The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Nigerian army of abandoning its core duty of defending the nation and is now sending troops to a funeral venue in Afaraukwu community, Umuahia, Abia State, “harassing and intimidating the indigenes.”
Emma Powerful, Spokesman of the pro-Biafra group, said this in a statement, urging the army to face the real security challenges confronting the country.
He however said preparations for the burial of Kanu’s parents, His Royal Majesty Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and his wife on Feburary 14 is going ahead as planned, vowing that nothing would stop it.
Powerful said that the Nigerian Army is wasting its time and valuable resources trying to stop something they know they were incapable of stopping.
“Burial of the dead is a right older than man itself,” he added.
Mr. Powerful wondered how the government of Nigeria can justify the deployment of soldiers to the venue of a funeral “while terrorists are busy making the lives of law abiding citizens a misery.”
He said, “What Buratai and his soldiers are doing in Umuahia is no different from what terrorists are doing in the North East.
“They invade peaceful communities, killing, pillaging, destroying and kidnapping people at will. We continue to draw the attention of the civilised world to the incessant harassment, humiliation, intimidation of Afaraukwu community in Umuahia-Ibeku by the very lazy and shameless Nigerian army, whose stock in trade is to terrorise innocent civilians.”
According to the IPOB’s Spokesperson the Nigerian government and its soldiers “are shameless and downright disgraceful and their refusal to confront armed Fulani insurgency and Boko Haram menace in the north, but instead chose to focus their attention on a burial ceremony in Afaraukwu is indicative of the misplaced priorities at the heart of this APC regime which has directly led to the deterioration of security situation across Nigeria.
“Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen, Miyetti Allah Bandits, ISIS in West Africa, Al-Qaeda in the Mhagreb are dutifully waiting for Buratai and his warriors to engage them in battle in the north. That is the real security problem facing Nigeria, not the burial of His Royal Majesty Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and his wife.”
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