The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN, have distanced themselves from attacks on the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, stating that they can only advise people to boycott polls.
IPOB spokeswoman Emma Powerful accused the Nigerian Police Force of blackmailing its members in connection with the recent attacks on INEC offices.
The Imo State Police Command had attributed the attack on the INEC headquarters in the state’s Orlu West Local Government Area to ESN members.
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According to Mike Abattam, the Command’s spokesperson, ESN members attacked the INEC office with Improvised Explosive Devices, or IEDs.
Powerful, on the other hand, stated that ESN is not a violent organization.
His statement reads: “We have never supported nor involved ourselves in any election obstruction or violence as a movement. The only action we can take is to call our people to boycott voting if the need arises. But as of today, IPOB is not interested in Nigeria and its electoral activities and has never asked anyone to carry out any attack on our behalf.
“For the Nigeria Government and her compromised police to link IPOB and ESN to their sponsored attacks on INEC offices has shown that they are working day and night to blackmail IPOB’s self-determination movement.
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“ESN operatives never attacked INEC office because we are not interested in this Nigeria’s forthcoming election in 2023.”
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