The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged that Nigerian security agents are planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) in parts of Igbo land and turn round to accuse its members of the crime.
In a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group said its allegation was buttressed by what he termed “fallacious and laughable, statement from the Nigeria Army and Police claiming that IPOB/ESN operatives planted IED in Awo-Mmamma and its nearby community, Mgbidi, in Oru East of Imo State.”
According to IPOB, the purported statement was a false propaganda, a desperate, but futile attempt by the Nigeria security agencies to implicate IPOB and ESN operatives.
The group reiterated that its members and the ESN operatives “never planted, and have no plans to plant IEDs in any part of Biafra land.”
It added: “ESN since its inauguration by our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in December last year, has never engaged in any terrorist activity.
“Its mandate has not changed: protection of our ancestral land against Fulani herdsmen and bandits attacks.”
According to IPOB, it was ridiculous for the security agencies to try to link IPOB or ESN with planting of IEDs, when in fact, Nigerians know who those who plant IEDs.
It said: “Planting of explosives is the signature tune of the Fulani terrorists and bandits.”
