The Indigenous People of Biafra has requested the Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, to cancel any plans to determine a cattle ranch at Nimbo within the Uzowani neighborhood of Enugu State.
The pro-Biafran group, in an announcement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Monday, insisted that it could reject such strikes by the Enugu governor or by any South-East governor as a result of it portends a harmful omen for the area.
Powerful famous that if Mbah is taken with establishing a cattle ranch in Enugu State, such a ranch should be managed privately by an indigenous businessman.
The assertion learn, “Subsequent to the plans by the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, to determine cattle ranch at Nimbo in Uzowani neighborhood of Enugu State, we, the worldwide household IPOB, hereby advise Mbah to cease his sellout plans to carry the cattle ranch to Nimbo Community.
“Our folks ought to recall that IPOB launched a press assertion final November 2023, elevating an alarm over plans by Mbah to promote some neighborhood’s land to Fulani herdsmen to determine RUGA in return for political favours.
“The Enugu State authorities, in connivance with some neighborhood leaders, have mapped out some neighborhood’s land to be offered to Fulanis. The names of the neighborhood leaders in such connivance will likely be made public quickly.
“Enugu State citizens must know about the arrangements of Mbah in giving away their ancestral lands to him for his political interests and compensation.”
According to the assertion, IPOB is monitoring Mbah and his collaborators. IPOB famous that they won’t permit the institution of any cattle ranch wherever in Enugu State. “If Mbah is genuinely interested in establishing a cattle ranch in Enugu State, such ranch must be managed privately by an indigenous businessman,” the assertion added.
“Only Ndigbo are allowed to personal cattle ranches wherever in Igbo land. We don’t need to have non-indigenes working any cattle ranch in Igbo land.
“Mbah mustn’t permit what occurred at Eha Mufu two years in the past to repeat itself due to his have to chase a political clout. The governor ought to perceive that IPOB is just not joking.
“Mbah, if you want to have a smooth and peaceful regime in Enugu State, you must jettison the idea of establishing a Fulani cattle ranch in the state.”
The group mentioned that primarily based on the plans by the governor, ESN should be on alert and watch for an order from the IPOB management to maneuver into Nimbo Community in Uzowani.
“We name on the neighborhood youths, neighborhood teams, and Enugu residents to supply IPOB/ESN with any info of any proposed web site for camp or ranch wherever round Uzowani. ESN will cease at nothing to make sure that Peter Mbah and his authorities don’t set up RUGA in any a part of Enugu State.
“We are also informing South-East governors to shun any idea of establishing cattle ranchs in any state in the South-East Region. IPOB and ESN operatives won’t allow any establishment of any camp in the name of cattle ranch in any state in the Biafra territory,” the group added.