Nigerian Investigative Bloggger- Chukwuka Ofoegbu discusses current security issues in the Igbo Land

Nigerian investigative blogger, writer, and activist, Chukwuka Ofoegbu, popularly known as Ijele Speaks, has revealed the deadly crimes that some members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are committing in the southeast, Igbo land to be precise.

He made the allegations known during a security scope interview program which was held by African Independence Television (AIT) news on 21 February 2022. He also claim to be an Igbo man and not a Biafran.

After being introduced by the anchor, Ada Bisun Onye, he was asked if he is a Biafran and he said; “No. I’m an Igbo man. Biafra is a name that was given to breakaway republic that Ojokwu and his friends created in 1967. And before that, we have never been called Biafrans. In fact, we don’t know what Biafra is. That name Biafra was alien to us up until that moment and with the death of that republic in 1970, so died that name ‘Biafra’ but you find out that some people will want to classify Igbos as Biafrans. And that is a very wrong notion.”

“When you are talking about marginalization, I’m in all honesty. There is no part of Nigeria that is marginalized in a special way and there is no part of Nigeria that is being treated better than the other, the only thing we have is marginalization of my people by my own people. And we talk about this marginalization; the problem is they tend to use it to keep our people away from the actual issues that are happening in our place.

The actual problem we have in my place is this; IPOB and this issue of Biafra is franchise. This is what they are using to fool our people and keep them busy. Right now I can tell you that no one in Abia State wants that man there in power but how do all those people, people like Okezie Ikpeazu and William Obiano remain in power? Is because they use this thing to keep the people busy from asking them what they actually do with the money they are receiving. Because none of them is being owed a dime by the Federal Government yet you go there, nothing is working.

If the people are not kept busy with this Biafra Issue who do you think they will be holding accountable? And they are just trying to use it to deflate from their incompetence.”

He was further asked why he was educating the public using a banner that has the picture of Nnamdi Kanu and some other cannibalism images. He said;

“Every photo you saw there is real. They came from Orsuihiteokwa, a town in Imo state. The way they have their camp, and inside that their camp you will see a lot of mass graves and shallow graves where they are burning their victims. And up until when the police went into that camp to expose what was happening, especially the horror kitchens where they were butchering human parts, eating them. Up until then, all those killings were being blamed on Fulani herdsmen.

But we’ve been telling our people because some of their members, who joined this thing believing that Nnamdi Kanu is fighting for Biafra, went into the bush to join their fellow revolutionaries that they will be fighting for their mythical independence. Only to find out that there is something totally different going in there. All the things you saw there, all of them are genuine. Anyone is free to take a trip to Orsuiheteokwa that is if you don’t love yourself because you won’t come back alive.

“Anyone is free to check with the security agencies that invaded their camp in Orsuihiteokwa . As I’m talking to you right now, they’ve relocated to another part of Orsuihiteokwa. They are still doing the same thing, the exact thing you saw there right now. These guys are into organ trafficking and whatever they are doing with all these human parts.”

The young man also stated that there is evidence to back up his claims and even the police officers also have video proof of it.

“We even have their members who left the camp. We have them; they are willing to testify before the court. This is not something you just make up. All these stories you are hearing before they will kill people and tell you is DSS. Ask yourself, why would the DSS be going around killing people? Murdering people in a village where they are not domicile and the people will not know. When those pictures came out, they did everything they would to suppress the information. And I took it upon myself, I gathered some of my friends, we printed those things on banners and put them everywhere.”

Afoegbu further brought out an affidavit which he made from a high court to justify his claims.

The anchor further asked what he thinks are the reasons why the security agencies are not pushing in that direction because he shouldn’t have gotten more information than the security operatives.

He responded;

“I don’t know why they are not acting and the political actors from those areas, I think they are making the police fight with their hands tied behind their backs. Because whenever you see them go to attack these people, they will be shouting, ‘they are killing Igbo youths, they are killing innocent people.’ And that tends to be blackmailing these people into inaction. Plus the political actors of the state don’t want anything, like any action from the government.”

Nnamdi registered a private business. IPOB worldwide limited and every other thing you are seeing is one format after another. When he said he is going to fight Nigeria, buy weapons, do you know how many times this guy stole money from people that he is buying weapons, armor tanks? He will go to Thailand, stand in front of a decommissioned tank, take a photo pose, and they will be raising money online.

“The federal government is giving in to blackmail and I can tell you, most of these people politicians that are approaching Mr. President, that are speaking to him on this issue, they have their hands on the cooking jar.

The anchor further asked why he is so brave and not afraid of being killed.

“Listen, if I live for 37 years it will be 37 years lived in freedom. I will never live a minute knowing the truth and not saying it. Because of what? What will they do? They will get violent. Did you think violence is a one-way thing? We are willing to match these people power for power. Let the government even clear the way, let us handle these people. We know them and we know the politicians they are working with.”

“Do not listen to these people. I’m begging you, leave those camps. There is nothing like Biafra, Nnamdi is not fighting for any Biafra. He told you he met Donald Trump and showed you photo shopped images. He told you he went at the EU to meet the European Union to talk about Biafra, he didn’t. He told you he was going to bring in fighters from abroad to come and destroy Nigeria, have you seen one? Why are you people in the bush while Emmanuel Kanu is driving and an SUV bought given to his brother by the governor of Anambra State, William Obiano? Why is it that there are people in the bush dying, meanwhile, the other ones are living in affluence?

You guys really need to grow up. Open your minds; they are lying to you, save yourself.