By Cajetan Mmuta
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has disassociated itself from the murder of one Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Iyiorji in Ebonyi state.
The group, in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful said “IPOB does not engage in such barbaric killings and cannot be part of such heinous crime against humanity. IPOB does not kill flies not to talk of human beings and an Igbo man for that matter irrespective of his religious belief.”
“Nigeria Government has gone so low to the point of consulting witch doctors for the fake narrative to accuse IPOB? Zoological Republic Security agency’s security intelligence is no longer working that they have to resort to consulting Witch doctors for assistance.”
“It is in the public domain that Nigeria Government and its Security agencies allegedly went to a Witchdoctor in Cross River State to ascertain who murdered the Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Iyiorji. After their visit, they came back with negative reports that IPOB killed the young man.”
“Why will IPOB kill this Igbo Islamic Cleric and is he a threat to the Biafra movement? How many of our known enemies have we killed?
“We understand that Nigeria Government and its compromised Security agencies sometimes allegedly arrange condemned and hardened criminals from prisons and tutor them to claim IPOB membership, ESN, or to be among the unknown gunmen that killed many Security agents and burnt down their Police Stations in the South Eastern Region, and use them for lying against IPOB.”
“For instance, a few days ago, Security agents arranged a certain guy in a viral video who claimed to be ESN at the same time an unknown gunman. When he was asked who their camp leader was, he said their leader is a coordinator. The guy couldn’t even remember his rehearsal correctly. The guy is a known petty thief around his town.”
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“Some time ago he was caught when he stole a phone in Ihiala, Anambra State and was later released. Also in 2020, he was caught in Nnewi where he stole a motorcycle. So the Nigerian police keep making a mockery of themselves to tarnish the image of IPOB and ESN.
They said, “We won’t accept stage managing criminals to tarnish the image of IPOB/ESN, not today and not ever.”
“IPOB and ESN never killed any Army officer, Police officer, or DSS agent despite all provocations in the name of unknown gunmen since we started the pursuit for Biafra freedom. IPOB and ESN are not hiding their activities and can not be called unknown gunmen because we are not faceless or cowards. We are fearless before our enemies.”
“Anybody linking IPOB to this murderous attitude of the Nigerian government must be examined properly and investigated to the extent that his or her brain must be properly examined. IPOB is only interested in protecting our people in our farmlands and bushes from Fulani invading terrorists.”
