Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says there is a compelling need to cleanse Igboland of bloodshed.
Ejiofor described the call to purify and sanctify Ala Igbo (Igboland) as 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 is a collective and historical duty.
He described it as a covenant from the ancestors to them and from them to future generations.
He warned against surrendering Igboland to the bloodthirsty merchants of chaos, who profit from fear, disorder, and fratricide.
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.
He appealed to the people not to surrender Ala Igbo to bloodthirsty merchants of chaos, 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.
Igboland not for sale
Ejiofor further stated, “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 legal luminary said that time has come to rise, not in bitterness or vengeance, but in unified moral courage.
He urged them to be develop the spirit of 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.
Falsehoods as weapons
He continued, “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 and 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,” he concluded.
