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Imo CPO Danjuma Aboki
By PAMELA EBOH, Awka
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a 7days ultimatum on the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Mr. Danjuma Aboki, to withdraw and publicly apologise for what it ascribed as defamatory and baseless statement.
IPOB in a statement by its media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful said, "The Commissioner had alleged that IPOB was involved in the recent killings in Mbano, Imo State.
"This disgraceful falsehood, already circulated in the media, represents a vile attempt to criminalise IPOB and mislead the public.
"We state categorically that IPOB is not involved in any such violence. Mr. Aboki’s actions are defamatory, inciteful, and malicious. They violate the presumption of innocence and are part of a broader propaganda campaign to derail our peaceful advocacy.
"If he fails to retract these lies within 7 days, IPOB will drag him to court and hold him personally liable for reputational damage and criminal defamation under Nigerian law.
"We will not tolerate further slander or scapegoating. The blood of our people must not be used to sanitise failed security operations and political incompetence."
