The returnees, who arrived in batches, arrived Ninth
Mile Corner, Enugu town, in free luxury buses provided by Igboville, an
Igbo social network group.
The Igboville group comprises Igbo professionals in
Nigeria and the Diaspora. The group provided the buses to be used in
evacuating Igbos who are stranded in the North to Enugu.
Some of the returnees, who spoke to reporters,
claimed they relocated to the bush for many days until they got hint of
the free buses.
Mrs. Patricia Agballakwe, an indigene of Nnewi in
Anambra State, said, “We came back because of Boko Haram. My family
members and I were hiding in the bush until we heard that free buses had
been provided for us and we quickly came out and returned home. As you
can see, I am a happy woman now because I’m out of the Boko Haram area.”
Founder of Igboville, Mr. Emeka Maduewesi, implored
the returnees to quickly resettle in the South-East zone while the
government sorts out the security situation.
Maduewesi, who spoke through Mrs. Nelo Fina, called
on politicians and well-meaning Nigerians to assist in evacuating Ndigbo
still left in the North from danger spots.
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