BY AGENCY REPORTER
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has denied a statement that was credited to it in the media on the re-arrest and re-arraignment of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, saying it has yet to issue any public statement on the development.
Chief Alex Ogbonnia, the National Publicity Secretary of the group, spoke in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday, in Enugu.
The statement read that the organisation had dissociated itself from a purported press release currently in public domain.
It warned those described as mischief makers, impostors and charlatans peddling the name of Ohanaeze Ndigbo to achieve selfish gains to desist from such misadventure.
“The attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a publication currently circulating in the media suggesting that Ohanaeze has issued a statement regarding the alleged re-arrest and re-arraignment of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“Ordinarily, we would have ignored the said press release, but silence in this circumstance would mean giving validity to such fallacy by the unsuspecting public.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by Ambassador George Obiozor, has not issued any press statement on the matter. Ohanaeze Ndigbo as the apex Igbo cultural organisation does not issue public statements in a hurry,’’ it read.
The statement added that in the event of further breach of this warning, “Ohanaeze Ndigbo would be compelled to invoke the full weight of the law to deal with the offenders.’’
