Ohanaeze Youths Condemn National Tributes to Buhari, Decry Atrocities, Systemic Rights Violations, and Demand Justice for Victims of His Regime
The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has condemned the wave of national condolences following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing his tenure as one defined by oppression, tyranny, and ethnic cleansing.
In a statement released by its National President, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, the youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation expressed outrage over the tributes paid to the late president on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, while the victims of his administration’s brutality remain unacknowledged.
“No cry is more expensive than the cry of others, and no mourning more sorrowful than others’ mourning,” Igboayaka said, referencing the countless lives lost during Buhari’s presidency.
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He cited the killing of unarmed pro-Biafran agitators in locations such as Head Bridge Onitsha, Aba, Port Harcourt, and Afaraukwu Umuahia during military operations like “Python Dance.” He also highlighted the deaths of Shiite Muslims and EndSARS protesters, particularly the widely condemned shooting at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos.
According to the OYC, the Federal Government’s failure to declare national mourning for these incidents, while publicly expressing sympathy over Buhari’s death, exposes deep-rooted hypocrisy and selective empathy.
“How can one justify showing compassion to someone devoid of empathy?” Igboayaka questioned.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy, but those who eulogise a villain while ignoring innocent bloodshed will face divine judgment.”
He maintained that Buhari’s leadership was characterised by widespread human rights violations, including the reported deaths of over 68,000 Nigerians due to what he called “intentional carelessness.”
He further accused the late president of presiding over economic mismanagement and tribalistic governance.
“In Benue and Plateau, parents beyond childbearing age were rendered childless. Families shattered. Lives are broken. There was no day of mourning for them,” Igboayaka stated.
“Yet today, some glorify a man who brought hunger, famine, and mass unemployment.”
Igboayaka also referenced financial malfeasance under Buhari’s administration, pointing to the reported N825 billion and $2.5 billion allegedly siphoned under the guise of refinery rehabilitation through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
He described Buhari’s tenure as one of “executive recklessness, legislative impunity, and judicial rascality,” citing the continued detention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, as a sign of judicial bias and political persecution.
“Watching Justice Binta Nyako preside over Nnamdi Kanu’s trial is like watching Buhari himself in court. The injustice lives on, even in death,” Igboayaka remarked.
He warned, “Those who must destroy others in order to succeed must have destruction awaiting them in the corridors of their lives.”
The OYC reiterated its call for justice for victims of extra-judicial killings and marginalisation, urging national introspection and accountability over what it described as the “political evil of 2015 to 2023.”
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