We the members of Project 1000 condemn in its entirety, the ongoing war/communal clash between the Izzi community of Ebonyi state and the Ipollo community of Cross River State that has claimed many lives including those of innocent travelers.
We call on both sides to drop their armaments and have a round table discussion as only a dialogue can proffer long lasting solution to this unreasonable war that has lasted for over 13 years.
We believe that in battles, only survivors tell the tales and not who was right or wrong. We also believe that resources voted to prosecute wars and losses incurred during this period should rather be deployed into meaningful developmental projects of human capacity as well as infrastructure as both serves as solutions to conflicts.
We humbly call on all well meaning sons and daughters of both sides to stay their hands and dialogue to ensure the peace, intermarriage and intercultural heritage shared by both communities is restored. Nobody should be on the sidelines in these matters. Real people are dying, people with their unique stories, with families, with aspirations, dreams and great futuristic plans.
As we call on the National Emergency Management Agency to quickly mobilize relief items to those communities before the crisis of hunger shelter and health cascade to other communities and become too difficult to manage, we indulge the indigenes of both communities and state to move in to lend a helping hand to consolidate the efforts of the government.
We appreciate the visits governments of both states to these communities and motions raised by our leaders in the Senate and the House of Representatives to dialogue with leaders of both communities to put an end to the carnage going on at this moment. Thank you for raising to the occasion and for caring for Nigerians.
The Project 1000 with the Afrika Youth Movement, and Diplomacy Opp is putting together a PEACE and CONFLICT RESOLUTION Scheme to seek a long term peaceful sustainance in both communities and calls on Nigerians to join in as deem fit.
We also pray the top brass of our security agencies for speedy interventions going forward as they are the resort of the common man in security issues.
We call on the Federal Government to erect a national monument, a school or barracks on this boundary just the way there's a barracks demarcating Ogoja from Yala. While that is on, Traditional Rulers and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) of these two communities should be required to maintain the peace in their communities/jurisdiction or pay for any life lost to any violence.
One DEATH is ONE too MANY!!!
Stop the killing!
Stop the bloodbath!!
Stop the War!!!
#IzziAndIpolloMustHavePeace
Signed:
Ebriku Friday
Communications Director
For: Project 1000.
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