IPOB Denies Criminal Ties, Blames Politicians for Insecurity in Igboland

IPOB Reaffirms Opposition to Criminality, Accuses Politicians of Orchestrating Insecurity in Igboland

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reiterated its firm opposition to all forms of criminal activity while accusing politicians of deliberately fostering insecurity in Igboland to tarnish the group’s reputation and derail its mission.

In a statement released by Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, the group affirmed its readiness to collaborate with local security agencies to combat criminal elements allegedly backed by politicians. IPOB claims these politicians are using insecurity as a tool to undermine the group, its security wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), and its leader, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in their pursuit of Biafra’s restoration through a United Nations-supervised referendum.

“The mission of these Igbo politicians, driven by envy and jealousy of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s popularity and global reach, is to collaborate with historic enemies of the Igbo race to destroy IPOB, disband ESN, and force our leader to abandon his God-given mandate. Their plans will never succeed,” the statement reads.

IPOB rejected claims that ESN was involved in the escalating insecurity in the region, pointing out that criminal activities only spiked in 2022, two years after the formation of the ESN in 2020. The group questioned why insecurity did not increase prior to 2022 if the ESN was indeed responsible, implying that the unrest was intentionally orchestrated to discredit IPOB and justify the disbandment of ESN.

“It is illogical and nonsensical to attribute every incident of criminality or insecurity to ESN. If ESN is responsible, why did insecurity not start in 2020 when ESN was formed or in 2012 when IPOB was created? Only those who are easily misled will believe this state-sponsored demonization campaign,” the statement continued.

The group also accused politicians and security agencies of funding and supporting criminal elements, including an individual in Finland, to infiltrate and undermine IPOB’s legitimate pursuit of Biafran freedom.

“The obsession of Janjaweed politicians, their religious leaders, and the compromised Igbo political class with IPOB exposes their true intentions. Biafraland will never be conquered by jihadists, and the Igbo race will not submit to any group or interest, no matter the cost,” IPOB declared.

Reaffirming its commitment to justice and lawful conduct, IPOB promised to collaborate with genuine security agencies to eliminate criminal elements allegedly sponsored by those opposed to the release of Nnamdi Kanu.

The statement concluded with a call for vigilance, urging Nigerians to see through what it described as a “well-funded propaganda campaign” designed to discredit IPOB, ESN, and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

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