Uzodimma will pay dearly, IPOB swears as Commander is killed

 

The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has blamed the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, for the killing of one of the commanders of the group’s Eastern Security Network (ESN), simply known as Ikonso.

Ikonso and six other members of the group were killed Saturday morning during a raid on their hideout in a joint operation by the Department of State Services (DSS) and Nigerian Army, at Awomama village, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo state.

Following the killings, IPOB said its “madness” just begun, adding that Uzodimma, and all those who had a hand in “this wickedness will pay dearly”.

In a statement signed by its spokesman Emma Powerful, IPOB said, “The killing of the heroic innocent Biafrans protecting our communities and towns from Fulani terrorist herdsmen masquerading as cattle herders in cold blood is very painful.”

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It continued: “Uzodinma decided to kill Ikonso because he refused his offer to head Ebubeagu ghost security outfit formed by South East governors. Uzodinma has tried but without success to lure ESN operatives into Ebubeagu. He had made irresistible offers to them which were turned down, hence his resorting to elimination of these patriotic heroes who vowed never to betray Biafra.

“Hope Uzodinma sent a lot of emissaries to beg Ikonso and other ESN officers to join Ebubeagu security outfit. So, because of their refusal to betray Biafra agitation and our Leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the hopeless governor mobilized joint security forces to attack them today.

“Hope Uzodinma has murdered sleep, so he should be ready to stay awake! Fulani terrorists pretending as cattle sellers in Enugu destroyed Police van and attacked government officials on lawful duty with AK-47 but no Army, police or DSS attacked them till now. But ESN operatives defending our communities against the terrorists are being hunted like games every day. The world has kept quiet over this atrocity until we begin our own madness.”