The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday, vehemently denied any association with Simon Ekpa’s Finland-based group, dismissing claims by Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah as “cheap propaganda”.
The governor had alleged that police neutralized 27 kidnapping gangs linked to Ekpa’s group, which IPOB insists is not affiliated with them.
In a statement, IPOB spokesman Emma Powerful described the claims as “false” and “fallacious”, emphasizing that Ekpa’s autopilot group and the 27 kidnapping gangs are not members of IPOB. Powerful questioned why the police and Enugu State government would associate these criminals with IPOB, suggesting malicious intent.
