Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and a prominent human rights lawyer, has called on Ndi Igbo to rise and cleanse their land.
According to Ejiofor, the call to purify and sanctify Ala Igbo is no longer a matter of choice but a sacred obligation for every Igbo person.
In a statement titled "Monday Musing: The Burden of Tomorrow, The Hope of Today," Ejiofor stated that the responsibility to cleanse Ala Igbo does not rest on one individual, leader, or group alone. Rather, it is a collective and historical duty , a covenant passed down from our ancestors to us and from us to future generations.
He warned that Ala Igbo must never be surrendered to the bloodthirsty merchants of chaos , those who profit from fear, disorder, and fratricide. To do so, he noted , would be a betrayal of the forebears who tilled this land with blistered hands and an abandonment of their children to a future fraught with uncertainty.
Ejiofor further declared that Ala Igbo is neither for sale nor for conquest rather it belongs to its sons and daughters, who must defend, protect, and reclaim it.
The statement reads: " The task before us is enormous, yet it is not insurmountable. The call to cleanse and sanctify our land, Ala Igbo, is no longer a matter of choice but a sacred obligation. This is not the responsibility of one man, one leader, or one group. It is a collective and historical duty, a covenant passed down from our forebears to us, and from us to generations unborn.
Ala Igbo must not be surrendered to bloodthirsty merchants of chaos, to those who thrive in fear, disorder, and fratricide. To do so would be to betray our ancestors who tilled this land with blistered hands, and to abandon our children to a future of uncertainty. Ala Igbo is not for sale. It is not for conquest. It is for us, her sons and daughters, to defend, protect, and reclaim.
For how long will our people continue to flee to Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, and beyond in search of safety and permanent residency, forsaking the land of their fathers? Shall Ndi Igbo allow fear to drive them into permanent exile? Shall Ndi Igbo allow strange and heartless souls to lay claim to what their heritage has preserved for centuries?
The time has come to rise, not in bitterness or vengeance, but in unified moral courage. Ndi Igbo must be bound by one faith, one resolve, one ancestral duty. Ndi Igbo must believe again in the spirit of onye aghala nwanne ya, that sacred Igbo creed that none shall be left behind.
Let us also beware of the false narratives dressed in the garments of truth-tales told by enemies within and without who seek to distort our history, fragment our unity, and erase our dignity. These falsehoods are not just words; they are weapons, slowly but steadily eroding the soul of Ala Igbo and everything we once stood for: resilience, dignity, progress, and kinship.
Let Ndi Igbo reclaim their story. Let them redefine their destiny. Let Ndi Igbo not watch Ala Igbo become a footnote in the history of a nation where it once stood tall as a pillar of progress and enterprise.
The hour is late, but not too late. The responsibility is ours. The time to act is now."
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