The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Vice Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PD) and Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of betrayal of the position of Southern Governors resolution on power shift and of conducting secret killings in his State.
In a statement by its Spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the group drew Governor Okowa’s “attention” to the “killing of innocent citizens in Delta State by Nigeria compromised security agents in the State claiming that they have killed IPOB and ESN (Eastern Security Network).”
It however said “IPOB members are peaceful and not terrorist to be hunted and killed. We boldly want everyone including Nigeria terrorist sponsoring government to understand that being an IPOB member is not a crime. Recently, United Nations Working Group in their public opinion defined IPOB’s struggle as a peaceful movement seeking a lawful Self Determination from Nigeria.
“If Ifeanyi Okowa continues to play ostrich while this barbarity and shielding of innocent people’s blood continues, IPOB will ensure that his Vice Presidential ambition becomes a mirage. Its foolishness and stupidity for Ifeanyi Okowa to support the Nigeria Government and its compromised security agencies in eliminating innocent people because of Vice Presidential slot given to him by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
“Governor Okowa cannot provide enabling environment for Nigeria Government and Fulani dominated security agencies to eliminate our innocent citizens and claim they are IPOB members and ESN operatives. IPOB has no interest in Nigeria selection process called election because we given ourselves to Biafra freedom and independence and nothing more.”
The group said they are bringing the issues before him and demanding the disbandment of the criminal bands involved in the killings because “We want Ifeanyi Okowa to know that we have some respect for him but if this unwanted killing continues we are going to surprise you and your government. Biafra we are looking for is for all and not for one person or groups.”
Declaring Delta State as safe heaven for “terrorists masquerading as herdsmen in our bushes and forests who are raping our mothers, wives and sisters,” it signifies its intention to move against them very soon.
It alleged that “he Okowa) was chosen as running mate to Atiku after the indoctrination to execute all Fulani agendas in Biafraland. Okowa Ifeanyi want to turn Delta State into another killing field of Biafran youths just like Hope Uzodinma has turned Imo State. Elders and Stakeholders in Delta state should advice him to retrace his steps before it is too late and not allow him turn Delta state like Hope Uzodinma turned Imo State into a state that devours its citizens just in few weeks because of vice presidential candidate sloth.
“He started by forming a secret militia controlled by his trusted aide to wipe out IPOB members. He within a month killed secretly not less than 250 Biafran youths and discarded their body into the River Niger.
“Part of the mandate given to him is to coordinate other Govs in the Niger Delta who are loyalists of the Fulani caliphate to deal with Biafran youths because to the Nigerian government and the Fulani Caliphate every Biafran youth is a potential IPOB in waiting so in their thinking kill them off before they metemophose into IPOB family members agitating for the freedom and liberation of his/her people and land.
“He obtained weapons for the secret militia with the code “bloody crocodiles” and the weapons are from Saudi Arabia through the Head of the Islamic scholars in Nigeria.
“Okowa’s betrayal of Southern Governors position to the effect that power must shift to the South was what guaranteed his being handed over the assignment to wipe out Biafrans in Delta State.”