forthwith the unnecessary threats
and attacks on Ijaw and other Niger Delta communities because of threats
by faceless groups. They should check issues of security with the
leadership of Ijaw nation instead of threatening or attacking innocent
communities and people,” he added.