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Igbo elders have begged the Nigeria military not to be brutal in its quest to revenge the killing of five soldiers in Aba, Abia State on Thursday by hoodlums.

The elders appealed to the military authorities to rather deploy intelligence and fish out the perpetrators of the heinous attack instead of embarking on any military confrontation considering the collateral damage associated with such military engagement.
Speaking with Vanguard in Umuahia, former Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji, condemned in strong , the attack on the innocent soldiers, but appealed to the military not to resort to any reprisal attack.

The former Governor rather urged the military authorities to deploy intelligence and fish out the perpetrators and deal with them instead of embarking on any military operation.

“It’s very unfortunate. It’s very wrong for people to turn around and attack those watching over them. Soldiers are there for all Nigerians and should not be attacked. These soldiers did nothing to warrant this attack. It’s very annoying.

“But I sincerely appeal to the military not to go on full scale revenge because that will be catastrophic. Let them mellow down and temper justice with mercy.


“Let them concentrate on using intelligence to fish out the perpetrators and deal with them. Let them not escalate the whole thing because there is tension already in the state”, Orji appealed.

Reacting also, former Senate President, Senator Adolphus Wabara, strongly condemned the “senseless and babaric attack”, but pleaded with the military authorities to temper justice with mercy for the sake of innocent citizens “who are usually the victims of any reprisal attack”.

“This is very unfortunate and condemnable. My heart goes to the Nigerian Army and the families of the deceased soldiers. I urge them to bear the loss with maturity and forgiveness.

“It’s very regrettable to lose a soul how much more a soldier with all the heavy investments in their training. But let them temper justice with mercy because it is usually the innocent people that bear the brunt of any reprisal attack.”

The former Senate President urged the military to carry out intelligence with a view to identifying the culprits instead of rushing in with military operation in the entire city to avoid collateral damage.


“If only they can tarry a bit and identify the culprits and deal directly with them. Any random operation will affect innocent citizens.

“Abians are not happy with this senseless attack on our soldiers carrying out their constitutional duty. But we as elders cannot even identify the hoodlums. That’s why a lot of intelligence is required to be able to know them and specifically deal with them.”

Similarly, former Chairman of the Nigeria Economic Summit, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, also condemned the killing of soldiers but appealed to the military to be considerate in its response

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/05/killing-of-soldiers-in-abia-dont-be-fierce-in-your-reprisal-igbo-elders-beg-military/

Military will have to liberate all these Ibo Elders from Peter Obi’s ers

Why not use intelligence to find the killers

Where were these same elders when the Ipob were given forced sit at home order?

Why always thinking after actions?

IPOB

Boko Haram

Yoruba agitators

Are

Terrorist groups


IPOB Abia branch don price market.

beerfraud:
Military will have to liberate all these Ibo Elders from Peter Obi’s ers

E remain make hate carry you enter Aba go open fire in reprisal on behalf of the military. Ezi Ohia!

Olamila:
Why not use intelligence to find the killers

Intelligence shows that 80% of obidients in the south east are terrorists . "Gov. Otti said his government won't confront Sit-at-home promoters " because he knows they are his followers (obidients).
The same way the incompetent Buhari ed Boko Haram in the early stages, is the same way Obi, Otti, Oby are ing Ipob.

helinues:
Where were these same elders when the Ipob were given forced sit at home order?

Why always thinking after actions?

The elders can not talk because the ipob/ obidient youths will flog them with sticks

If you become fierce, ESN will become fiercer. Nobody dey beg your papa. No be today ESN and Nigerian army start the clash. Both sides will count scores at the end. Gone are the days you had a field day killing anyhow. Do your reprisal and ESN will pay you back too and the cycle continues

Ipob/obidients celebrated the killings the same way residents of Gaza celebrated October 7. The same way Israel is dealing with everyone in Gaza, the same way the Nigerian Army should deal with Aba people

igwebuike01:
If you become fierce, ESN will become fiercer. Nobody dey beg your papa. No be today ESN and Nigerian army start the clash. Both sides will count scores at the end. Gone are the days you had a field day killing anyhow. Do your reprisal and ESN will pay you back too and the cycle continues

UN (United Nations) go only dey bark for New York when hand go touch Una.

beerfraud:
Military will have to liberate all these Ibo Elders from Peter Obi’s ers

Your sick obsession for anything Igbo, IPOB and Kanu will probably send you to a early grave as you get consumed by your own bile and hatred! I know you have other monikers and associates with which you use to try and spread your anti-Igbo propaganda on nairaland!

