The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of trying to use and dump the group just because he is seeking to be elected President in the February polls.
The group also told the former Governor of Anambra state to own up to his responsibility that he has always been a supporter of the separatist group.
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Making this revelation is Simon Ekpa, the Finland-based protégé of the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who claimed that Obi is “part” of the proscribed terrorist separatist organization.
He disclosed this in a series of tweets recently on his Twitter page.
According to Ekpa, Obi is part of the rebel group “both physically, spiritually and otherwise.”
Threatening to expose the former Anambra state governor whom he said has hitherto supported the organization, Ekpa vowed to make “Biafraland” (southeast) uncomfortable for him after the presidential elections for denying Biafra and IPOB.
In a series of tweets, he wrote: “Will @PeterObi who have supported Biafra & IPOB in everything from the beginning till now after denying Biafra, relocate to Kano before June 2023? At least temporary Exile in Arewa Republic because Biafraland will not be conducive. I am very sure of that.
“Peter Obi is part of IPOB, both physically, spiritually & otherwise, he lied.
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“I am only responding to his lies. He think he can use IPOB & dump IPOB? We will drag him to Freedom next month.”
Neither the Labour Party presidential candidate nor his party has responded to the fresh allegations, as of the time of filing this report.
Obi once admitted to living with members of the proscribed terrorist organization. Some civil society groups recently petitioned the police to probe the Labour Party flag bearer’s alleged link with the separatist rebels who have been terrorizing the Southeast region.
In September 2022, a former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, warned Obi against using separatists’ rhetoric ahead of the 2023 election because it would lead to his downfall.