Killing of 5 soldiers in Abia: Stop harassing innocent people, IPOB tells Army

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By Madu Obi

The Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) has condemned the indiscriminate arrest of innocent civilians in Abia State following the killing of five soldiers at Umukabia junction in Aba, saying the Army should stop undue harassment of innocent people.

IPOB media and publicity secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful said in a statement that the continued intimidation, illegal arrest, torture, and disappearance of Igbo youths in the area amounted to ethnic cleansing.

According to Powerful, the Nigerian Army is using intimidation to force youths to flee from their communities so that the Fulani terrorists would invade Igbo communities without resistance.

His statement read in part: "The movement and worldwide family of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB)led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, condemns the indiscriminate arrest of innocent civilians in Abia State because of the malicious murder of Igbo soldiers at Obikabia junction on 30th of May 2024.

The continuous intimidation, illegal arrest, torture, and forceful disappearance of Igbo youths by the Nigerian Army is part of the ethnic cleansing agenda against Ndigbo.

The soldiers are using intimidation and indiscriminate arrest to force youths to flee from their communities so that the imported Fulani terrorists invade Igbo communities without resistance.

After the false flag operation that led to the killing of 5 Nigerian soldiers at Obikabia military checkpoint, Aba, on 30th May, hundreds of Abia youths have been abducted by the unprofessional Nigerian Army.

Sweeping the city and arresting innocent people in the name of looking for IPOB and ESN operatives is a cover-up against investigation into the slain soldiers’ incident.

IPOB and ESN are not involved in the attack and murder of the soldiers. It is unfortunate that the Nigerian Army are belittling themselves internationally because of their hatred they have against Ndigbo. No amount of false flag operations and blackmail will make IPOB retreat in the quest for Biafra Independence.

The Nigerian government and the Nigeria Army knew very well that the attack and murder of the soldiers was a false flag operation by the Nigerian Army.

IPOB intelligence has revealed that the aggrieved Fulani kidnappers dislodged by the demolition of shanties at the Lokpanta cattle market colluded with some"