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IPOB Knocks Nigerian Government For ‘Abandoning Flood Victims In Southeast, Assisting Northern Ones’

IPOB Knocks Nigerian Government For ‘Abandoning Flood Victims In Southeast, Assisting Northern Ones’
October 13, 2022

The group, called on the state and federal governments and the international ecological intervention bodies to intervene.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has sympathised with the families of flood and fatal boat accident victims in Ogbaru, Anambra West and Anambra East local government areas of Anambra State.

IPOB in a condolence statement on Thursday by its Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, described the incidents as sad. Many lives and property were lost in the affected communities.

The group, while praying for God’s consolation for the victims and bereaved families, called on the state and federal governments and the international ecological intervention bodies to intervene and rescue the people of Ogbaru and flood-ravaged areas in the state.

The statement read, “We the global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) commiserate with the families and people of Ogbaru LGA, Anambra West, and East LGAs in Anambra State for the loss of lives and properties in the recent flooding that swept over their communities.

“The information we gathered showed that about 81 people lost their lives as the flood from River Niger swept through some communities in Anambra State.

“We sympathize with many affected families who lost their loved ones, houses, and properties including those who were forced to relocate from their homes due to the flood. May Almighty Chukwu Okike Abiama give you strength and courage to forge ahead. IPOB is in solidarity with the affected families.

“We wonder why the Federal Government and her agencies like the Disaster Management Agency have not done anything in helping the victims. If this were to be in the North, all the agencies would have used the National Treasury to support them.

“We are calling on Anambra State Government, Nigeria Government, and international ecological intervention bodies to intervene and rescue our people in Ogbaru LGA, Anambra West, and East LGAs of Anambra State by finding a permanent solution to this yearly flooding menace.

“Ogbaru LGA and other communities at the banks of River Niger must know that whenever Biafra comes, they will never experience this kind of calamity because Biafra engineers will ensure that there is sensible urban planning and enough sea defence to stop any sort of flood from River Niger to overflow to the surrounding communities.”

On Saturday, tragedy struck at Umunnankwo community in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State when a boat reportedly carrying about 85 passengers capsized with no fewer than 76 persons reportedly missing at the time the incident happened.

Deaths and loss of property worth several millions of naira have also been recorded in many communities within the Ogbaru local government area, Nzam in Anambra West local government area and other communities in Anambra East local government area as a result of flooding.