The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday called for an investigation into the extrajudicial killings in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State.
IPOB made the call while linking the murderous activity in the Mother Valley camp in Orsu to the Biafra Liberation Army and not the Eastern Security Network, ESN.
Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, commended the interventions that would help to dislodge the criminals in Orsu community after they had wreaked havoc and left the communities in ruin for over 3 years.
In a statement he signed, Powerful alleged that the Biafra Liberation Army was commanded to destabilize the Southeast using the illegal detention of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu as an excuse.
According to Powerful: “The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) worldwide calls for an independent investigation into Orsu extrajudicial killings and what happened in Orsu. We commend the Security Forces and Vigilantes for dislodging the criminals inside the Mother Valley camp in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State no matter what purpose. Moreso, we commend the gallant men of ESN who frustrated the plans of the State sponsored criminals in order not to destabilize the entire Eastern region.
“It is a known fact that the barbarians who branded themselves as Biafra Liberation Army under the command of the Chief impersonator infiltrator, buffoon who is currently facing terrorism charges in Finland were recruited and armed by the Nigerian State to impersonate IPOB and ESN.
“They were commanded to destabilize the entire Eastern Region (South East and South South) using the illegal detention of IPOB leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as an excuse. The objective was to use the criminals to shop for evidence that will be used to support the bogus terrorism charges against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. It is public knowledge that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been illegally detained arbitrarily for almost four (4) years.
“Moreso, to use the violent activities of these sponsored criminals to blackmail IPOB locally and internationally. Unfortunately, for the criminals and their sponsors, the IPOB media team and other conscientious freedom lovers across the globe were constantly debunking and disassociating IPOB from the Autopilot criminals and their infamous Biafra Liberation Army. IPOB salutes all men and women of goodwill who helped in defeating the media onslaught against IPOB, thereby separating the chaffs from the wheats.
“Within the horrific three (3) years of brutal violence against Ndigbo and brutal media war against IPOB and ESN by the Nigerian government and its compromised politicians, IPOB Media has constantly condemned and publicly mentioned the names of some of the notorious criminals operating from the infamous Mother Valley in Orsu and Okigwe all in Imo State through Radio Biafra and regular press releases. IPOB was the first people to mention the names of the killers in Orsu Community and its environs led by Temple, aka Butuzo.
“The questions begging for answers is why was Imo State a habitat for these State sponsored criminals? Is Imo State and some neighboring Anambra Communities the only Biafra States? Why did it take over three years for the notorious Nigerian Joint Security Taskforce to dislodge those criminals in the Mother-Valley camp, the hideout which information was in the public domain? However, we commend efforts made to reclaim the deserted Orsu Community by the Nigerian Security Joint Taskforce. We also commend ESN Operatives for frustrating the criminals from destabilizing the entire region.
“Now that the Orsu community under the autopilot kingpin commander Butuzor has been freed, the same Joint Security Taskforce should move into Aku forest in Okigwe where another autopilot commander Gentle Yahoo has laid siege on the neighboring communities.
IPOB and ESN do not support violence against innocent people. We have constantly called out these criminals terrorizing Ndigbo in the name of Biafra agitation. IPOB condemns violence against Ndigbo, whether from criminals or from the Nigerian Security Agencies.
“Once again, IPOB commends all the interventions that helped to dislodge the criminals in the Orsu community after they had wreaked havoc and left the communities in ruin for over 3 years. It’s better late than never. However, we demand an independent investigation into the actions and effects of what happened in those affected communities. The actors and their militias we have named above and the others should be investigated and, if found culpable, should be prosecuted. Finally, the Nigerian government and the Imo State Government should compensate the affected Communities and those who lost their loved ones, including victims of extrajudicial executions from the Nigerian Security Forces and the State sponsored militias.”
ESN: IPOB calls for investigation of extrajudicial killings in Orsu, identifies those responsible
