Some prominent businessmen led by elder statesman and renowned politician, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, have called on northern traders in the South-East region to provide them with an estimate of the losses incurred as a result of attacks by Biafran agitators in the region.
They made this known during a meeting involving Igbo leaders and Arewa traders in the South-East.
Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) have been accused of carrying out attacks on government institutions, security forces and individuals, including northerners and their businesses.
At the meeting held in Owerri, Imo State, the Igbo businessmen pledged to do everything possible to ensure the safety and well-being of the northerners living in their area. They also asked the northern traders to report all losses incurred due to the killings and destruction of property.
Speaking during the meeting, Iwuanyanwu promised that they would ensure a return to normalcy.
On his part, the head of the Northern Livestock Dealers Association, Ya’u Ali, said members of the association attended the meeting because they wanted to take action on the killings of northerners in the South-East.
Some Igbo activists have expressed concern over the situation, saying Igbo people have investments in various parts of northern Nigeria. According to them, there are at least 11 million Igbo people living in the North.
The Igbo tribesmen said they will convene another conference in the North, and promised that everything will be fine within a short time.
