The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma of conspiring with the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami against the release of its leader Nnamdi Kanu.
The group alleged that Uzodinma advised Federal Government against Kanu’s release.
In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group condemned Southeast Governors’ decision to form another Security Outfit instead of supporting its security outfit Eastern Security Network (ESN).
It regretted that the Governors’ insistence on forming Ebubeagu militias later turned themselves into killer squads.
The group assured that Kanu if released would assist in stopping the prevailing insecurity in the region.
The statement reads in part: “The intelligence reports available to our authorities said that Hope Uzodinma advised the Federal Government not to release Mazi Nnamdi KANU. We want to assure the public that once our leader is released he will help to stop the criminality going on in all the troubled zones in Biafra especially in Imo State.
“People should ask Hope Uzodinma why is he afraid of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s unconditional release from DSS custody.
“It is clear to all and sundry that once our leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU regains his freedom many sponsored criminalities going on in the East will stop because he is the man that ALL our people respect.’’