Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared the Imo State Commander of Ebubeagu security outfit wanted, and promised a N2 million reward to anyone with useful information about his whereabouts.
This is coming on the heels of last Sunday’s massacre of wedding guests returning from Awo-Omamma by gunmen suspected to be Ebubeagu operatives.
IPOB in a press statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful, vowed to deal ruthlessly with all those behind the senseless killing of innocent Biafra youths.
The pro-Biafra movement accused Governor Hope Uzodinma of importing militia and recruiting criminal elements from outside the state into Ebubeagu with the intent to use them against his political enemies and operatives of the Eastern Security Network, ESN.
The statement made available to Ikengaonline read: “Following the frustration and desperate effort to change the narrative concerning the gruesome murder of 14 Otulu and Awo-Mmamma youths who were returning from a traditional wedding of their friend, we the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the leadership and command of our great and indefatigable leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU, want to caution Hope Uzodinma over his consistent lies to the public and people whose mandate he fraudulently seized with the help of the Supreme Court.
“The statement credited to this lying Administrator in Imo, Hope Uzodinma has it that the security agents neutralized criminals in their camp in Awo-Omamma, but never explained which camp they were referring to. The people of Awo-Omamma wonder what kind of camp Hope Uzodinma is talking about. The indigenes within the location of the massacre know that Hope Uzodinma’s house in Omuma is also referred to as “Ebube-Agu camp” because that was where the Ebube-Agu militia who murdered the 14 youths came from and they returned to the same Omuma residence of Hope Uzodinma after their murderous operation.
“We ask again: Which camp in Awo-Omamma is Hope with his partners in crime referring to? Is it the one at Omuma Community, in the stadium where they murder and burn human beings alive or another?
“We also wish to remind the DSS to stop lying. They did not kill any ESN member, they are trying to cover up Hope Uzodinma from his evil. If they claim that the slaughtered wedding guests were ESN members killed in their camp, let them tell the very camp in Awo-Omamma they killed these 14 innocent youths. No liar will have peace!
“It is imperative to elucidate with accurate information regarding the death of these innocent young men murdered in cold-blood by Hope Uzodinma’s militia boys whom he equipped with sophisticated weapons.
Hope Uzodinma equipped the special squad amongst Ebube-Agu militia with mandate to kill any young person that is not a member of his party or his errands boys. The Ebube-Agu militia that guards his country home uses the Mini and dilapidated Stadium in that locality as a slaughter house which Hope and his men refers to as “abattoir.” At this particular abattoir is where they slaughter those suspected to be members and sympathizers of IPOB.
“The head of this murderous militia named Ebube-Agu in Imo State is one returnee from Mozambique, Mr Izuchukwu (Aka Ogwu). As a result of his murderous terrorist activities against our people, IPOB hereby declares this Ebube-Agu Commander in Imo State wanted. He is now a wanted person in Biafra land. Any body who gives useful information about him and what will lead to the capture of this murderer will get a reward of 2 million Naira from IPOB. ESN Imo State Command has also been given a matching order to look for him to account for the innocent blood of Biafrans his criminal gang has wasted.
“The Intelligence report at our disposal is that he is working with Nigeria Security Agencies and now living with Hope Uzodinma in the Government House Owerri. But ESN and IPOB will handle his own case and he will reap the reward of his atrocities. He can’t hide forever because the gods of the land are against him and his sponsors. We enjoin every Biafran especially Imo people to be on the lookout for him and give us useful information about his movements. We must hold him to account for the innocent people he has wasted in cold blood.
“Immediately the house of Hope Uzodinma was burnt down early last year by unknown gunmen, Hope Uzodinma became enraged and designated all the young men and ladies in Orlu Senatorial Zone as household enemies for slaughter. To terrorize and kill his perceived youth enemies he recruited some criminals from Igbo land, Ijaw land through Alhaji Dukubo Asari and some Fulani boys and branded them as Ebube-Agu militia.
“Remember that Ikonso was murdered for rejecting the offer of a hatchet man’s job for Hope. Ikonso rejected his devilish offer to kill his fellow Igbo people instead he chose to protect the people and the land as ESN Commander. Uzodinma bought over some treacherous persons close to Ikonso and murdered him in his sleep.
“We, therefore want to remind Hope Uzodinma that one day nemesis will catch up with him. He will surely pay for his atrocities. The day of reckoning is coming as he will not be Governor forever. We wonder if he will relocate from Biafra land or return to his house at the end of his murderous regime.
“Uzodinma should know that his lies will not save him. No amount of lies in his desperation to cover the truth and exonerate himself will save him. The world is already aware that even Liar Mohammed is more honest than he.
“Hope Uzodinma has his killing squad in Omuma, Awo-Omamma and Orlu LGA who uses the stadium by his place to cordon off innocent youths, slaughter them like fowls and burn their bodies. How can God allow a man behind such a heinous crime to go unpunished?
“This was the reason IPOB opposed the formation of Ebube-Agu security outfit by South-East governors because we knew they did not mean well for our people but unfortunately some people misunderstood us. We knew the wicked South-East governors were briefed by their Fulani slave-masters to use the criminal outfit to spy on ESN and eliminate more innocent Biafran youths. They were promised Vice Presidential slots in return but little did they know the Fulani wanted to use and dump them as is now the case. We knew Ebube-Agu was evil. If the Governors were sincere why didn’t they follow the way the South-West Governors used in floating Amotekun security outfit that is today helping to secure Yoruba land?
“It’s very unfortunate that instead of supporting the gallant ESN operatives launched by our leader to protect Biafra land against criminal herdsmen and jihadists, South-East governors because of their selfish political interests colluded with the Federal Government to attack innocent volunteers sacrificing their lives to protect their ancestral land. That’s why South-East Governors do not worth anything before their northern counterparts. How many northern Governors have ever exposed bandits and terrorists rampaging their states? They even pay them tribute and their Emirs give chieftaincy titles to mass murderers but in Biafra land our Governors take the lead in killing their own youths. Posterity will judge all of them.”
When contacted, Gov. Uzodinma said all the allegations by IPOB are unfounded.
The Governor who spoke with our Correspondent through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Oguwike Nwachukwu, said that the allegations by the IPOB “are completely unfounded.”
He denied importing any militia group into the state, and said he never recruited any criminals into Ebubeagu security outfit.
