The call was occasioned by the activities of the Islamist fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, which has unleashed terror on some states in the North killing over 500 in the last few months.
The latest onslaught of the dreaded sect was on Kano State last weekend in which multiple bombings claimed no fewer than 200 lives. Since the deadly attacks, non-indigenes have been fleeing in droves from the state.
Addressing newsmen at the end of the meeting, Movement for Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, and former President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Justice Eze Ozobu, said the decision was in the best interest of the Igbo.
The meeting, which preceded an all-Igbo political leaders meeting convened by the South-East Governors Forum, however, said that the men can remain in the North to protect their investment. “We are calling for the immediate return of Igbo wives and children so that their safety can be assured. The Igbo nation is once again facing an impending refugee crisis and our people are being forced to flee their base and places of work, field and business in order to avoid being killed.
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