The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has refuted any involvement in the attack at the Correctional Farm Service settlement at Umualomoke in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State on Monday, which resulted in the kidnapping of an officer in charge of the place, the release of seven prisoners, and the subsequent invasion of the residence of a former senator from the area, Patrick Ndubeze, who lost his orderly, a police inspector in the process.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the group’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful, claimed that the security agencies who accused them without investigating were only interested in blackmailing the organization.
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“Neither the facility attack nor any other attack at Okigwe Imo State was ever done by IPOB/ESN. Don’t let anyone fool Nigerians. No armed group can successfully carry out prison attacks and free only seven.
“IPOB is a peaceful freedom fighting movement that only focuses on the restoration of Biafra. ESN Operatives are after terrorists in our bushes and forests and have never attacked any correctional facility or anybody in Okigwe LGA.
“The world will hear from IPOB first if we choose to incorporate violence and armed struggle into our current project. When that time comes, all this cheap blackmail will no longer matter because we will take responsibility for our actions,” Powerful stated.