The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has debunked claims by the Nigeria Army that the group is responsible for the killing of a military couple in Imo State.
The couple was on their way to Imo for their traditional wedding before they were attacked and beheaded.
IPOB spokesman Emma Powerful in a statement on Wednesday said it was an “abominable act” and that the group had nothing to do with it.
“No true Igbo will hurt an in-law, how much more a married daughter (Ada) in Igbo land. Even the ancestors will avenge such wickedness,” the statement said.
The group suggested that people allegedly armed by politicians and security agencies were responsible for the killings.
“When have armed gunmen or criminals recruited by evil politicians in connivance with the same security agencies in their desperation to demonise IPOB, become IPOB members?
“They have always looked for occasion to attack innocent Igbo youths. Who knows the number of innocent Biafrans they will rope in in the aftermath of this abominable act and tag them the suspects?” the statement said.
Emma Powerful noted that the group is against violence, adding that it should not be regarded as the ”unknown gunmen” causing havoc in the region.
“IPOB is, and will remain a non-violent movement. No amount of blackmail by Nigeria Government and its security agencies can make us change our resolve to restore Biafra through non violence,” he added.
