{"id":169724,"date":"2025-07-16T11:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/soludo-accused-of-lying-about-igbo-youths"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:24:27","slug":"soludo-accused-of-lying-about-igbo-youths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/soludo-accused-of-lying-about-igbo-youths","title":{"rendered":"Soludo Accused of Lying About Igbo Youths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The former spokesman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chuks Ibegbu, has rejected the claims credited to Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State, where he reportedly said that 99.99 percent of criminals arrested in Anambra in the past three years and three months are Igbo youths.<\/p>\n<p>Ibegbu, who was reacting to the Soludo statement, asked the Governor to retract the offensive statement.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted that Soludo\u2019s narrative was neither correct nor factual, saying that it could best be described as a betrayal of his people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is regrettable that a person of Soludo\u2019s calibre can betray his own people with such unfortunate comments, which is an obvious lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former Ohanaeze Ndigbo spokesman, who is the leader of Nzuko Ndigbo Worldwide, also cautioned some Igbo politicians against betraying or denigrating their people for selfish interest.<\/p>\n<p>He urged South East Governors and legislators to implement anti-open grazing laws in their states, saying that such would restore sanity to cities and communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw herds of cattle in Umuahia and Enugu cities the other day, and it was worrisome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He regretted the death of ex-President Buhari but noted that his death in London is a pointer to how Nigeria\u2019s past and present rulers, including Buhari, did not do enough to improve Nigeria\u2019s health facilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The former spokesman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chuks Ibegbu, has rejected the claims credited to Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State, where he reportedly said that 99.99 percent of criminals arrested in Anambra in the past three years and three months are Igbo youths. 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