- says no member can work against Kanu’s release now
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has debunked the claim by the police that its members were involved in the killing of the two cops at Ahiara,Ahiazu Mbaise,Imo State on Monday.
Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful who exonerated his members in a statement he released to newsmen on Thursday said non of his members would have contemplated such act to undermine the release of their leader,Nnamdi Kanu whose ruling comes up on December, 15.
According to Powerful, the renewed insecurity challenge in the Southeast was contained in their recent press release warning of other pro Biafra group to blackmail Kanu and scuttle his release.
His statement reads in parts “No genuine IPOB member will succumb to the point of working against the release of our leader.
“Neither will they do anything inimical towards the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“The release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, which is the priority of every IPOB member. This is why all eyes are on the ball against all provocations.
“Those involving themselves in violence and criminal activities are not IPOB members but government agents. Our minds are focused on the release of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who has not committed any crime known to law both locally in Nigeria or internationally”. Powerful stated.
However, IPOB has condemn condemned what it described as “the barbaric murder of the DPO of Ahiazu Mbaise division Imo State and his colleagues, but equally pointed out that ” IPOB led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has no hands in the murders and will not be involved in murderous activities anywhere.
“Using criminals to blackmail Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as a ploy to intimidate the Supreme Court Justices not to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who was kidnapped, renditioned and detained for over 2 years is to pull the trigger that will consume this their country”.
Powerful also added “The public should recall that IPOB raised an alarm last week that the Nigeria government and her murderous and corrupt Security hierarchy will renew and intensify attacks in the Southeast through their proxy in Finland as the Supreme Court judgement of our leader, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu approaches.