The Indigenous People of Biafra has condemned the Nigerian government for recently launching air and land attacks on Orlu community in search of Eastern Security Network operatives.
IPOB described the attacks in the South-East on Thursday as a declaration of war on innocent citizens.
The media and publicity secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful, said this in a press statement made available to HotunzBlog on Friday.
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had reported attacks by the military on Orlu communities in Imo State,
which has worsened the already built-up tension in the areas.
HotunzBlog learnt that the attacks were connected with the military’s resolve to
dislodge the Eastern Security Network operatives said to have
strongholds in the forests.
The ESN operatives in January had a
bloody clash with the Nigerian Army from Obinze barracks, where four
soldiers were reportedly killed.
“Nigerian soldiers are
currently conducting aerial strikes in our areas. Many innocent lives
may be lost. They are probably looking for ESN operatives who are
checking the activities of killer Fulani herdsmen,” a community head
told HotunzBlog.
“People’s homes and market places may be
affected. We don’t need aircraft in Orlu. They should go and find the
stolen school pupils in Niger State,” another resident said.
Reacting
to the distressing incident, IPOB spokesman said, “We the Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,
wish to bring to the attention of the whole world, that the Nigeria
military has, at last, brought war to Biafra land.
“Supported by
other security agencies, including police and the Department of State
Services, DSS, they came with military jets, tanks, and heavy war
equipment against us. Yes, the second Nigeria/Biafra war has begun! The
war began on Thursday, February 18, 2021.
“The wicked Nigeria
military has simultaneously launched both land and air attacks on us.
After the genocidal war of 1967-1970 in which they killed over 5 million
innocent Biafrans, they have come again to bomb the Biafrans under the
pretext that they are hunting the gallant personnel of Eastern Security
Network (ESN) guarding our forests against killer herdsmen and
terrorists on a rampage in our land.”
He also recounted the sad
ordeal of how some innocent people were assaulted and arrested by the
military men, alleging that they were harbouring ESN and IPOB men.
“Days
before the raid, they first abducted harbour synagogue priest, Mazi
Egole, and his household, branding them IPOB members. Then on February
16, they abducted Mrs Ngozi Umeadi, who they learnt took care of those
injured (persons) during the #EndSARS protest. Not done yet, they took
Dr. Stephen Irochi of Multicare Hospital and some injured #EndSARS
protesters from Obigbo receiving treatment at the hospital.
“With
this, the oppressive government of the dead President Muhammadu Buhari
now run by the Fulani cabal has confirmed that it is the chief sponsor
of terrorism and banditry going on in our land. The satanic government
which could not defend Biafrans against incessant unprovoked attacks
against indigenous Nigerians has now mobilised its land and airforce
against ESN patriotically and voluntarily doing the job that Nigeria
security forces wickedly refused to do. The crime of ESN is defending
locals against Fulani herdsmen.
“Orlu and its environs are now a
theatre of war declared by the wicked Nigerian government against
innocent Biafrans. Scores of innocent civilians have already fallen
casualty! Orlu and its neighbouring Orsu LGAs have been under heavy
bombardment by the Nigeria Airforce since yesterday, February 18, 2021.
The
statement also accused the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, of
conniving with the Nigerian government and the military to attack people
in the region.
“Regrettably, this genocidal war against
Biafrans has the endorsement of the Supreme Court Administrator of Imo
State, Hope Uzodinma, who the Fulani Janjaweed Government is using in
its futile desperation to actualise its Fulanisation agenda. But he, his
likes, and their slavemasters will pay heavily for this!
“The
world must hold Hope Uzodinma and the Buhari-led Fulani-controlled
federal government of Nigeria responsible for the ongoing genocidal war
in Orlu and Orsu. The same hypocritical Nigerian military which could
not trace or locate heavily-armed bandits and Fulani terrorists in the
forests of Zamfara and the other Northern states is now bombing ESN, a
mere vigilante group. Miyetti Allah announced its nationwide security
outfit and nobody bombed them till today.
“Amotekun was formed
in the West and the tanks were not rolled out against them. But now that
Biafrans have announced our own vigilante group - ESN to protect our
people against terrorists kidnapping, raping, and slaughtering our
people in our own ancestral land, all hell is let loose.
“But we
promise disgrace to our enemies. They shall be shamefully defeated. The
war has begun! We shall defend Biafra and we shall triumph! No inch of
Biafra land will be taken by the invaders. We have vowed never to
relinquish an inch of Biafra ancestral land to Fulani herdsmen from the
Sahel. Their evil Fulanisation agenda shall perish with them. God of the
Jews shall defend us against the enemies. This war will be different
from the 1967 genocide!"
“We have no choice but to defend our
ancestral land. We have complained enough, written petitions but the
world turned a blind eye. The media refused to give us the audience.
Nobody seems interested in our story but like the Jews, we must look
unto our God and courageously fight back like heroes. In the end, Biafra
will come,” the statement added.
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