Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has debunked media reports attributed to him that he called on Igbo living in the North to flee the region over the murder of Deborah Samuel.
Some sections of the media reported that the monarch had asked Ndigbo to leave the Northern part of the country following the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State over alleged blasphemy, and the destruction of Igbo property in the violent protests which trailed the arrest of the suspects.
The monarch, through a statement by the Chief of Staff, Ime Obi Onicha, Chinyeleugo Anionwu, debunked the report, describing it as fake.
In the statement titled “Obi of Onitsha has not issued any statement regarding recent events in the Northern part of the country”, the monarch asked the public to disregard the reports.
The statement read partly: “The attention of Imeobi Onicha palace has been drawn to a statement to the effect that His Majesty, Nnaemeka Achebe, Agbogidi, Obi of Onitsha has called on every Igbo living in the North to come back home immediately.
“The statement which has gone viral on social media is fake and should be discountenanced.”