Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, on Tuesday, accused the Federal Government of sponsoring Monday’s attacks by suspected gunmen on Imo Police Headquarters and Federal Correctional Centre.
MASSOB leader, Uchenna Madu, said in a statement that the attacks were part of the ploys by the President Muhammadu Buhari- led administration to discredit pro -Biafra groups
According to the group, “Through MASSOB intelligence agency, we found out that all these attacks are being sponsored and executed by Federal Government of Nigeria through their protected militiamen called bandits and unknown gunmen.
“Their primary aim is to discredit non- violent pro-Biafra freedom fighters like MASSOB and IPOB.
“They want to create an erroneous impression that pro-Biafra agitators have turned violent and militant.
“How can the untrained and amateurs with no military training overpower the entire security apparatus of Nigeria in South East?
“Why is it that there was no security resistance during the breaking up of Owerri prisons and Imo State police headquarters in an operation that lasted more than one hour?”
MASSOB, therefore, warned Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma to stop blaming IPOB or ESN or any other pro- Biafra organisation for violence in the state.
It added, “The Federal Government is plotting to militralise the entire Biafra land in disguise of searching for pro-Biafra agitators.
“They are planning to intimidate and inflict fear on our people to frustrate Ndigbo from clamouring for 2023 presidency.”