Dimapur, May 27 (MExN): In the wake of alleged involvement of some NSCN (IM) in the violence in Wokha district reported by some local dailies, the NSCN (IM) Lotha Region today said that they are analyzing seriously the distortion committed by some local media. Refuting any involvement in the incident, the Caretaker of the Lotha Region of the NSCN (IM), Rengthungo Owung in a press release termed as ‘false allegation leveled against the NSCN (IM) by some local papers in the matter of the unfortunate incident in Wokha.
The release stated that the two vehicle drivers, who were beaten up and arrested by the Wokha police, are Achanbemo Humtsoe, s/o Shumpemo Humtsoe, presently a VDB secretary of Pongitong village, and Athungo Ezung s/o E Ezung ex-chairman of Longsa village, the release stated that these two persons are villagers and not NSCN (IM) activists as alleged. In this connection, the release stated that the ‘NSCN is analyzing seriously distortion committed by some local media against the NSCN.’
Alleging that ‘evil thoughts’ and hands behind the whole Wokha incident, the release stated that the people must be resolutely aware of evil thoughts and hands working tirelessly to bring disorder in the Naga society taking due advantage of less incident as such everywhere, ‘and evil will transmit such incident of May 25 to larger conflict against one brother, yet deceive fully.’ In this regard, the release ‘humbly’ appealed to all the denizens of Lotha Region in general and the Lotha Hoho, Women and Student Body of Lotha and concerned village elders to deliberate upon the matter patiently and try to resolve the matter amicably in the spirit of one family.
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