Written by Wale Akinola
- President-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nwodo, has condemned the attack on Ike Ekweremadu in Germany
- Some members of IPOB had in August attacked Ekweremadu during his visit to Nuremberg, Germany
- According to the Ohaneze leader, it is a sacrilege in Igbo land for a young man to attack somebody who is old enough to be his father
Barely seven weeks after the former deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, was attacked in Nuremberg, Germany, the president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nwodo, has revealed how he escaped assault by members of Independent People of Biafra (IPOB).
Speaking on Channels TV on Monday, October, the Igbo leader said he would have also been with Ekweremadu in Germany but his visa was delayed.
He said: " I was supposed to be there with Ekweremadu, but my visa came late. And I persuaded him to go because all the disparate Igbo communities in Germany were coming together ."
Legit.ng reports that he described the attack as
“un-Igbo, uncivilised," adding that the earlier those tendencies are stopped, the better for the people of the southeast.
Nwodo further explained that it is sacrilegious for a young man to attack somebody who is old enough to be his father in Igbo culture.
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In the Igbo culture, it is sacrilegious for a young man to attack somebody who is old enough to be his father. - John Nwodo #NewsNight#ChannelsT
18 9:04 PM - Oct 7, 2019
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The attack on Ekweremadu in Germany is “un-Igbo, uncivilised, a the earlier those tendencies are stopped, the better for all of us.” - John Nwodo #NewsNight#ChannelsTV
"What does the Ekweremadu attack portray? First, it shows 'we are people who do not respect our culture'," he said.
The Igbo leader, however, noted that it would be wrong to categorise all the members of IPOB as terrorists because of a single action.
"It cannot be said that all of IPOB are terrorists because they did this in Nurnberg but the encouragement by their leadership gives a vicarious liability for such a senseless act," he added.
Channels Television
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I was supposed to be there with Ekweremadu, but my visa came late. And I persuaded him to go because all the disparate Igbo communities in Germany were coming together - John Nwodo #NewsNight#ChannelsTV
15 9:05 PM - Oct 7, 2019
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In the Igbo culture, it is sacrilegious for a young man to attack somebod who is old enough to be his father. John Nwodo #NewsNight#Channels
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