Upon all the shit happening in your ‘one Nigeria’: ethnic-cleansing, suicides, ritual killings, kidnappings, hunger and the nosediving of the Nigerian economy since Tinubus’ unfortunate emergence…upon all this and more, all that preoccupies your time on nairaland is running a anti-Igbo/IPOB/Kanu campaign! If you wicked lot put this much energy into holding your emilokan god to , then maybe…just maybe Nigeria wouldn’t be in so much of a mess!

Get a life!

beerfraud:
Military will have to liberate all these Ibo Elders from Peter Obi’s ers

do you know that tinubu is a bastard drug dealing vagabond and a certificate forging charlatan ?

Chai, Igbo elders don beg our military, but dem still wan use intelligence instead of full revenge. Wetin happen to our poverty, IPOB terrorism, erosion lands? Dem no dey mention am for this tweet abi? Ndi Igbo, una do well.

Same people whose children have been hailing Isreal for killing woman and children, instead of using all the world class intelligence capabilities at their disposal to find Hamas.

The Nigerian Military cannot fight Aba simple and short.

You are begging in futility

Philipponzaghi:
Chai, Igbo elders don beg our military, but dem still wan use intelligence instead of full revenge. Wetin happen to our poverty, IPOB terrorism, erosion lands? Dem no dey mention am for this tweet abi? Ndi Igbo, una do well.

Politicians are not Igbo Elders. Stop deceiving yourselves.

Secondly what will the military even do in Aba without incurring the wrath of the masses? Go and write it somewhere Nigeria military cannot fight Aba. It's the shortest cut to civil war.

Nwamazi8:
LMFAOOO allow the senseless terrorists in uniform to flex their gragra on civilians and school children after tomorrow dem go calm down and boys will be laughing at their stupidity while planning more attacks. Why are this useless elders begging them for? what more can they do to Igbos that they haven't done already?

This isn't 2017 anymore when unarmed IPOB activists carried flags to march and were gunned down in cold blood for merely demonstrating, when young men were savagely ordered to roll in muddy waters by Nigerian terrorist soldiers for merely exercising their fundamental rights to self-determination...now it's fire for fire, if una like kill old men and women, harass young people and school children all you want, bullets will fly in the coming days and more Nigerian terrorist soldiers will go down across the SE!

I pity the Igbos still serving in the useless Nigerian army, it will be in their best interest to honorably discharge themselves and find better things to do with their lives.

God bless Biafran liberation army
Do anyhow see anyhow
Bullets for Bullets.

Hand go touch you soon. Keep it up

Na wa oh, Igbo elders don beg military make dem no use violence to catch who kill soldiers, because we no wan experience IPOB terror and erosion land wahala.

Make the hand come SE...

and let the retaliation start...

We need check something...

Majesty7:



Hand go touch you soon. Keep it up

See people wey Dem call Elders?

E be like say una don dey mental finish...

Una fada...

Retaliate and stop Ranting foolishly...

Nonsense

sleek214:

UN go only dey bark for New York when hand go touch Una.

Hand go touch innocent people but the real nigg.as will come again and deliver another round of pains to your useless army. You know the cycle can continue indefinitely

Any mistakes by the military will aid secessionist to get the world attention they so much crave

Kafirbigot:
See people wey Dem call Elders?

E be like say una don dey mental finish...

Una fada...

Retaliate and stop Ranting foolishly...

Nonsense

Na today Dem begin retaliate? Who send their cowardly retaliation? Why them no retaliate in the middle of the crossfire? Useless cowardly boys scout zoo army

Useless elders that have been blackmailed to speak?

Guy stop Ranting foolishly and cajoling newspaper houses to rant .

Start the onslaught...

Una fada
.
Banza .. Nonsense

beerfraud:
Military will have to liberate all these Ibo Elders from Peter Obi’s ers

Dear Nigerian military, don't mind those yeye elders. They are part of the problem. They are the ones that do encourage these animals.. do your findings very well and kill anything called ESN and Unknown gunmen, add KANU to it if possible.

Philipponzaghi:
Chai, Igbo elders don beg our military, but dem still wan use intelligence instead of full revenge. Wetin happen to our poverty, IPOB terrorism, erosion lands? Dem no dey mention am for this tweet abi? Ndi Igbo, una do well.

They will be "begging" while raising funds and importing more weapons. Guerilla tactics na your mate?

Na Yaribaaaaa RONU people carry the matter for head and them must answer when time comes..

And ..

It is near...very near.

Useless things..

igwebuike01:

Na today Dem begin retaliate? Who send their cowardly retaliation? Why them no retaliate in the middle of the crossfire? Useless cowardly boys scout zoo army

Kafirbigot:
Useless elders that have been blackmailed to speak?

Guy stop Ranting foolishly and cajoling newspaper houses to rant .

Start the onslaught...

Una fada
.
Banza .. Nonsense

No mind them. Nobody is begging them. They must retaliate