Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has urged all the governors in the South-East states to grant amnesty to so called unknown gunmen who have been blamed for the killings and destruction of property in the region.
The group said this while commending the chairman of South-East Governors Forum and governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma for leading the way by offering amnesty to all the unknown gunmen hiding in the bush.
Uzodimma announced the amnesty programme as a way of curtailing insecurity in the state.
Reacting to the Imo initiative, Ohanaeze Ndigbo in a statement issued by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, on Thursday in Enugu commended the move.
Ogbonnia said the decision to commend Uzodimma was reached at a meeting of selected leaders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Northern Zone, held on Tuesday at the residence of the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.
Ogbonnia noted that Uzodimma also promised to offer full employment to all youths who denounce nefarious activities in Imo State.