The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) has condemned plans by the Governors of the South-eastern States to set up highway security patrols to fight insecurity.
The group said the ‘Ebubeagu’ security outfit introduced by the Governors has not been of any help, but rather, it kills and maims citizens of localities where they operate.
In an issued statement by the spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, the group said it will work to scuttle such a plan if the Governors continued with it.
Part of the statement read: “We condemn the South East Governors’ plan to form another security outfit in the South East to patrol our highways. We declare such plans unacceptable because the murderous Ebubeagu they created have killed and destroyed many of our People’s lives and properties.
“We have Eastern Security Network (ESN) working day and night to secure our Region. These gallant men and women are paying the ultimate price to keep our land safe from State-sponsored terrorists. If it is not for ESN, by now, state-sponsored Fulani militias would have overrun Biafraland. Therefore, we don’t want another security outfit within our territory. Forming another security outfit means that the Governors have exhausted their powers with Ebubeagu and are again looking for another means of causing confusion in Biafraland.
The group also lamented that it has noticed that despite the recent order of the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, which released the leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu, the group wondered why the State governors have not added their voices to call for the release of their leader.
“We expected the Governors to demand for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu and not waste their energy and resources creating another security outfit”, it stated.
