. We don’t have such plan – Miyetti Allah
Outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra has accused the Miyetti Allah of planning to deploy 5,000 jihadists in the South-East, to protect their cows and herders, following the floating of Ebubeagu security outfit by governors of the states in the region.
IPOB said such a threat by Miyetti Allah was an insult to the people of the South-East, warning that it would not tolerate anything as such inspite of its disagreement with the state governors and the political elite in the region.
IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a statement, warned the alleged jihadists against entering the South-East in order not to regret their action.
The group said its security outfit, Eastern Security Network (ESN), would soon storm the North.
According to the statement, “The attention of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has been drawn to a threat by Miyetti Allah to deploy 5,000 jihadists in Biafra land to protect their cows and herders, following the creation of Ebubeagu security outfit by Southeast governors.
“We consider this utterance an insult to the entire Biafra and won’t tolerate it despite our grievances against the treacherous Southeast governors and the political elite.
“The Southeast governors must understand that the Federal Government sponsored Miyetti Allah to make this reckless utterance. The earlier they understand that IPOB is not their problem, the better. They should stop betraying us, but should appreciate our sacrifices in the defence of our ancestral land.
“The Miyetti Allah and their terrorists group should know that they shouldn’t play God for ever. They are trying to provoke ESN and IPOB to take a drastic action. IPOB and ESN are running out of patience with their insults. They should retrace their steps now. Let them come, we are waiting for them. Soon, they will see ESN in the North.
“Fulani terrorists are thinking that Biafra land is easy to penetrate the way they penetrated Hausa land and conquered them in 1804. If Miyetti Allah and their sponsors in Aso Rock attempt to do in Biafra land what they did in Hausa land, they will regret their actions. ESN and IPOB are prepared for them.
“They can intimidate Southeast governors but they can’t intimidate IPOB and ESN. No inch of Biafra land will be relinquished to Fulani jihadists.
“If Miyetti Allah jihadists step into our land, they will be like abandoned bodies in the bushes and forests in our territory. Nigerians can melt before Miyetti Allah, but not IPOB and ESN. Miyetti Allah must not try IPOB and ESN because they cannot withstand our venom.
“We hereby declare an end to open grazing throughout Biafra territory. If we get any cow grazing openly on our farms again, both the cow and the murderous herder shall not live to tell their experience.”
But the Miyetti Allah leader in the state, Alhaji Gidado Sidikki, refuted the allegations.
He said his members had been fleeing the state following attacks on them and their cows.
Sidikki said, “We have no such plans. We’ve been suffering attacks in the Southeast. Many of my members have lost their cows, while some have lost their lives.
“These developments have compelled some of us to relocate temporarily to save our lives and cattle.”