Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has described the people of south-east and south-south as endangered species
The governor,on Wednesday, said people of the south-eastern part of the country have become endangered.
His disclosure was in reaction to the alleged killing of over 30 Igbo protesters, who were mainly members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) on Monday.
The governor called on the international community to take note of the wanton killings being perpetrated by the Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government.
In a statement signed by Lere Olayinka, the special assistant on public communications and new media to the governor, Fayose said there was no justification whatsoever for the killing of the youths just because they were marking the Biafra day in memory of the former leader of the defunct Biafra republic, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.
Even though he expressed belief in the unity of Nigeria, Fayose said it was unspeakable for security men to have used live ammunitions against the Igbo protesters.
Fayose declared: “It appears that President Buhari has made up his mind to eliminate as many south-east and south-south people and lovers of the corporate existence of Nigeria and its people should call the president to order.
“I am alarmed that Nigerians who were only on peaceful protest could be shot at and killed by security agents and after the senseless killing of the innocent Nigerians, security agents could demonstrate their heartlessness by coming up with justifications for the criminal act.
“One is however not surprised because every evil perpetrated by the Buhari-led government against Nigerians, especially those the presidents appears to hate have been justified by those who perpetrated them.
“We were in this country when over 1,000 Shiite Muslims were killed and buried overnight in Zaria, Kaduna state and the murder was justified. We were also here when over 400 Agatus were killed in Benue state and the president said nothing.
“The Monday killing of over 30 Igbo youths is therefore condemnable. Its justification is barbaric, heartless, and crude and must be condemned by all lovers of the unity of Nigeria and its people.
“I therefore wish to express my sympathy to the people of the south-eastern part of Nigeria and I urge them to remain resolute in their agitation for a Nigeria in which all Nigerians are treated equally irrespective of their tribe and religion.”
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