Following the fire incident in Onitsha, which claimed lives and properties, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that the inferno was a deliberate and mischievous “terrorist attack” on the people of Biafra.
The inferno occurred at Upper Iweka, Onitsha in Anambra State, in which a woman and her child lost their lives and 100 shops with goods such as clothing and electronic appliances were reportedly burnt to ashes.
TheCable reported that Emma Powerful, IPOB’s spokesman, in a statement, said that the group sympathise with the families and communities that lost their loved ones and properties.
According to him, the incident was an attack orchestrated by “evil men” to wipe out Biafrans.
He said;
“With a profound sense of deep sorrow and sadness we commiserate with all the families and communities that lost loved ones over the terror attack in Onitsha on the 16 October 2019,” the statement read.
“This is not the first time an articulated lorry or a tanker laden with inflammable liquid has been involved in mass fatalities in Onitsha or other parts of Anambra State.
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“The story is always the same, its either their trailer had brake failure or their tanker exploded, all resulting in massive loss of lives and destruction of individually owned businesses.
“We the Indigenous People of Biafra call these callous and wicked acts for what it is- a cowardly terrorist attack designed by those evil men determined to exterminate we Biafrans from the face of the earth.
“This massive loss of lives and businesses in Onitsha is most unwelcome. Why must tankers driven by northerners always explode in the south or the brakes of their trailers always fail in Biafraland? It is time now for our people to wake up to this new reality of population reduction.”