Leaders of various organizations and professionals of Igbo extraction in Malaysia and its environs has condemned the deportation of 72 indigenes of Anambra State by the Lagos State government, saying that the action was unconstitutional and that it does not reflect the spirit of one Nigeria.
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According to the communique issued at the end of their meeting, the action by the Lagos state government was said to be totally unacceptable to them and that any of such similar treatment of Ndigbo anywhere in Nigeria will not be accepted.
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The Convener of the meeting, Comrade Biafra Onyebuchi Diboh who is also President of Ofuobi Nwanneamaka International, in the statement said the deportation within the same nation was unnecessary, inhuman and retrogressive for Nigeria.
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Accordingly, the group has also called for an indept inquiry into the matter, noting that it should not be swept under the carpet like other human rights violation that has occurred in the country.
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Also, the group affirmed that the forced relocation of the Igbos was in contradiction of the Section 14 (4) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which explicitly proclaims: 'The State shall foster a feeling of belonging and of involvement among the various people of the Federation, to the end that loyalty to the nation shall override sectional loyalties.
Deportation never reflects anything good cos it's always a bad sign for something troubling.
Very sad.