Members of the Enugu West People’s Parliament have condemned the threats by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to attack governors of the South East region and other Igbo leaders.
The group was reacting to the attack on former Deputy Senate President and Senator representing Enugu West, Ike Ekweremadu, by members of the IPOB in Germany on Saturday.
Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu had after the attack offered to pay the sum of N1m reward for credible information on overseas travel of Igbo leaders, especially, the governors.
He accused Ekweremadu of working with governors in the zone to proscribe IPOB and its activities.
Making their feelings known, while addressing newsmen in Enugu, the Parliament through its spokesperson, Jonathan Ivoke, came hard on members of the IPOB, describing them as ‘’miscreants masquerading themselves as those fighting for the Igbo agenda’’.
The group therefore urged Igbo leaders who are currently occupying various political and cultural offices not to be distracted by the threats in their efforts to serve the Igbo nation.
It condemned what it described as a ‘’dastardly, cowardly and sacrilegious’’ attack on chief Ekweremadu by members of IPOB.
According to the group, Ekweremadu has done so much for his constituents, the Igbo nation, Nigeria and the entire West African sub region.
Maintaining that he was instrumental in ensuring the bail of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, the group said Ekweremadu also drew the attention of President Mohammadu Buhari to the possibilities of the python Dance escalating to another civil war in the country.
’’Ekweremadu has urged the president to address the obvious marginalisation of the Igbo and this shows the extent of love he has for his people.