We are behind killing of Cultists in Abia -IPOB

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We are behind killing of Cultists in Abia -IPOB
The indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it is behind the killing of suspected cult boys in Abia state.
Media and Publicity Secretary, IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful, who confirmed that the killing was done by the separatist group, explained that IPOB decided to move against the cultists because they are destroying her reputation.
He alleged that the cultists have been using IPOB’s name to enforce sit at home events in Aba , amidst committing other atrocities that have dragged IPOB’s name in the mud.
Pointblanknews.com  gathered that the cultists have been enforcing sit at home in Aba, burning tricycles, beating  residents and shop owners who dare to go during the Monday sit at home.
Pointblanknews.com further gathered that since the last Monday sit at home, over 20 cultists, suspected to be members of the Aro -cult, have been killed in Aba and their corpses dumped on the streets.
Residents told Pointblannews.com that corpses of suspected cultists litter in areas such as Ama-Ogbonna, Osusu Road, Omuma Road, Over Rail, Owerri Road,  Onitsha Road, Cemetery Road, , St Philip’s Road, Ikpeamaeze Street, Powerline, Apostolic road, Anglican Street, Ibenji Street, Cemetery road, Omuma road, Apostolic Road and Nwangwa Street, Onitsha road, Ama Ogbonna, as the killings have become a daily affair.
Over 5 suspected Aro Boys were killed on 25th April 2022, while enforcing last Monday’s sit-at-home event in Aba.
According to Powerful, “Yes, we decided to remove these groups of cultists and hoodlums destroying IPOB reputations because people of Biafra are calling them IPOB and ESN members but they are not and IPOB want to redeem our respect Biafrans gave to us.
“IPOB is a decent organization championing the liberation of our great nation Biafra and we don’t want anybody to enforce fictitious activities and calling IPOB names. Again, we don’t want our people to be humiliated again by these vampires created and sponsored by unfortunate politicians in our land.
“Our mandate is to restore Biafra freedom and independence peacefully, not to humiliate our people at all. If we still keep quiet watching them continue destroying peaceful movement seeking freedom, time will come. Nobody will believe IPOB and ESN members. Anyone involved in destroying our territory will regret their evil actions.
Some of the residents of the affected areas said; “In the past one week, over 20 suspected cultists have been killed by unknown people with their bodies dumped on the streets.  It has become a daily affair, you will just wake in the morning to see one or two corpses dumped in the street. We don’t know who is behind the killings, but people have identified the dead ones as cultists. We are afraid that these killings will bring more trouble in the Over Rail area because the cultists will regroup and start attacking people.
“What’s happening is not a cult war. This area is dominated by the members of the Aro Cult. They’re not at war with any other group, but what we’re seeing is a killing that looks like what Bakassi Boys did here between 1999-and 2003.
“The people killing those boys are sending a direct message because their bodies are dumped where the owners will see them and the killings are not done with the fight. None of those killed so far was a stranger to the people of the area. They are notorious boys. People are afraid because the killing is not being carried out by the police or the army. Many are calling the killers unknown gunmen but I can’t place my hands on their identity.”
As usual, Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, Mrs Janet Agbede, failed to respond to a text message and calls, placed on her handset.
The phone line of the spokesman of the Command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, indicated it was switched off as at press time.

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