S/e Governors, Massob Urge Fg To Disarm Herdsmen With Ak47 In South East.

South - east Governors and members of Mobilization for the Actualization of Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB) have called for immediate disarm of herdsmen with AK47 in the South east who engage in destruction of farms, killing and raping of women.

This was contained in a communiqué arising from a meeting of MASSOB organization with the South east governors, National Assembly members, Ministers, clergy, traditional rulers and women leaders held in Enugu.

In the Communiqué which was signed by the leader and national secretary of MASSOB, Comrade Uchenna Madu and Comrade Ugwuoke Ibem Ugwuoke respectively, the group noted with sadness that Igboland is being discriminated against in the allocation of federal infrastructural projects.

They urged South East Governors to determine locations where road blocks are necessary in the South East, especially in emergency situations, with a view to addressing the complaints of our people on many road blocks and extortion in South East;

The group demanded that substantial allocations be made for major infrastructural projects in the 2021 Budget currently before the National Assembly.

"Disarming of killer herdsmen with AK47 in the South East, who have occupied our forests and farmlands, destroying our farmlands, kidnapping, killing and raping our women .

"Each State must set up Youth rehabilitation and empowerment fund to address youth unemployment in South East;

"The lgbo Youths and MASSOB, note with sadness that lgbo land is being discriminated against in the allocation of Federal intrastructural projects. We note specifically that all the major Federal Roads in lgbo land are in terrible state of disrepair. We, therefore, demand that the Federal Government should immediately approve a substantial intervention fund to complete all these major road projects in the South East;

"We also demand that substantial allocations be made for major infrastructural projects in the 2021 Budget currently before the National Assembly.

"South East Governors to determine locations where road blocks are necessary in the South East, especially in emergency situations, with a view to addressing the complaints of our people on many road blocks and extortion in South East", the Communiqué concluded.