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In a statement signed by the media and publicity Secretary of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Emma Powerful, the group disassociated itself from recent attacks on INEC offices in Imo State and elsewhere, saying the Nigeria Police is merely blackmailing it by linking the group with the attacks.
According to the statement, it said neither IPOB nor ESN operatives has anything to do with the attacks and Nigerian elections in 2023.
It said: “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 have never asked anyone to carry out any attack on our behalf.
“For the Nigerian Government and her 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 operations.
“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 media to blame the attacks on IPOB and ESN without investigation”.
It said there has never been anytime that Nigeria Police carried out any public inquiry on all the numerous attacks and arsons that they blamed IPOB for adding that “ESN operatives never attacked INEC office because we are not interested in this Nigeria’s forthcoming election in 2023.
“Any one or group blaming IPOB or ESN for any attack on INEC facilities is under the influence of some powerful drugs. IPOB will not spare anybody using our name to disrupt election, and no body should link us with those who are destroying election materials”, it added.
Besides according to the statement, IPOB leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU has said it several times that he has not asked anyone to carry out any attack on his behalf.
For that reason, the statement continued, no body should link the group with the attack on INEC office in Owerri Imo State, it stated.