The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday denied the allegation by the Nigeria Army that members of the group and the militant arm, Eastern Security Network (ESN) were responsible for beheading of two of its personnel.
The couple were on transit to Imo state for their marriage when they were gruesomely murdered.
IPOB described the incident as atrocious and an abominable act in Igbo tradition.
IPOB in a statement by Comrade Emma Powerful, Director of Media and Publicity Secretary which was made available to newsmen, said that no true Igbo would hurt an inlaw, let alone a married daughter (in Igbo land.
The group said, “We are the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) under the command of our indefatigable Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Our attention has been drawn to the laughable and fallacious statement credited to the Nigeria Army that IPOB is responsible for the killing of couple on transit in Imo State after their marriage ceremony.”
“We, therefore, wish to place on record that IPOB has no hands in the said atrocity which is an abominable act in Igbo tradition. No true Igbo will hurt an in-law, how much more a married daughter. Even the ancestors will avenge such wickedness.”
“Before the Army jumped into their jaundiced conclusion that such abominable act was masterminded by IPOB, what investigations did they carry out to substantiate their claims? When have armed gunmen or criminals recruited by evil politicians in connivance with the same security agencies in their desperation to demonise IPOB, become IPOB members?
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