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THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has alleged that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Nigerian police is killing its members secretly. Emma Powerful, media and publicity secretary, IPOB, accused SARS of secret abduction, torture, and detention of its members.
Powerful in a statement also accused SARS of selling off the body parts of some of their victims to ritualists. He said the Nigeria Police SARS in Awkuzu Anambra State and Obigbo in Igweocha Rivers State as well as anti-kidnapping squad security stationed at Enugu Ukwu in Anambra State were in a constant hunt for IPOB members.
He alleged that they have also been responsible for the disappearance of many innocent Biafrans, some of whom they have wasted thinking they are IPOB members. “Many Biafran youths detained illegally in their different cells have disappeared mysteriously without any trace of their bodies until recently when our intelligence revealed that body parts of these innocent victims are being sold to ritualistic, while some are destroyed with acid to conceal evidence. IPOB members in Anambra, Enugu, Igweocha Rivers, Delta, Abia, Imo, and other states are missing every day.
“Since 1945 the elimination of Biafra civilian population and unarmed citizens has continued unabated in Nigeria. But it’s time to stop this systematic massacre of Biafrans in Nigeria. IPOB will no longer tolerate this dastardly act and state-sponsored genocide. The world must rise against this abomination. It’s rather a shame and an international embarrassment that the same Nigerian security, which could not protect Borno State Governor from Boko Haram terrorists who attacked his convoy and killed no fewer than 30 persons, including security operatives, is busy chasing innocent IPOB members in Biafra land. Instead of dealing with the terrorists that are daily reducing the number of Nigerian soldiers and civilians, the security agents are busy crushing unarmed freedom agitators. What a shame,” he said.
Powerful also called on the international community to save them from the brutality of Nigerian security agents. “We are sending Save Our Soul, SOS, message to the United Kingdom, UK High Commission in Nigeria, Amnesty International in Nigeria, Human Rights Watch, US Embassy in Abuja, Canada, African Union, Commonwealth, European Union, UN Human Rights, and civilized nations across the globe, including civil society organizations to please come to our rescue. We call for an unbiased investigation of this matter. For God’s sake, the international community should rise up against this wickedness.
“They must prevail on the wicked Nigerian security, particularly SARS in Awkuzu SARS, Obigbo SARS, Aba SARS and Enugu SARA to stop killing our people without provocation. They should also stop the desecration of their bodies by selling them off as human parts to ritualists. We demand justice for innocent victims. The world should not keep quiet because it’s black. The perpetrator should be brought to book without delay.
“We also want to state that IPOB has no hand in the alleged killing of a SARS operative in Obigbo Rivers State. The police should look for those responsible for the alleged killing and stop linking IPOB with the incident. We are a peaceful movement seeking the restoration of Biafra. We are not after security agents, but any day they push us into arms struggle, they will live in regrets all through their lives. Our peaceful disposition should not be taken for weakness.”
– Oct. 5, 2020 @ 14:59 GMT |
Tags: SARS secretly killing our members – IPOB
