A demand has gone to the federal government to, "in the interest of peace and tranquility", immediately relocate the Boko Haram inmates that were allegedly moved to Aguata prison in Ekwuluobia.

Anambra State Chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Elder Chris Eluemuno, made this demand on Thursday following the alleged transfer of 49 Boko Haram inmates from the North East prisons to Aguata prison by the federal government.

Speaking with newsmen at his country home in Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Elder Elumuno said, “Our position is that it is not acceptable to us having them here, if what President Mohummadu Buhari has to give us as dividend of democracy is Boko Haram terrorists, it is very, very unfair."

“Aguata prison in Ekwulobia is not a maximum prison, it is an ordinary prison and if the federal government meant well for us, Igbo, it is not terrorists that they will bring to us, it is not acceptable to us and we are asking them to think again and look for a better place and send them there.

“Let him build a camp and put them there if there are not enough accommodations in the North East prisons, the prison in Ekwulobia does not have maximum security, there are maximum security prisons all over the country."

Elumuno said that successive governments had always taken the Igbo for granted and pleaded that nobody should push the Igbo to the walls to incur their wrath; "we are asking him to please remove the suspects from Anambra State.”