By Cajetan Mmuta
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) said on Monday that the ban on coming to meet across states in the Southeast geo-political zone of the country is not a declaration of war but a step necessary to stop frequent bloody clashes and attacks on communities and residents by suspected Fulani herders.
It stayed that the Herders apart from deliberate attempts to always draft their herds of cattle into farms and in the process destroy the farms, also indulge in raping women in the process.
IPOB Director of Media and Publicity, Comrade Emma Powerful in a statement said “We did not ban cow meats but those cows that were destroying our farms and those raping our mothers, wives, and sisters in the farms, Biafrans can foreign cows not the ones that can bring Fulani terrorists in our territories.”
He frowned at the position by northern coalition group which kicked against the move by IPOB, pointing out that the position of the northern body was clear proof that the atrocities of Fulani rapists herdsmen in Biafra and other parts of Nigeria are a common agenda of the North particularly the Fulani and their terrorists disguising as herdsmen and cattle rearers in all parts of Nigeria and Biafra.
According to IPOB, “The attention of the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to the latest ranting by a Fulani group of bigots against IPOB members and ESN operatives including entire people of Biafra living in the North.”
“These irritants have called for the boycott of all Igbo products in the North as a retaliation for the proposed ban on cow meat in Biafra land with effect from April.”
Emma Powerful said, “This threat by these misguided Northern groups called themselves Northern coalition group has further confirmed the belief that the atrocities of Fulani rapists herdsmen in Biafra and other parts of Nigeria are a common agenda of the North particularly the Fulani and their terrorists disguised as herdsmen and cattle rearers in all parts of Nigeria and Biafra.”
The IPOB wondered why “these hypocrites never threatened Fulani herdsmen as they invade communities and kill farmers in Biafra land without any provocation”.
“Now that we have decided to boycott and ban cow meat and instruct our people not to eat beef but now Fulani threatened us with war because they think we are vulnerable and weak to kill at random we are doing this so that we can have peace in our communities, the real sponsors of the on-going genocide and numerous deaths in our land have surfaced.”
“However, we are waiting for Fulani terrorists to carry out their threat against Igbo traders and business interests in the North come April when the ban will take effect.”
“They should remember and understand that the era of intimidation of Igbo people in Nigeria has gone. Nobody has the monopoly of anything anymore against our people if they do they will regret their actions because days has gone for that rubbish.”
“Besides the genocidal attacks by herdsmen against innocent communities in Biafra land will soon go, as the for cows they bring to us are defiled and we won’t allow it again here in Biafraland.”
“Evidence abounds of viral videos where these animalistic elements have illicit and abominable sex with cows. Such is a taboo and an abomination in our land and remained sacrilege in our culture and traditions. Our God abhors it and our land does not tolerate such evil. Never again shall we allow Biafra land to become a dumping ground for defiled cows.”
“The Northern coalition should have first questioned Fulani herdsmen on why they have sex with cows, film such abominable act by themselves, and post the video to the world. What is the reason for such beastly behavior? Who do they want to hypnotize?
“Why is it that the Northern coalition never cautioned their people to stop sleeping with cows and sell the defiled animals for people to eat?
“The baseless claim by Northern coalition group and Arewa youth groups that IPOB has declared war against the North cannot fly because they started it by destroying armholes and hotels belonging to Igbo people in the North while it does not belong to the Fulani only. IPOB is wise and knowledgeable enough to know what it means to declare war. We are, and remain a peaceful movement.”
“We are only trying to safeguard Biafra land against further attacks and pollution by Fulani herdsmen. Nobody should misconstrue our honest actions. Since the federal government and the compromised security agencies have failed to protect our communities against incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen using their cows as an excuse, we want to severe everything about cows so we can have our peace.”.
“We must not eat cow meat again that comes Fulani people. Let them export their cow meat to other countries in West Africa and other African countries.”
“The Sharia police (Hishba), destroyed and keeps destroying many businesses in the North especially alcohol and hotels majority of which are owned by Igbo businessmen, and the hell has never been let loose in retaliation and this heartless beast in human forms are still collecting VAT from alcohol and hotels Nigeria government did not say anything about that.”
The body stated that “What is more than a declaration of war by the Fulani than that? Has the federal government or any Northern State Government at any time said anything against this barbarity? How can the Northern coalition maintain criminal silence over such atrocity but cry foul and threaten Amagedom over simple ban on defiled animals that have been the excuse for unprovoked attacks and wanton destruction of lives and property of innocent Biafrans by Fulani herdsmen.”
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“We want to encourage our people to be prepared for what is to come. Nobody should be taken unawares. Enough is enough!”
“IPOB is ready to enforce this ban on cow meat. There are other alternatives to animal protein. We encourage our people to go into a poultry farm, goat rearing, and fish production.”
“Nobody should dare violate this ban when it takes effect in April as doing so amounts to testing the will of the people.”
