By Cajetan Mmuta
The Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) has accused Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo of secretly setting up Ebubeagu vigilante group to allegedly eliminate their members.
IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful stated this in a release made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Awka the State capital
The group said it was all out to tackle members of Ebubeagu, using its militant wing of their organisation, Eastern Security Network (ESN).
IPOB said: “Our attention has been drawn to the reckless and unjustifiable murder of innocent citizens of Biafra in Anambra State by the secret militia and Ebubeagu security outfit created in Anambra State by Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo.”
“IPOB wants to bring to the knowledge of Biafrans the criminal activities of Soludo’s militia and Ebubeagu security outfit in Anambra State. Soludo had secretly set up the Ebubeagu security outfit simply to begin a covert elimination of IPOB members, now it is clear that the governor wants to turn the peaceful state of Anambra into flame.”
“Soludo must be held responsible for whatever happens in Anambra State going forward if he continues to use his Ebubeagu militia to be profiling Biafrans and eliminating them because they have paintings or tattoos on their body.”
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The group said the secret killing of its members is pronounced in Nnewi, Idemili South and North including other important towns and communities in the state.
It advised Soludo to take a cue from what was happening in other South Eastern states where the governors defied IPOB’s warnings, while also mentioning Imo and Ebonyi States particularly.
Powerful said ESN has been put on alert about happenings in Anambra State, where he claimed that several members of IPOB have been either killed, abducted or arrested.
Investigations showed that there is no existence of Ebubeagu militia in Anambra State.
But IPOB insists that the militia was the same as the very well-known Anambra Vigilante Services (AVG).
