The Indigenous People of Biafra has threatened to deal with traditional rulers, presidents general and youth leaders of communities who report their subjects to security operatives as members of its Eastern Security Network.
The group issued the threat in a statement made available to newsmen by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Thursday.
It said: “We have got reports of traditional rulers and president generals and youths leaders who terrorize youths in their community by tagging them IPOB members and ESN operatives.
“The only crime of the youths is standing up for their rights and resisting the sale of community land to Fulani herdsmen.
It’s an abomination for a traditional ruler and president general in Biafraland to report youths in his communities to terror-friendly Nigeria Army just because he feels the youths are standing in his way to sell the community’s land to the Fulani herders.
“We, therefore, warn all such treacherous monarchs to retrace their steps or brace up for the consequences of their evil action.
“We want to sound it clear that henceforth, any traditional ruler that reports his subjects to the Nigeria Army or Navy to torture them for opposing their plans to sell community land to Fulani herdsmen shall get ready to answer to our ancestors.
“Such evil traitors are not worthy to live how much more occupy the titleship stool in Biafra land.”
In a particular instance, IPOB gave a seven-day ultimatum to monarchs in Atani and other communities in Ogbaru, Anambra State to facilitate the unconditional release all the youths arrested in the area by the Nigeria Navy.
