The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has cried out over an alleged threat to his life and safety.
He claimed that a group of individuals, whom he described as “anti-Igbo,” are plotting to harm him or destroy his property due to his leadership role in the Igbo community.
Iwuanyanwu made these revelations during a press briefing at the Ohanaeze Ndigbo secretariat in Enugu on Wednesday where he expressed his concerns about the escalating danger, according to Daily Post.
He drew parallels between the threats he faces and the tragic fate of his predecessor, Prof. George Obiozor, whose death remains a painful memory.
According to Iwuanyanwu, the plotters have gone so far as to plan an attack on his residence, with the intention of setting it ablaze.
He urged his supporters and the general public to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions to ensure their safety.
This development highlights the ongoing challenges and tensions within the Igbo community, and the need for unity and peaceful resolution of conflicts.
“This has become very dangerous. These people have carried this too far. Some time ago, I got some information that some people were coming to burn my house; that people said they were hired to come and burn my house.
“Some people also said they were hired to come and kill me; all sorts of stories like that. And I started asking myself: what is it that I have done that would warrant that my house should be burned, that I should be killed?
“I told those people that they shouldn’t worry. Fortunately, one of them said that the person they hired said that I trained his brother in the university. You know I had a scholarship scheme that trained over 5, 000 young people in the university. So he said his brother was trained by me and so he cannot burn my house.
“I feel sad that I should be confronted by some of these types of threats just because I want to serve my people,” he said.
He said the group traced Obiozor to his village to kill him and when they failed to get him, they set his house on fire.
“Obiozor died as a result of that attack on his country home because as a diplomat, all his books, awards and recognition were totally burnt and these were things he cherished so much.
“In the case of Nnia Nwodo, as President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, they trailed him to his village in Ukehe, Enugu State and threw bomb into his house,” he added.