…We can’t be Killing Same People We Are Laboring To Emancipate – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has again said that the group is not behind the enforcement of the Monday’s sit-at-home in the South East.
IPOB insisted that those killing and maiming innocent people in the name of enforcing Monday sit-at-home are not its members.
The group warned enforcers of what it described the “non-existent” Monday sit-at-home order to retrace their steps or be ready to contend with the group.
The group had repeatedly announced the cancellation of sit-at-home in the entire southeast except on days its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, would appear in court, which it said, would be duly publicised.
IPOB’s in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Sunday said that it could not have been destroying same people it was labouring to emancipate.
“The global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra under the command and leadership of our great leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU wishes to state that nobody has the monopoly of violence.
“We realise that some unscrupulous politicians and elements are recruiting cultists and criminals to attack our innocent citizens in the name of enforcing non-existent Monday sit-at-home in Biafraland especially the ones in Enugu State and other states in Biafraland.
“Currently these criminals are mobilising to attack innocent citizens in the name of enforcing non-existent Monday sit-at-home order which IPOB had suspended long time ago.
“We are informing those enforcing non-existent Monday sit-at-home order to retrace their steps or be ready to contend the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB under Mazi Nnamdi KANU who initiated Monday sit-at-home order but stopped it for obvious reasons.
“We have said it before that IPOB will release its security outfit to chase those involved in enforcing non-existent Monday sit-at-home.
“We can’t fold our hands and watch base fellows unleash mayhem on innocent Biafrans on Mondays under the guise of enforcing non-existent sit-at-home order. Enough is enough!
“Those killing innocent people in the name of enforcing sit-at-home order on Mondays are not IPOB members. IPOB cannot be part of destruction of the same people we are labouring the emancipate.
“We don’t waste lives, we protect lives. Evil politicians in Biafraland are the ones creating tension because their selfish political interest.” He said
He said that those behind the criminal acts are only out to implicate ESN and IPOB members who are championing the restoration of Biafra.
He said that some unscrupulous characters were still alerting the public through posters of a sit-at-home on Monday even when they know IPOB had suspended it.
He stressed that the people of the South East must be allowed to go out for business every Monday without molestation.
“Their mission is to demonise Biafra agitators and possibly truncate the agitation but they came too late because the world is already aware that we are a non-violent movement.
“We are aware that some unscrupulous elements and groups sponsored criminals in Abia State particularly in Aba to continue pasting false information that Monday sit-at-home order still exist while they knew that IPOB who initiated it has suspended it long time ago.
“For record purposes those involved in this barbarity against our people on Mondays should stop or be ready for the consequences.
“We are warning masterminds of these atrocities to stop or brace up for tough times because IPOB is ready to confront them.
“They must allow people to do their businesses without molestations on Mondays because Mondays are one of the days God Almighty Chukwu Okike Abiama ordained for living and we must achieve that goal without fear.
“There is no more sit-at-home in Biafra land except on the days our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is to make court appearance, and such days will be duly publicised. Any other thing to the contrary has nothing to do with IPOB, and must be disregarded.” He added