Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), an outlawed group, claims the Bola Tinubu-led federal government is aware of individuals responsible for the murder of security personnel in Imo State.
Eight police and military personnel were assassinated in cold blood on Tuesday in the Imo State hamlet of Umualumaku, according to Anaedoonline.ng.
The government, according to IPOB, shouldn’t pretend ignorance about the incident because they are collaborating with the attackers to threaten the organisation and its incarcerated leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
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The pro-Biafran agitation organisation said in a statement released on Thursday that it was not responsible for the brutal attack and that such bloodshed was not necessary in the South-East region to win freedom.
It said, “We, the global family and movement of IPOB ably led by the leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, condemn the bloody attack that led to the death of eight police and military officers at Ehime Mbano LGA of Imo State.
“Such reckless attacks and shedding of blood are not needed to achieve Biafra freedom in our territory. The Biafra agitation championed by IPOB since 2012 had been totally peaceful until the Federal Government started sponsoring splinter groups in order to blackmail IPOB and Kanu.
“Today, the monsters they have spoon-fed are consuming them. We in IPOB for years have been shouting about the evil plan of the Federal Government towards IPOB’s peaceful agitation, which is simply demanding a referendum date for the Biafran people to determine their own fate as indigenous people.
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“The Federal Government knows those behind this latest attack on the security personnel. They shouldn’t feign ignorance or claim to be surprised because they are working with the perpetrators of that unnecessary attack in order to blackmail IPOB and Kanu.”
If security agencies were truly concerned in finding the people who murdered their coworkers, Powerful claimed that they would know exactly what to do and where to focus their attention.
Therefore, the IPOB spokesman advised the police to target the murderers of their colleagues rather than the innocent residents of the Ehime Mbano neighbourhood.
Additionally, he asserted that the DSS and other security organisations are planning a scheme to threaten IPOB and blame Kanu for the violence and terrorist allegations brought against him.
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The statement added: “No villagers will attack policemen within their village. Therefore, the Ehime Mbano community should not be invaded as a result of the killing of the security officers.
“The DSS and all the security machinery are putting their heads together to devise a strategy to blackmail IPOB and implicate Mazi Kanu for the violence and terrorism charges they have levelled against him. They should not deceive the public by blaming anybody when they are aware of the assailants.
“Sacrificing some Nigeria Police and military officers’ lives to achieve blackmail against IPOB has been their old strategy and dirty game.
“We, therefore, ask the Nigeria Police to go after the criminals who murdered their colleagues and not after innocent villagers. More often than not, Nigerian security agencies carry out revenge on ordinary citizens anytime armed criminals attack them.
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“Nigeria security forces must know that the villagers are innocent. IPOB doesn’t encourage people to murder or waste innocent people’s lives because lives are sacred and must be preserved and protected. We encourage Nigerian security to use their intelligence prowess to fish out the perpetrators.”
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