Concerned Senior Advocates of Nigeria of Southeast extraction has called for an end to the crisis in the region.
Gatekeepers News reports that Concerned Southeast SANs condemned the recent killings and destruction of private and public properties including those of the police and other law enforcement agencies, as well as state institutions such as INEC, Courts, and Correctional Centers by unknown persons.
Concerned Southeast SANs commiserate with the families of law enforcement officers, other public servants and private individuals who have lost their loved ones as a result of the recent carnage.
In a statement signed by Chief Nnoruka Udechukwu (SAN), the Concerned Southeast SANs urged those carrying out the acts to stop their actions in order to forestall the slide into a total breakdown of law and order in the Zone.
The group noted that Southeasterners are peace-loving, law-abiding and development-oriented people and the recent carnage is not representative of the aspirations of the good people of the Southeast.
Concerned Southeast SANs called for a truce and immediate cessation of hostilities on all sides “to allow for a consideration of the underlying issues and grievances which have led to the recent rise in ethnic or tribal nationalism not only in the Southeast but in other parts of the country.”
Gatekeepers News reports that the group also appeal to the Federal Government to embrace dialogue and diplomacy as a means of resolving the myriad of growing disaffections across the entire country in the interest of peace and unity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Concerned Southeast SANs further appealed to eminent Nigerian leaders to wade into the matter.
“In this regard, the Concerned Southeast SANs respectfully request His Excellency General Abdulsalam Abubakar GCFR, His Excellency Dr. Ebele Goodluck Jonathan GCFR, His Excellency Chief Emeka Anyaoku CFR, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Colonel Dangiwa Umar (Rtd) jointly with other well-meaning Nigerians from the six geopolitical zones to intervene quickly in the matter with a view to securing a truce which would provide a conducive atmosphere for resolving the underlying issues which are currently threatening the survival of our dear nation.”
