Mass arrests, extrajudicial killings in Southeast reason Igbo youths reject military – Intersociety

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Random subject operations and wide apprehension of Igbo youths by information operatives has been credited for the non-enrollment of youths of the portion successful information agencies.

A quality rights organisation, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, successful a latest study released on Sunday morning, alleged that implicit 6,000 families successful the South-East were inactive searching for their sons, daughters and different relatives who were allegedly arrested by security  agents.

The study signed by Emeka Umeagbalasi, Lead Researcher for Intersociety and Prof Justin Akujieze, President and Chairman of the Board of Ekwenche Research Institute, Chicago said findings indicated that arrested persons were usually taken distant and branded members oregon supporters of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, oregon their militant arm, Eastern Security Network, ESN.

He said the improvement contributed to the increasing reluctance among families successful the portion to let their children of subject recruitment property to enlist successful the Nigerian Armed Forces.

“It is successful totality o...

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