Governors of the south-east region say the insecurity in
their states have gone beyond activities linked to the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB).
The governors’ position was contained in a statement issued
by Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi and chairman of the south-east governors
forum, after a virtual meeting with his colleagues on Wednesday.
While warning criminals to desist from hiding under the
Eastern Security Network (ESN) to perpetrate attacks, the governors urged
youths to be more productive.
“We warn all criminals who have styled themselves as IPOB/ESN to kill our people to immediately stop,” the statement reads.
“We are aware that
the insecurity and killings in South East have gone beyond IPOB/ESN as any
criminal finds it easy to hide under such a name to commit crimes. We are
determined to do everything to protect the lives and properties of our people.
“Our youths are advised to leverage on the various
empowerment and agricultural programmes by our Governors to better their
lives.”
The governors also promised to investigate the recent
beheading of two policemen said to have taken place in the south-east.
“We condemn in strong
terms the video clip and write-up we saw in some social and print media where
two policemen were said to have been killed and their heads cut-off by youths
who styled themselves as members of IPOB/ESN,” they said.
“We have resolved among ourselves to work with security
agencies to determine the authenticity of this video/report and if found to be
true, to apprehend the perpetrators by all possible means to face the law.
“We are aware of similar videos in the past and which when
subjected to forensic review were found out to have happened outside Nigeria.
“We assure Nigerians, especially the Police community, that
we will not rest until we have done justice to this matter.”
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