Dimapur, Sep. 20 (EMN): The Western Chakhesang Hoho (WCH) while condemning the assignation attempt on Proprietor of M/s. Kuda Cold Storage, L Doulo on Sep. 18 and murder of the taxi driver few days back in Kohima, appealed the NSCN (K) to answer as to why such action was made upon the Chakhesang community repeatedly in a short span of time.
A press relaese from WCH president Vekhosayi Nyekha and General Secretary Kiesalie Thopi, stated that the hoho has seriously viewed the assassination bid on Doulo’s life and questioned the intention of the faction on what ground the attempt to take the life of a Naga septuagenarian businessman was carried upon.
“It is a heinous act where the same faction’s criminal cadres had taken the life of a young taxi driver at Kohima few days back and now another assassination attempt was made upon the same community in Dimapur by the same faction. One is made to take this as an insult to the community who are no less than any other Naga community in its sacrifice for the Naga cause,” the press release stated.
The WCH appealed the NSCN (K) to answer as to why such action was made upon the Chakhesang community repeatedly in a short span of time, lest things get out of hand.
The hoho also demanded Naga National People Groups to deliver swift justice and take punitive measures against their criminal cadres and not protect them or manipulate the truth and justify the wrong or try to escape by telling lies so that good will of the public is earned.
In a press statement, the WCH mentioned that few days earlier two information slips by Brigadier Finance in-charge of Dimapur Akaho Jimo and Naga Finance Secy. NSCN (K) Khumutsa was given to L Doulo, proprietor of Kuda Cold storage for payment of tax to NSCN (K).
“On the fateful day Sept 18, five persons claiming to be from NSCN K came to the office of Kuda Cold Storage at around 2:30 to 2:40 PM and attempted to assassinate him after affirming themselves that they were the ones who demanded Rs. 50,000/-. While interacting with them as a Naga elder, one of the criminal cadres took out his pistol and fired from about 5 feet distance narrowly missing his head and whizzing away from his ear. Then the criminal cadre took the second shot but the gun got jammed and failed to fire after which they escaped from the scene on their bikes,” the press release stated.
“We wonder why the NPGs who had declared on July 24, 2017 that they will not tax Naga entrepreneurs cannot be followed in letter and spirit. This only tarnishes the good image of the NPGs,” the release added.
The WCH also appealed to all the citizens and business communities to come together and condemn such evil act, taxing and assassination attempts in the name of freedom movement.
“If a 73 years old business man is not spared by rouge armed cadres roaming with murderous guns in our hometown, then Nagaland cannot be safe for anyone,” the WCH added.
The WCH also stated that the community is not against the freedom movement of the Nagas but will not allow any rouge armed cadres to hijack the noble cause of the Naga’s freedom movement to threaten or undermine the community, Naga entrepreneurs and citizens under the barrel of the guns.
The asserted that the hoho will not stoop down nor back off when an insult of such degree is made upon its community by any faction but shall seek justice according to the law of the land.
The WCH called upon the Nagas particularly living in Dimapur to come out and remove criminals hiding behind the safe walls of Nagas freedom movement and also Naga national movement groups to take this opportunity to weed out criminals and rouge cadres damaging their image and devastating the Naga nation by extorting money from the citizen.
Further, the hoho appealed the law enforcing agencies and the administration to book the criminals so as to avoid public resorting to their own means in safeguarding citizens’ lives.
