The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that the Bakassi Boys established by the Ebonyi State Government is targeted at fighting its members and if overwhelmed will give way to RUGA settlements which it has been fighting against.

IPOB said denials on the contrary not withstanding, it has declared Bakassi Boys as enemies of progress and henceforth enemy of the people.

In a press statement signed by the media and publicity secretary of the group, Emma Powerful, the group warned the Ebonyi State Government and all those unfortunate and foolish enough to be recruited into their supporter of APC Bakassi boys to fight IPOB, that henceforth they will be treated as agents of RUGA and enemy of the people of Biafra.

“We view them as one and the same with those enemies of Biafra hell-bent on bringing Fulani RUGA settlements to our land”, the statement warned.

IPOB claimed that its Intelligence units on the ground reported that the Bakassi Boys outfit was formed to provide “grass-root logistical support and local Intel to hoards of invading Fulani terror herdsmen in Ebonyi State” and vowed that inviting the Nigerian Army, Bakassi Boys or any other groups of informants will not deter its members; rather it will embolden IPOB resistance to this blatant ambition to grab Ebonyi land.

The group added: “When we said no inch of Biafraland will be conceded to the terrorist Miyetti Allah group (Fulani herdsmen) we meant every word of it. Any person foolish enough to join Ebonyi State Government’s effort to bring RUGA to the sacred land of Biafra through this illegal Bakassi Boys will pay dearly for it.

“We want to let the world know this secret formation of Bakasi Boys in Ebonyi State was solely designed to confront and attack any individual suspected to be supporter or family member of IPOB because of our refusal to allow Fulani Ruga settlement in Biafraland particularly in Ebonyi State.

“Gov. Dave Umahi and his Fulani masters in Aso Rock have perfected their arrangement to eliminate more of our people because of our total rejection of the establishment of this land grabbing Fulani Life Stock Initiatives Program in the state.

“It is imperative we openly let the general public be aware that Dave Umahi commissioned this group called (Bakassi Boys) in Ebonyi state to kill and attack anybody who openly deemed it necessary to support IPOB family members in the strong efforts to stop Dave Umahi and Fulani community from establishing Ruga settlement in the state.

“It is on record that IPOB is not fighting for anything else other than the preservation of the territorial integrity of Biafraland and we shall continue to do until Biafra is fully restored and beyond.

“Anybody foolish enough to sign up to Fulani sponsored security outfit in Biafraland like Bakassi Boys have effectively signed their death warrant.

“No amount of charms, reassurance from a native doctor or amulets will save any of them. We are waiting for them”, the statement read.


Source:
https://www.easterntimes.co/2019/11/27/bakassi-boys-formed-to-fight-us-pave-way-for-ruga-in-ebonyi-ipob/

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