The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, has distanced itself from Simon Ekpa.
The latter, leader of Auto-Pilot and Biafra Government in Exile and some top ranking IPOB members have been at loggerheads and in mutual recriminations.
The latest report is the secessionists’ group by a statement from its Media and Publicity Secretar,y Emma Powerful, accused the media of attributing Ekpa’s activities to IPOB, saying the Finland-based separatist is on his way and never their member.
Part of the statement: “It has become very imperative that we appeal to media houses, social media outfits and platforms to be appropriately guided in reflecting the reality in their publications concerning linking Simon Ekpa’s violent and other unlawful activities to IPoB when he is not our member and has told the world that the groups he leads are Auto Pilot and Biafra government in exile.
“We have observed with dismay the deliberate moves of some media houses and social media platforms to attribute the violent and other activities of Simon Ekpa, to the noble family of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB.
“For clarity and emphasis, Simon Ekpa is not in any way registered with any unit of IPOB, neither is he connected to Eastern Security Network, ESN. We want the public to henceforth desist from further linking and associating Ekpa with IPoB and its activities. He is not our member and we have nothing to do with him. His activities are not and will never be in tandem with those of IPoB.
“We are mindful of the concerted efforts of DSS and similar agencies to infiltrate, undermine and divide IPoB with the sole motive of weakening the organisation from within, but using Ekpa who is not our member and can never be one is one of such failed move by the DSS.“
