The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)has actually said individuals killed by the Nigerian army in Lilu location of Anambra state are not members of the secessionist group.

IPOB said it has no camp in Lilu, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, where soldiers enjoyed Tuesday that it killed suspected operatives of the group.

The Nigerian Army Public Relations Officer, Brigadier General Nwachukwu had in a statement on Tuesday said it removed an infamous stronghold of IPOB and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the area, in a joint operation.

However denying the claims by the Army, the Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful in a press statement stated the group had no camp in the location.

Effective implicated the Army of criminal misrepresentation of realities against IPOB and ESN claiming that apprehended wrongdoers were ESN members.

The declaration checks out in part, “We want to reiterate, that IPOB and ESN operatives have no camp in Lilu in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State.

“We are not wrongdoers and militants and do not need any camp in Ihiala LGA. We are recognizable and we are all over Biafra land and IPOB branches in the Diaspora.

“Nigeria security firms are utilizing the hatred they have on the people of Biafra especially IPOB and ESN members to unleash ruthlessness on individuals residing in these neighborhoods where they presume that bad guys are taking haven.

“If bad guys take haven in any neighborhood in Biafra land, that does not make them IPOB members or ESN operatives. We have also not stated there disappear criminal gangs in Biafra land similar to every other country even in the advanced Western countries. We won’t accept the tagging of every Criminal element found in Biafra as an IPOB member or ESN operative.

“Recall that a few of these wrongdoers were already mentioned by IPOB leadership at some point during a broadcast. IPOB management stated these bad guys were releasing trouble on innocent citizens in some communities. Some of these ruffians were a development of wicked political leaders in their desperation to reject IPOB and ESN.”

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