IPOB Speaks On Recruiting New Members For ESN

Reports claiming the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is recruiting new disciples for the Eastern Security Network is not true, says a spokesman for the group, Emma Powerful.

The secessionist in a statement on Thursday urged the general public to trash the viral claims, warning youths to be careful as those behind the recruitment are not genuine members of IPOB.

According to Powerful, some unscrupulous elements were planning to recruit cultists and criminals as fake ESN members to further cause terror in the region, Naija News reports.

The statement read, “We the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wish to alert the world, particularly Biafrans, that some unscrupulous elements in our land are recruiting cultists and criminals as fake ESN members to further terrorize our people in Biafraland.

“Some wicked politicians and greedy individuals in Biafraland are behind the evil agenda to create confusion and unleash mayhem on innocent people in our land. The political class is colluding with these people to sponsor the recruitment of criminals as fake ESN in their desperation to implicate IPOB and ESN.

“We are warning the youths that IPOB is not recruiting new intakes for ESN and they should be careful and mindful because those behind this recruitment are not genuine members of IPOB or ESN security outfit.”

Powerful stated that any youth that allows himself  to be lured into the fake recruitment process is on his own, and should be ready to bear the consequences.

He stressed that the leadership of IPOB has not asked anybody to recruit people for ESN.

“The general public should know that ESN is not recruiting, and should run away from being tricked by fraudsters. Anybody involved in any form of recruitment for ESN is an impostor and working for the enemies,” the statement added.