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Guber Election: IPOB Speaks On ‘Attacking’ Lagos
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IPOB has denied reports of “planning to attack Lagos”.
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Emma Powerful, the spokesperson of IPOB, urged Nigerians to disregard false claims.
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According to the separatist organization, it has no intentions of assaulting the southwest state as “IPOB remains a peaceful group.”
EKO HOT BLOG reports that ahead of the governorship election on March 18, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Saturday said it has no plan to attack Lagos State.
IPOB’s assurance comes against the backdrop of an allegation by a group, Delta Igbos, that the outlawed group had deployed a Special Squad to cause mayhem in Lagos.
But in a statement by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB asked Nigerians not to pay attention to the “false” claim.
The separatist group said it would never attack the southwest state because “IPOB is a non-violent group” seeking only the freedom of the people of Eastern region through a referendum.
“The attention of the global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great and indefatigable liberator Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu KANU has been drawn to the public statement from a group, Delta Igbos alleging that IPOB had deployed IPOB Special Squad in Lagos to cause mayhem.
“We would have ignored this fake information from these traitors, but it’s obvious that they are working with the enemies who are recently promoting Igbophobia in Lagos.
“For the avoidance of doubt, IPOB is not and can never be a party to Nigerian politics.
IPOB members are not interested in Nigerian politics and can’t be used as political thugs. IPOB will never attack any region, person, or tribe for any reason unless threatened. IPOB has never had any record of violence in all our rallies across the world,” IPOB’s statement partly reads.
This newspaper reports that tensions have risen in Lagos since the February 25 presidential election where a candidate of Igbo extraction, Peter Obi, defeated a former governor of the state, Bola Tinubu in the state.
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