By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Friday alleged that many desperate political elite of Imo State extraction were behind the insecurity in Imo and Anambra states.

The group said that the sole aim of the fingered politicians in Imo State was to destroy, demonise and tarnish the image of IPOB.

In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB called on stakeholders in the Eastern region, including Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma; some key players in Imo politics: Emeka Ihedioha, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume and Rochas Okorocha, to make peace among themselves in order to stop the killing of the people for the political interest of the state.

The statement partly reads: “This disheartening insecurity is the handwork of some traitors and renegades who see politics as a career job and we have discovered how they recruited external aggressors whom they use to murder their people and target political opponents at will.

“This problem is lingering in the region and particularly in Imo state and has spilled over to some parts of Anambra State because of political reasons and interests.

“IPOB wishes to state unequivocally that our intelligence unit, the M.Branch, has unraveled those masterminds and sponsors of these atrocities and genocidal attacks going on in the entire territory of Biafra since almost two years now.

“The fact remains that IPOB and ESN are not behind the insecurity in the Eastern region because we cannot shed innocent blood of a fellow Igbo person or Biafra citizens.

“Imo State citizens have suffered much in the hands of these renegades employed by these politicians in Imo State, if this continues, IPOB will have no option than to do the needful so they will understand that Imo State is not for them alone and we will ensure that security of the state will not be jeopardised. This advice should not be misinterpreted by these evil politicians.

“What does it benefit you people to see Imo state be in this kind of turmoil because of politics, especially in Orlu Senatorial Zone. The Ohaneze Ndigbo should call these politicians in the state to a meeting with a view to settle them.”

IPOB expressed regret that people such as Engr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Archbishop Anthony Obinna and many others, including traditional rulers and Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership, could not come together and call politicians like Emeka Ihedioha, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, Rochas Okorocha and Hope Uzodinma to order for peace to reign in the state.

The statement noted that IPOB and ESN, after a long and tedious covert intelligence work on the insecurity ravaging the Eastern region and Imo State in particular, have made a tremendous breakthrough in unraveling those behind the situation and the politicians deriving joy from the atrocities.

“It is shocking that they can murder our people because of political interest and turn around to blame IPOB/ESN

“Imo State is home base of these renegades and traitors who are doing these heinous crimes against humanity and blame it on peaceful movement seeking freedom of our people. But be assured their cup is now full. We are about to bring them to their knees to the public and anybody who knows them should blame them for what will befall them because IPOB is coming for them and they will regret being involved in this kind of activities in the region.”

“IPOB shall, very soon, mention and expose the names of foot soldiers and criminals they are using for these evil acts so that the general public will know who are behind their misery and the harvest of innocent blood in Imo State.

“They will be exposed to the public to ensure that the Imo state crisis is brought to a stop and afford the Imo State Indigenes the space and environment to live in security and have rest. The politicians behind this devilish activities thinking that nobody will know them and expose them should retrace their steps because it will bounce on them shortly,” IPOB stated.

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