Some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, were responsible for attacks in Anambra State, according to the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL.
The elements are opposed to Nnamdi Kanu’s release, according to a press statement issued by the group’s President-General, Mr Goodluck Ibem, because of the money they are making as a result of Kanu’s absence.
The gang picked Anambra for the current assaults, according to Ibem, because Governor Chukwuma Soludo was working hard to secure Nnamdi Kanu’s release, and the elements believe the attacks will force the Governor to abandon his efforts.
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“The gunmen burning government assets in Anambra are doing so because they are unhappy with Soludo’s attempt to secure Nnamdi Kanu’s release,” COSEYL said in a statement.
After a careful study and analysis of the burning and destruction of Local Government Council Secretariats in Anambra State, unprovoked attacks on innocent people by gunmen, and a targeted attack on Professor Soludo’s residence, the group, which is an umbrella body for all youth groups in the South East geopolitical zone, said it had confirmed that they were after the governor.
They said it was due of his efforts to rally South East governors and other Igbo leaders to negotiate Nnamdi Kanu’s release from DSS captivity in Abuja.
“Governor Soludo after his swearing-in as the Governor of Anambra State made a categorical statement that he was going to mobilize his colleagues and notable Igbo leaders to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu and called on civil servants to go to work on Mondays.
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“After making the statement, heaven was let loose as gunmen and arsonists from nowhere started burning down local government Secretariats in the State and even made an attempt to attack the house of the Governor.
“The actions of the gunmen showed that they were not interested in the release of Nnamdi Kanu but only want the Monday sit-at-home to remain and not tempered with despite being cancelled by IPOB leadership.
“These gunmen and their sponsors know fully well the consequences of their actions and are very serious doing it. The reason for their actions point to one fact, that they are not interested for the release of Nnamdi Kanu from DSS custody.
“The sponsors of these gunmen don’t want Nnamdi Kanu released maybe because of their personal benefits, which will cease if Nnamdi Kanu is released, hence the attack on anyone who dares to make a move to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu,” COSEYL said.
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The group said many Igbo prominent sons have spoken against the Monday sit-at-home and nothing has happened, but immediately Soludo indicated interest to work towards the release of Kanu, they became agitated.
“We should not be deceived over what is happening in South East. Some people are getting heavy financial benefits over the incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody.
“If Nnamdi Kanu returns, their business will cease to flourish and they will not be getting money hence the attack on anyone who wants to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu from DSS custody.
“What is happening today is not agitation, but pure criminality and banditry. The killings going on presently in South East must stop,” they stated.
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