Gov Uzodinma vindicates IPOB, reveals those behind Imo attacks

Contrary to the claims by the police that members of the Eastern Security Network, the security arm of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, masterminded Monday attacks in Imo state, the state governor, Hope Uzodinma, has revealed the attacks were sponsored by aggrieved politicians.

IDOMA VOICE reports that gunmen on Monday attacked the Owerri Correctional Prison and freed over 1800 inmates. The attackers also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters.

Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, Governor Uzodinma discredited the police claim that IPOB members perpetrated the heinous acts.

Uzodinma said, “Their (attackers’) tactics is that they try to identify grievances of people in a particular area. If it is in Imo State and probably there are some IPOB people who are not happy, they hire hoodlums from outside Imo State, they bring them in pretending to be IPOB and they commit these crimes and they go away.

“So, it is not about IPOB. Yes, we agree, we have aggrieved IPOB members but I can tell you those who are doing this destruction, most of them were brought in from outside Imo State.”

Continuing, the governor said, “What is important for Nigerians to know is the plot by a group of aggrieved politicians to destabilise the government of APC (All Progressives Congress).

“I have done some thorough investigation and I have some credible lead as to those who are sponsoring these activities of these hoodlums.

“I don’t want to pre-empt the investigations of other security agencies but I can tell you we are working hard to ensure the sponsors of this dastardly acts must be brought to book,” he added.