Imo: IPOB Discovers Crystal Meth Factories In Owerri

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, says it has discovered  factories where Crystal meth is produced in Orlu Local Government, LGA, in the state.

According to the Nnamdi Kanu-led group, 10 factories were discovered in Umuaka town alone where the hard drug is produced.

IPOB made the revelation in a statement issued by its spokesman Emma Powerful on Sunday, stressing that the group will do everything on its power to seriously deal with producers and distributors of dangerous and damaging illicit hard drug in the south east.

The group added further that those individuals who own the factories are rich and influential members of the community, returnees from South Africa whose major task is to destroy the youths in the region.

It said the cartel operates from the state where they distribute the illicit drugs to other parts of the country, including Kano, Lagos, Rivers, FCT amongst others.

Powerful said, “These drug factories were established by six individuals from the Umuaka Community who returned from South Africa. These drug dealers in South Africa have decided to return their drug business to South-East just to destroy Igbo youths,” Powerful stated.

“These notorious drug dealers who also own some hotels and night clubs in Owerri, Imo State, operate from these hotels to distribute their illicit drugs to other states, like Lagos, Kano, Rivers State, (Igweoch/Port Harcourt), Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and other places in Nigeria.

“The violent crimes going on within Orlu (Local Government Area) in Imo State have nothing to do with the struggle for an independent Biafra Nation. Some of these drug dealing criminals claim to be agitating for the freedom of Biafra, while in reality, they are simply violent drug merchants.

“By this press release, IPOB is giving notice to those involved in the manufacture and distribution of Mkpurummiri in Orlu and their kinds anywhere else in Alaigbo to shut down their operations immediately. We have the identities of these involved and their accomplices.

“If you fail to adhere to this warning, IPOB will not only make your identities public but will also take every measure to ensure that your illicit drug business is terminated.”