Singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu, has called on the Federal Government to top the killings that she said, was being done by troops deployed to South-East states.
Agitation in the Igbo states has taken a new dimension, with some gunmen wreaking violence in some places.
The Federal Government has, as a result, deployed crack security teams to the part of the country.
But, Onwenu, at a press conference in Lagos,said the referendum the people were asking for was their right.
She, however, also advised youths to embrace dialogue.
She said: “We come here together with one thing in our mind: peace, love and equity. Something dreadful is happening in south east right now. I happened to come from Imo state and I know what people are passing through there. Please, federal government should stop the killings
“Some people want to agitate for referendum, it is their right. Some people want to cry out that they are being marginalized, it is their right. Listen to them. You may not agree with them, but they have the right to speak. We are begging, we are asking, please let’s sit down and talk about what is going on. Let’s call our people who are agitating, who are not happy with the situation and talk to them. Nigerian government let’s talk. Pull out the troops from Igboland.
“I want to use this opportunity to reach out to our young people to embrace dialogue. Please, come let’s talk. We will stand for the right of Igbo people”
