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Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has claimed that the leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu, has condemned those who he described as ‘charlatans’ causing mayhem in the south-east.
The Eastern Update the 2023 Global terrorism index (GTI) ranking released in March 2023, IPOB was ranked as the 10th deadliest terror group in the world – with 40 attacks and 57 deaths in 2022.
The separatist group has introduced sit-at-home to demand the release of Kanu who is being detained by the Department of Security Services (DSS).
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The south-east geographical zone was placed under a total lockdown from July 3 through July 10, according to Simon Ekpa, an IPOB leader’s self-declared disciple. Members of the group were told to obstruct business operations and prohibit people from going about their daily lives.
However, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for president, claimed that the sit-at-home order was the product of a criminal organization and noted that IPOB had “publicly denied issuing such directive.”
Speaking about the development in a statement on Monday, Ejiofor quoted Kanu as speaking during a visit to him at the detention facility, that those orchestrating the constant attacks on the geo-political zone are enemies of the people.
‘Onyendu was deeply worried about the heinous activities of charlatans who are unleashing havoc/mayhem on our peaceful people in the South-East under the guise of unauthorised sit-at-home orders, for which Onyendu, for the umpteenth time reiterated his strong rejection, disapproval, and condemnation of the activities of these obvious enemies of our people,’ he said.
‘Onyendu reminded those behind these criminal activities that by their ill-conceived actions, they are speedily destroying the economy of the south-east, for which the federal government of Nigeria will be celebrating and applauding them.’
