#ENDSARS: Freezing Bank Accounts Of Protesters Is Unnecessarily Vindictive, Says Ohaneze Ndigbo

…warns it may trigger another protest

Ohanaeze Ndigbo has frowned at the reports that bank accounts of
key members on the EndSARS movement were frozen by the Federal
Government.

Ohanaeze warned that such action could trigger another protest
that no one knows how it would end.

A statement by the acting Secretary-General, Prince Uche
Achi-Ogbaga and the media adviser to the president general, Chief
Nnia Nwodo, Emeka Attamah, the apex Igbo group said there was no
need to freeze the accounts, noting that their protests were
legitimate.

The statement reads in part: “The protest is a legitimate weapon
of complaint in a democracy.

“The right to protest any perceived negative action of
government or organisation is upheld in the Constitution of the
country.

“In fact, President Buhari himself led many protests against
former President Jonathan.

“The #EndSARS protest was peaceful and legitimate until some
hoodlums were sent to disrupt and make it violent. So, freezing the
accounts of the alleged leaders of the protest is high-handed,
ill-advised and unnecessarily vindictive.

“Moreover, it has the capacity of triggering off another wave of
protest, the end of which nobody can fathom.

“The frozen accounts should be released immediately to allow
sleeping dogs lie. “Some people are sponsoring Boko Haram, have
they frozen their accounts.

“The protesters were peaceful until some SUVs were seen in viral
videos dropping hoodlums we started causing chaos. Have they fished
out the people. “Let this Government be sincere to itself”.

…warns it may trigger another protest

Ohanaeze Ndigbo has frowned at the reports that bank accounts of
key members on the EndSARS movement were frozen by the Federal
Government.

Ohanaeze warned that such action could trigger another protest
that no one knows how it would end.

A statement by the acting Secretary-General, Prince Uche
Achi-Ogbaga and the media adviser to the president general, Chief
Nnia Nwodo, Emeka Attamah, the apex Igbo group said there was no
need to freeze the accounts, noting that their protests were
legitimate.

The statement reads in part: “The protest is a legitimate weapon
of complaint in a democracy.

“The right to protest any perceived negative action of
government or organisation is upheld in the Constitution of the
country.

“In fact, President Buhari himself led many protests against
former President Jonathan.

“The #EndSARS protest was peaceful and legitimate until some
hoodlums were sent to disrupt and make it violent. So, freezing the
accounts of the alleged leaders of the protest is high-handed,
ill-advised and unnecessarily vindictive.

“Moreover, it has the capacity of triggering off another wave of
protest, the end of which nobody can fathom.

“The frozen accounts should be released immediately to allow
sleeping dogs lie. “Some people are sponsoring Boko Haram, have
they frozen their accounts.

“The protesters were peaceful until some SUVs were seen in viral
videos dropping hoodlums we started causing chaos. Have they fished
out the people. “Let this Government be sincere to itself”.