The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastic Province, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has frowned at the continuous reference to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as terrorists, insisting that they are not terrorists but agitators.
Chukwuma said that the more they are given bad names, the greater chances of pushing them to become aggressive. He tasked the government to identify the real terrorists.
Speaking to newsmen at Okpara Square, Enugu, shortly after the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Enugu State chapter’s prayer rally, the archbishop reiterated the church’s stand against violence, alerting that bandits were sneaking into the South East from the North to infiltrate and cause trouble in the zone.
Condemning violence and insecurity, he said bad names should not be given to IPOB as they IPOB are not terrorists but agitators. He said that the more they are given bad names, the more they are driven to be aggressive.
He said that the terrorists should be identified and alleged that the Fulani herdsmen are the terrorists; they are the people killing. IPOB people are not terrorists; they are agitators, agitating for equality, agitating for justice.
He also said that bandits are creeping from the North into the South South, to South East so that they can infiltrate and cause confusion for the South East to say that they are not qualified for the Presidency in 2023. However, he said that with our prayers and with our support together, and unity, we are going to make sure that nothing will destabilise the South East and South South.
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