The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have challenged Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma to swear an oath on his involvement in the killings in the Southeast.
Spokesperson of the secessionist group, Emma Powerful, in a statement claimed that Uzodinma and politicians created a fake Eastern Security Network, ESN, who are terrorizing the region.
Powerful alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) politicians in a bid to control the region are trying to set it ablaze.
He called on the people of the region to hold APC politicians responsible for the security situation in the Southeast.
According to Powerful: “The simple truth is that Hope Uzodinma and his fellow traitors in their quest for power have created fake ESN to cause fear in the South East, and ultimately demonise IPOB but we are smarter than them.
“We challenge Hope Uzodinma to swear an oath that he has no hands in the killings in Imo and Anambra States.
“We know that the gullible minds may still not believe us but the fact remains that APC in its desperation to take over South East has set the zone ablaze because of politics.
“South-East should hold APC and desperate politicians responsible for the mayhem in the zone aimed at beating Ndigbo into submission.”
The group on Sunday had said that it has been vindicated by the Anambra state Governor, Willie Obiano with his recent remarks by linking the killings in the southeast to the region’s political elites.
According to powerful, “Now we have been vindicated by the recent confession by Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on why he did not attend the meeting of southeast governors in Enugu.
“The governor said without equivocations that he deliberately stayed away from the meeting because he didn’t consider it proper to sit at the table and discuss security with those who are sponsoring the insecurity and killings in his state.
“Gov. Obiano did not mince words when he said that the killings in Anambra were politically motivated. He accused his fellow governors and politicians of masterminding the killings in his state for political gains.
“Now, our question to all those still pointing accusing fingers at IPOB and Eastern Security Network (ESN) operatives for the killings in Anambra is: How many of the southeast Governors are IPOB members? Since according to Gov. Obiano the killings are being sponsored by some persons expected in the meeting for political reasons, how many of the attendees are IPOB members? Can the same people who find it hard to believe our explanations now believe us if we say that all southeast governors except Obiano are our members and sponsors?
“For the umpteenth time, let’s restate that we have no hands in the senseless killings of innocent citizens in Biafra land especially Imo and Anambra states. Politicians and traitors bent on implicating IPOB to impress their Fulani slavemasters are the ones masterminding this genocide in collaboration with the wicked Nigerian security agents.”
