The Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB) has stated individuals killed by the Nigerian military in Lilu space of Anambra state are usually not members of the secessionist group.
IPOB stated it has no camp in Lilu,Ihiala Native Authorities Space of Anambra State, the place troopers revelled in Tuesday that it killed suspected operatives of the group.
The Nigerian Military Public Relations Officer, Brigadier Common Nwachukwu had in a press release on Tuesday stated it dislodged a infamous stronghold of IPOB and its armed affiliate, Jap Safety Community (ESN) within the space, in a joint operation.
However denying the claims by the Military, the Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Highly effective in a press assertion stated the group had no camp within the space.
Highly effective accused the Military of prison misrepresentation of info towards IPOB and ESN claiming that arrested criminals had been ESN members.
The assertion reads partly, "We want to reiterate, that IPOB and ESN operatives haven't any camp in Lilu in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State.
"We aren't militants and criminals and don't want any camp in Ihiala LGA. We're identifiable and we're throughout Biafra land and IPOB branches within the Diaspora. "Nigeria safety companies are utilizing the hatred they've on the individuals of Biafra significantly IPOB and ESN members to unleash cruelty on the individuals dwelling in these communities the place they believe that criminals are taking refuge. "If criminals take refuge in any group in Biafra land, that doesn't make them IPOB members or ESN operatives. We now have additionally not stated there aren't any extra prison gangs in Biafra land similar to each different nation even within the superior Western nations. However we gained't settle for the tagging of each Prison aspect present in Biafra as an IPOB member or ESN operative. "Recall that some of these criminals were already mentioned by IPOB leadership sometime during a broadcast. IPOB leadership said these criminals were unleashing mayhem on innocent citizens in some communities. Some of these hoodlums were a creation of wicked politicians in their desperation to discredit IPOB and ESN."