Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has raised alarm that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, threatened to kidnap five governors from the South East.
The Governor spoke on Sunday at Nwaegu Military Cantonment in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state.
The Governor attended the official flag-off of Operation Egwu Eke III by the Nigerian Army, 82 Division.
According to Umahi, the fresh threat from IPOB was received via text message sent to his wife.
Umahi further explained that Ebonyi State was not part of the region that formed the sovereign States of Biafra as proclaimed by the IPOB.
Umahi, Chairman of South East Governors’ Forum, however, insisted that some of the agitations of IPOB members were genuine.
He however, faulted the approach of the group towards actualizing their objectives.
“The GOC, you are coming at a time we had note from our brothers and sisters of IPOB sending text messages that there will be no elections and insulting the leaders, particularly the south east governors.
“Just few days back, they sent text message to my wife that the 5 governors of south east would be kidnapped and that their security would over power that of the governors and after ransom are paid, they would kill them and kill themselves.
“As a leader in the zone I must say that some of their complaints are genuine but the approach is very bad, that is why the leaders of south east is not in support of their approach.
“And so, we are not against them but their approach. And as the Chief Security Officer of the state, I do not welcome them. Ebonyi state is not part of Biafra, we are a sovereign state.
“We don’t want to be colonised again; we are a state demanding better treatment in the affairs of our nation,” he said.
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