Former presidential aspirant claims IPOB is responsible for attacks on Benue communities

A tweet by former Presidential aspirant and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, asserting that the secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its militia arm, Eastern Security Network, ESN, are responsible for the recent wave of attacks on some communities in Benue state, has stirred heavy reactions online.

Garba in a series of tweets on Friday, also accused IPOB of making the attacks look like it is the works of Fulani herdsmen.

He tweeted, “Certain intelligence report indicated some IPOB frontier ESN have been tormenting & killing hospitable people of Benue making #BenueUnderAttack looks like it is the works of herdsmen.

We don’t know the facts yet.

May God send his wrath to those who killed these innocent people.”

The APC chieftain described as disheartening the attacks stressing that Benue is the most hospitable state in Nigeria.

“I love Benue and Benue is the pride of Nigeria, hosting one of the major River in Africa and filled with a lot of fertile land for cultivating all kinds of fruits & feed

There’s no state in Nigeria that is as hospitable as Benue. It’s disheartening to see what is happening there,” his second tweet read.

He further asserted that IPOB/ESN were responsible for the killing of several Nigerian soldiers in Benue (Konshisha).

He wrote; “Remember, few days back, the same IPOB Frontier ESN were responsible for killing of several Nigerian soldiers in Benue.

Nigerian Security forces should prepare an efficient counterterrorism effort and push back against all manner of terrorism in Nigeria.”

His tweets elicited a lot of mixed reactions.

See some of the comments as compiled by IDOMA VOICE below:

Trendygerty wrote; “The reason why fulani herdsmen won’t let us live in peace again,if ipod was the one killing people as you claimed, this admistration would have crushed them down,the only people that its impossible for the government to crush is fulani herdsmen.”

AminJaman wrote; “Instead of our government to do something about this killings, this one is here pointing accusing fingers.
Show evidence that proves #BenueUnderAttack was IPOB doing.”

AkpeheDI wrote; “No IPOB/ESN attacked BENUE. They are not here. People see and hear the fulani’s talk as they cause mayhem attacking unarmed people unprovoked.
Time shall turn the table.

#BenueUnderAttack #Benue #Genocide”

Terwase wrote; “How long have ESN started?
How long has the attack in Benue state been going on and murderous fulwni herdsmen has claimed responsibility of attacks?
Very soon you’ll say ESN are the ones terrorizing northwest and northeast.”