In a recent interview, Igwe Gerald Obunadike Mbamalu, Eze Oranyelu 1, Eze Ojoto III in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has expressed his concern over the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the ongoing sit-at-home orders in the South-East, The Sun.
He sympathized with the families of fallen heroes and urged the people of the South-East to stop attacking police and soldiers.
In the interview, the monarch also urged President Bola Tinubu to assemble a team of experts to help fix the economy.
The monarch also addressed the demand for a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
He stated that the demand is necessary, given the poor state of current wages compared to the economy.
Igwe Mbamalu also underlined the importance of achieving goals without violence and warned that continued violence could lead to a lack of support for the agitation.
Igwe Mbamalu called on the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, to ensure that the killers of the five soldiers are found and appealed for caution to prevent innocent people from suffering.
"I sympathise with and console the families of the fallen heroes. I want to let my people in the South-East know that attacking the police and soldiers and killing them is not going to solve our problem. Because they are normal human beings like us who were ordered to come and protect us, and they can’t say no, they won’t come. If they had option, they would drop their guns and follow you because they are facing the same problem we are facing."
"We can achieve whatever we want without killing ourselves or killing security operatives. And if we continue to kill ourselves, we will get to a point when we won’t see people who will join us to continue the agitation. We can’t continue to cause more problem to ourselves and you expect government to fold its arms and watch you kill trained soldiers and police officers. That is not what we want," he said.