The Indigenous People of Biafra
(IPOB) has declared that states in the South-East of Nigeria will not budge
over the 30-day ultimatum handed to them by the Coalition of Northern Youths
over the Federal Government’s suspension of the controversial Ruga programme.
The separatist group, in a press
release signed by its publicity secretary, Emma Powerful, vowed not to yield to
the demand for land for the implementation of the Ruga settlement programme in
the South-East.
“IPOB will support ranching
business but in your own private land not forcing people to release their
ancestral land to anybody or Fulani people.
“IPOB is a peaceful movement and
must remain so but cannot allow anybody to trample on us by forcing our people
to release their ancestral land to them. We are aware that cattle business
remains personal business in Nigeria and cannot change today.
“We advise federal government of
Nigeria and those behind this evil plan to retrace their steps before it spills
over, claims more innocent lives and becomes uncontrollable,” the statement
read.
Powerful pointed out that
communities’ ancestral lands were gifts from God, handed over to them to dwell,
which must not be taken over under any guise by the government or an ethnic
group.
“We challenge Fulani Islamists
terrorists including their Arewa youths to do their worst after the expiration
of the so-called 30 days ultimatum as was widely reported in every national and
international media.
“We are anxiously and eagerly
waiting for them in whatever shape they may want it,” IPOB averred.
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