The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied perpetrating the attack against the police station in Umuguma and Omuma, the hometown of the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma.
The attack happened at Umuguma and Omuma stations in Owerri West LGA and Oru East of Imo State.
This was contained in a press release issued by the Media and Publicity Secretary for IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful, on Tuesday and obtained by News Band.
In the statement, Emma Powerful dissociated the group from the ignoble attack on the police stations, saying they are lies and false allegations by the Nigeria Government.
According to him, such criminal activities are being sponsored by Governor Uzodinma and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to demonise IPOB.
He said: “There is no iota of truth in the allegation intended to blackmail us and tarnish our revered global reputation.
“We have said it severally that IPOB and ESN are not unknown gunmen and will never be.
“The enemies of our struggle have been looking for ways to link IPOB with criminal activities being sponsored by Gov. Hope Uzodinma and APC to demonise IPOB.
“IPOB/ESN operatives have no hands in the attack. We challenge our accusers to provide evidence showing that the attack was done by IPOB or ESN security outfit?”
He noted that IPOB mandate is not to attack police stations or individuals, rather, the peaceful restoration of Biafra.
“We are much focused on the release of our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and secure a date for Biafra referendum where our people can decide which country they want to belong.
“Senseless attacks are not part of our mandate,” he maintained.
The IPOB scribe wondered why Nigeria police derive joy in feeding the public with lies just to deceive the gullible minds.
“Nigeria police knew who created and formed the unknown gunmen but refused to bring them to book. Instead, every day they keep linking IPOB and ESN to what they don’t know,” he said.
He urged Nigeria police and DSS agents to question Governor Uzodinma about the origin of unknown gunmen if they want to stop the killer squad, otherwise they will not achieve anything meaningful.
IPOB and ESN did not attack police stations at attack Umuguma and Omuma both in Imo State. The Imo State Supreme Court Administrator, Hope Uzodinma has questions to answer,” he insisted.
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