The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned residents of South East States not to surrender their guns to Nigerian defence and security agencies but to emulate the example of the Zamfara State government which is legitimizing the arming of its citizens in self defence.
In a statement by its Spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB said that “following the direct instruction by the Zamfara State Governor to his people to secure guns for self defence against bandits and terrorists rampaging his State and the straight order to the State Police Commissioner in Gusau to register and licenced any gun brought to them by the citizens of Zamfara State, we the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of our great leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU wish to reference our earlier press release to stop the south East citizens never surrender their guns to fulani controlled federal government of Nigeria.
“We wish to ask the rational behind singling out only South East to surrender their guns in Nigeria. If they want fulani taken over by terrorists they let us and stop prevaricating and talking like confused man thinking they can caged Igbo man.
“The recent statement and order from the Governor indicates that he loves his people much and can never compared with the South East counterparts “the Governors in the region” who always celebrates and pops champagne over the killings of their own people by terrorists, bandits, the fulani terrorists masquerading as Nigeria Soldiers, Police, DSS and other security agencies in Nigeria.
“Every sons and daughters are aware of the rampaging fulani terrorists masquerading as herdsmen in our bushes and forests which is among the compelling reasons why IPOB and its leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU formed and inaugurated ESN security outfit without our Governors’ input nor sponsorship of any kind.Haven formed a disciplined and classical security outfit which possesses the capacity and capabilities to confront the terrorists and jihadists in our land.
“Our Governors and evil politicians had the moral justification and lacking in conscience to challenge IPOB-ESN and its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu over the formation of Security outfit without their knowledge but these people failed to provide for our people, our region a conducive environment in the region.
“We ask the Federal Government of Fulani Nigeria why they only the project they can cut across South East confiscating their guns in the and doing the opposite in the Northern region Nigeria which is an act of discriminatory and racial aggression against the Igbo people of South Eastern Region?
“Does it mean that the Igbos are officially considered to be purely under a belligerent occupation that must by any means be stripped off them any form of defense mechanism they are using to defend themselves in case of attack by terrorists and before launching their planned Jihadist and genocide against a race to take over Nigeria? They must know that agenda is hard to accomplished.
“Our governors, Political class and elders should carry out self assessment, stewardship, state and regional progress appraisal of them when compared with other Governors in the North and in all sincerity…. Ala-Igbo cries over your misdeeds.
“Our mothers, sisters and wives in massive jubilation can attest that IPOB and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has brought a new life in them which he reassure them that they can go to their farms again. sense of belonging sequel to the unveiling of ESN for Which they can now confidently go to their their farms. Our Governors did not support nor financed the security outfit yet, instead they created the calivoreous calibanists Ebubeagu militia to attack ESN.
“We commend the Governor of Zamfara state and his Government for realising the importance of educating and instructing his people to acquire arms for self defence against bandits and terrorists. But laughable enough, the South East Governors take orders from DSS, Police commissioners, Police DPOs Army Commanders instead question them why them why they intimidate their subjects award them money to kill their citizens cowardly in every state, they instruct them to chase their brothers and sisters and kill them.
“One thing is certain for them in the South East Region especially to those sponsoring criminalities in order to discredit and tarnish the image of ESN operatives and IPOB volunteers, that they have failed as long as IPOB and ESN exists and they cannot use Fulani to Islamise and Fulanize us in Nigeria until Biafra is fully restored no matter the effort they exerts against IPOB, Biafra must come.”