Tension In South East As Unknown Gunmen Threaten To Behead Sit-At-Home Violators

By Charles Igbo

There is heightened tension in the South-east of Nigeria over a threat by “Unknown Gunmen” to, henceforth, begin the beheading of those who violate the sit-at-home order.

In a notice, they drew the attention of all stakeholders, including Security agencies,  Traditional Rulers,  President-Generals of autonomous communities, and Chairpersons of Market associations that anybody caught violating the order will be beheaded.

They also warned Security Operatives in Anambra State, in particular, against harassing any of them as the Operatives will not be spared.

The notice titled:

WARNING! WARNING!! WARNING!!! ~UGM reads:

“WE THE UNKNOWN GUNMEN HAVE REACHED THE CONSENSUS, AND WANT TO BRING TO THE NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING:

*1. THE IGWES’

*2. THE PRESIDENT GENERALS (Pgs’)

*3. THE COMMUNITY CHAIRMEN

*4. CHIEF SECURITY OFFICERS

*5. THE COMMUNITY SECURITIES (VIGILANTE)

*6. THE COMMUNITY POLICING

*7. NIGERIA POLICE FORCE (NPF) 8. THE MILITARY OPERATIVES

*9. EBUBEAGU SECURITY NETWORK 10. THE LANDLORDS AND LANDLADIES

*11.THE MARKET CHAIRMEN

*12. THE VARIOUS TASKFORCE (AGBORO)

“THAT IF ANY OF THESE GROUPS MENTIONED ABOVE VENTURES TO PICK, HARASS OR SABOTAGE ANY YOUTH OF ANAMBRA STATE AND THE REST OF BIAFRA LAND, SHOULD WITHOUT DOUBT BE BEH**DED. YOU ARE SERIOUSLY WARNED!

“2. WE ALSO SHOULD NOT WARN ANY INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO FEEL WE ARE JOKING BY NOT COMPLYING WITH THE SIT-AT-HOME ORDER, RATHER THEY GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESSES, RATHER, URGE THEM TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR DISOBEDIENCE UNTIL THEY FACE THE DESIRED CONSEQUENCES THAT ARE COMING VERY SOON.

“3. WE WANT TO REAFIRM THAT NO SECURITY AGENCIES OF ANY KIND SHOULD BEAR ARMS FOR ANY REASON, IF FOUND WITH ANY, SHOUD FACE OUR BATTLE, TO BEFORE WARNED IS TO BEFORE

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The sit-at-home order in Igboland was initiated by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, to pressurise  the Federal Government to, unconditionally,  release its Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from the FG’s custody.

Kanu has been in FGs custody since June, 2021, when he was renditioned to Nigeria from Nairobi, Kenya. He is being prosecuted in an Abuja High Court for sundry allegations, including terrorism and treasonable felony. The IPOB Leader vehemently denies the allegations.

When the sit-at-home order came into effect, the order was for it to be observed every Monday of the week, and the days Kanu would appear in Court.

However, the leadership of IPOB had since modified and restricted its observance to only the days Kanu would appear in Court. They said they did so in consideration of the hardship it was inflicting on the people of Igboland, and the bloodshed which accompanied it.

But it has not quite worked as some people have continued to enforce it. Both Kanu and IPOB have, on a number of times, disclaimed the group and said they have nothing to do with their activities. They, particularly, condemn the violence and bloodshed in Igbo land.

Not a few people are wondering if this warning notice came from Igboland as the suspicion is that some rogue Fulani herdsmen are wreaking havoc on Igboland under the cover of unknown gunmen.

A security source dismissed the notice as mere “scare-mongering.”