By Austin Ogwuda
BARELY twenty four hours after he was crowned as the 14th Asagba of Asaba, Delta State, South- South, Nigeria, Obi Epiphany Azinge performed his first public function.
It was at the instance of 2024 Asaba Memorial Day Celebration, an annual event set aside in memory and remembrance of victims of the 1967 Asaba massacre held at Ogwa Ukwu Ahaba on Sunday.
His words, “The painful event of October 7, 1967, would forever remain indelible in the hearts of the people of Asaba. There can never be a justification for the unwarranted killings.
“We demand from Federal Government to us Asaba Federal University to compensate us for heinous crime against humanity done to us.
“The Nigerian Army massacred over one thousand people of Asaba in the heat of the civil war. The victims were innocent and unarmed family people.
“It is 57 years now the men and youths of Asaba were massacred in the most gruesome manner. It is a tragedy that we can never forget.
“All over the world, the killing of innocent and defenceless people is a serious crime against humanity.
“Even if we forgive, we can never forget and even in the 57 years, we still will never forget the atrocities of the Nigerian army against our people”, he lamented.
