The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday accused security agencies of being behind the spate of armed robbery, rape, kidnappings and other heinous crimes against innocent citizens in Imo state and other states in the South East.
It noted that the Joint Taskforce (JTF) “kidnapping enterprise established or revamped by evil politicians in Imo State and their new operation spots within where they lay criminal ambush and conveniently abduct for ransom.”
Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB Director of Media and Publicity Secretary, in a statement released to newsmen, claimed that the Taskforce now kidnap all classes of people daily within Okporo, Umunna, Amaifeke, Owerrebeiri, Umutanze, and Akatta in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State.
“They continue their dangerous rape against our females and mothers in Orlu zone of Imo State.
“It has become imperative to state that the Nigeria Government and her security operatives have turned the kidnap and killing of IPOB and Igbo youths into a lucrative enterprise through which they generate revenue for the Nigeria Government. They are also deeply involved in harvesting the organs of our youths in Imo state and other parts of Biafraland.
“We wish to state clearly to all and sundry that the Nigeria Joint Taskforce comprising Ebubeagu, Nigeria Army, Police, Civil Defence Corps, and DSS agents representing the image and interest of the evil Nigeria security outfit are known as criminals and armed robbers, kidnap sponsors, Arms runners lenders and murderers of the innocent citizens in Biafraland.”
“Governor Hope Uzodinma, his Government, and political party (APC) are aware that IPOB is a peaceful movement and we call on him to recall the killing machine he assembled to estimate our people.
“Our demand to him is to instruct the killing squad of “Military & Ebube Agu militia” to immediately desist from the further killing of his people and vacate Orlu and the entire Imo State.
“We the IPOB have had enough of the criminality and murder being perpetrated by these murderous combined government militia because all those politicians behind these devilish activities would soon regret being involved in such wickedness.
“We demand an immediate halt to these operations and burning down of people’s properties and houses to avoid equal consequential resistance from IPOB which no one should blame IPOB when it will start because we would not continue to condone such barbarities.
“The International Community are also not unaware of the Nigerian government’s mission to exterminate Biafrans whose only demand is a democratically recognized and internationally accepted process of (Referendum) which is our fundamental human right and the only political solution between Biafra and Nigeria face-off, ” the statement read.
