The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has reportedly raised its flags at Ekile Community in Ado local government area of Benue State.
Ekile, a district in Ado local government area, is a host community to several Izzas and Ezzas from Ebonyi State.
The Next Edition gathered that the flags were seen at strategic locations in the Community which shares borders with another community in Ebonyi State.
Sources said the flags were spotted early hours of Friday last week when some members of the Ekile Community woke up to discover that the Biafran flag has been hoisted in their community.
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The chairman of Ado local government area, James Oche, confirmed the incident.
Oche said that he received distress calls from some prominent individuals in Ekile district informing him of the disturbing development.
The chairman who spoke through the supervisory councillor for education, Information and social development, Mr. Attah Ede, expressed shock over the development, saying that there is no part or section of Ado land that belongs to Ebonyi.
Mr. Attah who also told newsmen that there is no Biafran community in Ekile therefore wondered why the Biafra flag should be hoisted there.
He said the local government has commenced investigation into the matter to unravel whoever is responsible for the act.
He assured that no part of Ado local government area would be ceded to IPOB.
“Yes, it was true that some people suspected to be IPOB members went and hoisted Biafra flag at Ekile Community in my local government area. The action is unwarranted and condemnable. It is a mischievous act to stir crisis in our area but we will not give in to that.
“We are yet to ascertain their mission and why they think such thing should be done in Ado. Ado belong to Benue State and Benue is one of the states in the North central Nigeria.
“We are not Southeast and we can never be. Therefore IPOB should keep their activities off Ado communities and Benue as a whole”, Oche said.
