The Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) has accused the government and its security agencies of masterminding the attacks on the facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
IPOB stated this on Monday in a statement circulated by its media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful.
Dissociating IPOB members from such mayhem, the secessionists said,
“We the global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) wish to disassociate ourselves from the recent attacks on INEC office in Owerri Imo State.
“Neither IPOB nor ESN operatives has anything to do with Nigeria fraud elections in 2023. We have never supported nor involved ourselves in any election obstruction or violence as a movement. The only actions we can take is to call our people to boycott voting if the need arises. But as of today, IPOB is not interested in Nigeria and its electoral activities and has never asked anyone to carry out any attack on our behalf.
“For the Nigerian Government and its compromised police to link IPOB and ESN to their sponsored attacks on INEC offices has shown that they are deluded, misguided, deceitful, and don’t know the norms on which IPOB operates.
“Nigeria Government and her Security Agencies are working day and night to blackmail IPOB self-determination Movement. They sponsor criminals to attack government facilities so they can rush to the media to blame the attacks on IPOB and ESN without investigation.