Golden Dawn; Army Reveals IPOB Progerganda.

The Nigerian Army (NA) says it has discovered the antics of sponsors of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) in peddling misinformation and disinformation in order to maintain relevance in the South East.

Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, stated this on Saturday in a statement titled, “Conspiracy Pretext Employed by IPOB/ESN, a Hoax.” Which was published on the verified Facebook page of the Nigerian Army.

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Nwachukwu stated that the recent accusation by one Kalu Odinakachi that DMI and DSS established and funded the Biafra National Guard (BNG/UGM) to implement the Sit-at-Home order in order to discredit IPOB/ESN was an example of such planning, which is currently in the media.

He explained that the baseless allegation was false and could only be defined as a fake.

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According to him, the Nigerian army does not want to elevate such disinformation and propaganda purveyors, but it is important to note that in recent times, IPOB/ESN actions have clearly taken on a violent dimension.

According to an Army spokesperson, the current shenanigans are probably another failed attempt to blame IPOB/ESN illegal acts to a third party, and feigning innocence is a symptom of a visionless group completely bereft of integrity.

“This unimaginable level of violence is oiled with propaganda and disinformation to whip-up sentiments and draw sympathy from unsuspecting citizens in the region.

“For the records, the proscribed organisation has in recent times foisted a sit-at-home order to show sympathy for their self-acclaimed leader.

“This was greeted with violence, orchestrated destruction of public installations and facilities, arson, as well as looting of shops and malls in the region, to demonstrate their criminal potency.

“In his blatant display of ignorance, Odinakachi failed to realise that such designation as DMI has since ceased to exist in the NA.

“These criminal elements with their cohorts must come to terms with the reality of the ongoing Exercise GOLDEN DAWN and turn themselves into security agencies or be ready to face the consequences of their lawlessness.

“More grotesque is the narrative peddled by these merchants of propaganda, in respect of IPOB/ESN gunmen recently eliminated by troops in a shootout at Ekwulobia Roundout in Aguata Local Government Area.

“These unscrupulous elements insinuated that those taken out were Fulanis, an outrageous claim that should be disregarded in its entirety,” he said.

He urged the people of South-East to go about their normal businesses, adding that efforts had been stepped up to rid the region of criminal elements masquerading as BNG and UGM.

“We encourage members of the public to provide actionable information to security agencies as the Exercises progress,” he added.