BY NGOZI OKORIE
THE Indigenous People of Biafra has rejected the Ebubeagu security outfit launched by South East Governors to curb rising insecurity in the region.
IPOB said, with its Eastern Security Network, the formation of another security outfit was unnecessary, describing the governors’ move as suspicious.
The Group warned youths of the region not to have anything to do with the announced Governors’ security outfit or be used to spy on ESN, saying, “Anyone who neglects this warning and thinks he can hide under the cloak of EBUBEAGU to spy on ESN should be prepared to join his ancestors.”
This position was conveyed in a statement on Tuesday by the Media and Publicity Secretary, IPOB, Emma Powerful.
The statement read in part, “How can you launch a security outfit without first assembling the personnel and equipping them? When Amotekun was formed, it was not abstract, the personnel and their equipment were handy. When our leader floated the gallant Eastern Security Network, ESN, the men were on ground.
“How then did South East Governors announce a security outfit without any personnel or were they under any pressure to hurriedly make the announcement after years of foot-draging and deceit?
“However, whether or not they were under any influence, we want to remind them that there is no need for them to form another security outfit in our land since we have our formidable ESN.”
The group added, “They woke up from their slumber rather too late. We have gone beyond that stage unless they are on a mission to sabotage ESN.
“Any other security outfit formed in South East will crash because ESN is already on ground and living up to expectations. ESN was floated based on the clamour by our people, and they have since thrown their support behind the outfit. Forming another regional security outfit is suspicious and a needless waste.”
“The governors failed our people when they needed their protection. It’s already late!Biafrans will not be deceived by this purported EBUBEAGU security outfit which is a huge joke. South East governors set up the outfit probably to fulfill all righteousness or to spy on ESN to curry favour from their Fulani slavemasters,” it stated.
