IPOB on Friday in a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, reacted to an allegation by the Nigerian Army that the Biafran group was responsible for the attack at the correctional facility in 2021.
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied being responsible for the attack and jailbreak at the Owerri Correctional Centre in Imo State in April 2021.
IPOB on Friday in a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, reacted to an allegation by the Nigerian Army that the Biafran group was responsible for the attack at the correctional facility in 2021.
IPOB rather blamed the Nigerian security for the jailbreak, saying that “To put the record straight, the attack at Owerri Correctional Center was masterminded by the Nigerian security.”
This is as the Nigeria Army at Obinze, Owerri recently accused IPOB members of being responsible for the attack at the Owerri prisons where at least 1827 inmates of the facility were freed.
Powerful noted that “Owerri Correctional Center is situated in close proximity to many Nigerian security agencies. The Nigeria Police command headquarters, the state CID, over six police stations, the Government House DSS office, naval command, military base at Obinze are all in close proximity to the correctional facility in question.
“From eyewitness accounts including Imo State Police report, the attack on Owerri Correctional Centre lasted for almost four hours without resistance or casualty.
“The question is; where were all the surrounding security forces within Owerri when the attack was going on and numerous gunshots were heard?”
The IPOB spokesperson further questioned “Who then ordered these security forces not to respond to the distressed calls during the attack which lasted nearly four hours? What kind of jailbreak can last for four hours without confrontation from any of the avalanche of security forces in and around Owerri municipal if not coordinated by the government itself?”
He said that “The Nigerian Army is displaying unprofes
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