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IPOB denies attack on Nnewi, claims sit-at-home order was a success
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described its sit-at-home order as a huge success across the South East, and also denied an alleged attack by its members on some people in Nnewi, Anambra State for allegedly disobeying the order.
IPOB in a statement on Friday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, wondered why some agents of government in power were peddling false accusation concerning the outcome of the sit-at-home order.
According to Emma Powerful, it is clear that since the inception of IPOB, group members don’t carry or move about anywhere with machete, AK-47 rifle or any kind of weapon.
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The statement issued by Emma Powerful reads thus; “We wonder why Nigeria government and her security agencies would come up with such rubbish instead of saying really what happened in Nnewi and how they failed to deceive Biafrans to obey the sit-at-home order issued by IPOB authority.
“It’s very pathetic that Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDELA) clashed with some Nnewi youth and drug peddlers in Nnewi on Thursday and tagged it to a peaceful movement like IPOB. Since the formation and commencement of this great movement, championing the liberation of Biafran people, we’ve never attacked or killed anybody in Biafraland or in Nigeria state.
“IPOB does not indulge in such evil acts no matter the level of attack, killing, humiliation, intimidation, torture against us. It is bad for security agencies and Nigeria government to involve IPOB in this recent attack against innocent citizens, who were coming back from night vigil in Nnewi.”
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