By Clems Iheme/C. Collins
A new and shocking twist has been added to the pervading insecurity rocking two Anambra and Imo States neighbouring communities.
The Lilu community in Ihiala Council of Anambra State and Orsuihiteukwa communiy in Orsu Council of Imo State have been held down and their economic life wrecked by intense insecurity in the past six years.
The gunmen, before now had been posturing and passing off that they were members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) or the Biafra Security Network (BSN).
But the IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful in a Press Statement yesterday denied that these murderous group has anything to do with IPOB.
Comrade Powerful in response to media inquiry on their involvement in the prolonged insecurities in Lilu and her neighbour of Orsuihiteukwa in Imo State noted that, “IPOB has been consistent in saying that we are not involved in the insecurity happening in the South East, the government is totally behind the insecurity going on in our region.
“IPOB warned Soludo and Uzodinma for all these crimes and shenanigans rulership in Anambra/Imo States.
The spokesman blamed the governors of trying to bring back insecurity by banning traders from going to their shops.
“This, he said “will consequently provoke criminals to start using it as excuse and decoy to commit crimes in our land.
“We don’t know why God Almighty gave Ndigbo persons like Soludo and Hope Uzodinma.
He emphasized that “IPOB have no hands in what is happening in Lilu and Orsuihiteukwa communities.
“Ndi Lilu and Orsuihiteukwa should go and ask Soludo and Uzodinma.
“They know everything concerning the insecurity in these communities.
“They should go and ask them, after that IPOB will then come for rescue.”
Orsuihiteukwa Youths, under the aegis of Odinma Orsu Initiative have been restless and were leaving no stone unturned seeking Federal and State governments intervention.
The Youths believed that flushing out the gunmen need a dedicated all inclusive action to decimate them.
They doubted painfully if the Imo State government still recognize Orsuihiteukwa as part of the State. This was because for a very long time there was total government inactivity and presence in their area.
The Youths Initiative lamented that even the active security arrangement working in their community was at their instance.
