IPOB said it could not “behead our brother and drop notes bragging that we are behind the gruesome murder. The world should take note the similarity between the beheading of this lawmaker and the way they gruesomely murdered the Nigerian Army couple last month.”
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to the brutal killing of Anambra lawmaker, Okechukwu Okoye, who was kidnapped and subsequently beheaded by gunmen.
IPOB said it could not “behead our brother and drop notes bragging that we are behind the gruesome murder. The world should take note the similarity between the beheading of this lawmaker and the way they gruesomely murdered the Nigerian Army couple last month.”
SaharaReporters had reported that Okoye was abducted along with his driver in Aguata on May 15, 2022. He was later beheaded.
Some persons have blamed IPOB for the attack.
Reacting in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB said those behind the rise in criminalities in the South-East are sponsored by the security agencies.
IPOB denied involvement in the death of the lawmaker stating that the enemies of Biafra were behind the crime to ensure they delayed the release of Nnamdi Kanu from prison.
IPOB said, “We the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under our great leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU strongly condemn the abominable beheading of Hon. Okechukwu Okoye who was abducted few days ago in his area. We want to also state categorically that contrary to insinuations in some quarters, the Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB could not in any way have had anything to do with this abominable act.
“It is imperative to state here that enemies of Biafra freedom and traitors in our region are seriously pulling all stunts to derail the freedom of our leader and the freedom of our dear Nation Biafra. After thoroughly investigations by our intelligence team we found out that the abominable beheading of Hon Okechukwu Okoye is the system of the fifth columnists who are bent to destabilise the efforts of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB. These barbarians have been well mobilised financial and otherwise by DSS, NIA and DMI to create anarchy in our land in an attempt to derail our match to freedom.
“It simply fits into their game plan to accuse IPOB of these horrendous crimes having failed in their initial plan to destroy the ESN created to checkmates the excesses of these Fulani masqueraders hiding in our forests and bushes. But one thing is certain IPOB will hunt these criminals down either directly or indirectly.
“How could criminality and killing of lawmaker bring about the independence of Biafra which IPOB is after? These killers should vacate our land while they still have the opportunity because judgement day is fast approaching.
“IPOB is not in the business of kidnapping or car snatching and has never been and will never be and therefore we absolutely have nothing to do with the kidnap of Okechukwu Okoye. These kidnappers kidnapped this man on the day the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, visited our leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU in the DSS custody and every member of IPOB was very happy because he was the only Governor in the whole of Biafraland who summoned the courage to visit our leader in Abuja, since his extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria.
“IPOB intelligence unit the M.Branch has uncovered the latest strategy by Nigerian government particularly the Nigerian Army and the DSS to destabilise Anambra State, they decided to replicate what they did in Imo State in Anambra State but we cannot allow them.
“The criminalities and insecurity caused by Nigerian government and its compromised security agents in the region have metamorphosed into kidnap and gruesome murder including beheading of our youths by the Nigerian army and DSS agents who took the contract to damage and demonise IPOB.
“IPOB/ESN cannot behead our brother and drop notes bragging that we are behind the gruesome murder. The world should take note the similarity between the beheading of this lawmaker and the way they gruesomely murdered the two army couple last month. Governor Chukwuma Soludo must prepare to meet these evil men humiliating and killing our people head on.”