IPOB Exonerates Self on Imo Mayhem, Fingers Security Forces

Police shoot 17 IPOB members

Biafra agitating mass movement, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that those interested in unravelling the truth about the mayhem that took place at the Awo-Mmamma axis of the troubled Imo State should look at the direction of the armed security forces.

IPOB is blaming the setting ablaze of valuable properties belonging to the citizens of the Awo-Mmamma community on suspected security officers who allegedly invaded the community for revenge.

The Biafra group laid the blame on suspected security officers on Friday, while denying the involvement of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in the setting ablaze of houses, shops, and vehicles at the community.

IPOB made its position known in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, insisting “the fact remains that IPOB is a non-violent movement seeking the peaceful restoration of Biafra.

‘’Neither IPOB nor ESN was involved in the mayhem at Awo-mmamma community. Now that the monster they created has gone out of control, they are blaming IPOB for their wickedness.”

The Biafra agitating group however tasked political leaders, stakeholders of Eastern Nigeria to resist Boko Haram and Fulani bandits who allegedly work in disguise of security operatives from slaughtering the innocent citizens of the region.

According to IPOB, “Boko Haram are destroying lives and properties worth billions of Naira in the North and the security operatives have never attacked any community in retaliation but they are here destroying Igbo land for nothing. They should know, they will one day account for their atrocities in Biafra land.

“What did the innocent people of Awo-mmamma do to deserve the destruction of their homes and means of livelihood by suspected security operatives? Why did the suspected security operatives who razed valuable properties at Awo-Mmamma community go after their attackers but transfer their aggression on innocent folks? What they did at Awo-mmamma is unprovoked destruction of a defenceless community?”

It is also alleged that the attack was carried out because one of its late ESN commanders, Ikonso, who hails from the community resisted bandits from occupying Biafra.

“The good people of Awo-mmamma already know who their attackers are. They know that IPOB and ESN were not involved in burning down their shops, properties and buildings.

“The world must hold the security operatives who set ablaze Awo-Mmamma community accountable for their crimes against humanity in Biafra land.

“It is a big shame that the so-called political elite and Igbo leaders are watching purported repentant Fulani terrorists destroy our communities. Last month they burnt down villages in Awgu, Enugu State, now it is Awo-mmamma in Imo State. Just last week they burnt down two communities in Izombe, Oguta also in Imo State. Who knows where their next target will be, yet their own political elite is watching them?

“The global community must know that IPOB and ESN were not responsible for the burning down of communities in Biafra land”, IPOB said.

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