IPOB had earlier accused two former governors of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha and Emeka Ihedioha and former Senator, Ifeanyi Ararume of conspiring to frustrate Governor Hope Uzodinma’s administration, thereby behind the ongoing insecurity in the state.
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has identified some politicians as allegedly sponsoring kidnappings and killings, not only in Imo State but the entire Southeast region of Nigeria.
IPOB had earlier accused two former governors of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha and Emeka Ihedioha and former Senator, Ifeanyi Ararume of conspiring to frustrate Governor Hope Uzodinma’s administration, thereby behind the ongoing insecurity in the state.
IPOB in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Thursday warned those behind insecurity in Imo State and the Southeast region to desist before it is too late.
The group alleged that out of desperation, Governor Uzodinma contracted a former President of Ijaw Youth Council, Asari Dokubo to recruit "criminal boys from Izon land" to attack its security network, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and to support him to tackle insecurity in the state.
IPOB said Dokubo "being somebody who hates Ndigbo and Biafra agitation brought out his criminal gang to kill innocent Biafrans in Imo State in the name of chasing IPOB and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu."
IPOB’s statement further read, "We the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) wish to once again warn the perpetrators of insecurity and the sponsors of criminalities going on in Imo State to stop. The architects of the insecurity in Imo who have been made public before will be mentioned once again, perhaps that will stop them.
"IPOB has been so worried over the continued criminalities going on in Biafra Land, especially in Imo State. The Supreme Court Governor Hope Uzodinma who is a Fulani stooge in Imo State Government is totally uninformed and confused about what is happening in his State and he is enjoying the money he is getting from his masters as money for insecurity.
“He is so beclouded with the doings and bidding of Fulani terrorists ideas and agenda, who imposed him on the Imo State people. He has lost control of the happenings in his state.
"IPOB previously mentioned the likes of two former Governors of Imo State and a former Senator in the persons of Owelle Rochas Okorocha and Chief Emeka Ihedioha with former Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the brains behind the numerous killings, kidnapping for ransom, car snatchers and insecurity going on in Imo State.
"These duds (sic) had secret meetings and agreed to make Supreme Court Governor, Hope Uzodinma Government ungovernable until his tenure elapses. They also agreed that as soon as this Government ended as a failure, they will mobilize support for an incoming Government and ensure that Imo State returns to its former glory as the most peaceful State in the region."
IPOB warned Izon people to caution Dokubo, saying, "If the Nigerian Government with all their military arsenal can't stop IPOB, Asari Dokubo and his criminal gangs from Kalabari are small fries to IPOB. Now that Asari Dokubo is displaying his ignorance and killing skills on our innocent citizens, nobody should blame IPOB when we launch offensive attack against him and his Kalabari criminals in Imo State who followed him because we must get them.
"We are being restrained by blood ties between Izon and Igbos are the same because blood is thicker than water but such restraint is not permanent. However, when we come after Asari Dokubo and his criminal gangs operating in Imo State. Biafrans should know that IPOB doesn't have problems with our Izon brethren, the problems are not the Izon people but Asari Dokubo and his criminal gangs.
"Our forefathers and mothers had never told us that Izon and Ndigbo had problems though enemies used the Biafra Civil war era to cause confusion and disunity between the brothers and we knew that blood is thicker than water and the two brothers was (sic) caused the relationship between two brothers.
"Again IPOB intelligence unit, the M.Branch, discovered another man who was behind the plans and supported Hope Uzodinma to ensure that he eliminated lots of Imo State youths and citizens of Orlu area. He is the APC Senatorial Candidate for Owerri Zone Senatorial District, Prince Dr. Alex Mbata from Ngwoma Obube in Owerri North LGA of Imo State.
"This criminal had secret meetings with Hope Uzodinma thinking that Hope Uzodinma will give power but he doesn't know that with Hope Uzodinma he has lost the jamboree selection process called Nigeria election and they were doing on how to decimate anybody suspected to be ESN operatives and how they will handle anybody found out to be IPOB member in Imo State, they are too small. He is among the wicked souls cheering Hope Uzodinma over his consistent tyranny on the people of Imo State.
"We know that he collected N500 million from the Imo State Government as payoff for mismanaging the Concorde Hotel under Rochas administration. His shenanigans in IMSU as Pro-Chancellor under the same Rochas administration are well known to us.
"Therefore, anybody who sees this man should know that he is an enemy of al’Igbo and he should be treated as such.
"Therefore, people must understand and know that these following politicians; Chief Emeka Ihedioha, Sen. Ararume Ifeanyi, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, Prince Dr. Alex Mbata and Gov. Hope Uzodinma are the names behind the insecurity in Imo State. They should settle their political scores among themselves and allow Imo People to have peace."