IPOB says plan ban of cow meat to stop unprovoked attack on South East

(Nigeria) Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday said its plan to ban in April on cow meat in South East was a necessary step to stop the unprovoked attacks by killer herdsmen in South East and not a declaration of war against the North, as being misrepresented by some irritants.

IPOB in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, explained that it did not ban the eating of cow meat in South East, but herdsmen bringing cow that destroys farms, involved in raping women and girls in South East.

It noted that it was not threatened by the ranting of a group of bigots, who called for the boycott of all Igbo products in the North, noting that their action had further confirmed the belief that the atrocities of terrorist and rapists herdsmen in Biafra and other parts of Nigeria is a common agenda of the North.

IPOB said: “The attention of our global movement and family ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to the latest ranting by a Fulani group of bigots against IPOB members and ESN operatives, including the entire people of Biafra living in the North.

"These irritants have called for the boycott of all Igbo products in the North as retaliation for the proposed ban on those terrorist bringing cow meat in Biafra land with effect from April.

"We did not ban cow meats but those bringing cows that were destroying our farms, those raping our mothers, wives and sisters in the farms, Biafrans can eat foreign cows not the ones that can bring Fulani terrorists in our territories.

"This threat by these misguided Northern groups who called themselves Northern Coalition Group, has further confirmed the belief that the atrocities of Fulani rapists herdsmen in Biafra and other parts of Nigeria is a common agenda of the North, particularly the Fulani and their terrorists disguised as herdsmen and cattle rearers in all parts of Nigeria and Biafra.

"How come these hypocrites never threatened Fulani herdsmen as they invade communities and kill farmers in Biafra land without any provocation?

"Now that we have decided to boycott and ban cow meat brought by these terrorists herdsmen, and instruct our people not to eat beef, Fulani's are threatened us with war because they think we are vulnerable and weak to kill at random. We want to tell them that we are doing this so that we can have peace in our communities, the real sponsors of the on-going genocide and numerous deaths in our land have surfaced.

"However, we waiting for Fulani terrorists to carry out their threat against Igbo traders and business interests in the North come April when the ban will take effect. They should remember and understand that the era of intimidation of Igbo people in Nigeria has gone. Nobody has the monopoly of anything anymore against our people, if they do they will regret their actions because days have gone for that rubbish.

"Besides the genocidal attacks by herdsmen against innocent communities in Biafra land will soon be gone, we won't allow it again here in Biafraland. Never again shall we allow Biafra land to become a dumping ground.

"The Northern Coalition should have first questioned Fulani herdsmen on why they are killing people they expect to buy and eat their cows. Why is it that the Northern Coalition never cautioned their people to stop killing our people to protect their defiled cows.

"The baseless claim by Northern coalition group and Arewa youth groups that IPOB has declared war against the North cannot fly because they started it by destroying our people and hotels belonging to Igbo people in the North while it does not belong to the Fulani only.

“IPOB is wise and knowledgeable enough to know what it means to declare war. We are, and remain a peaceful movement. We are only trying to safeguard Biafra land against further attacks and pollution by terrorist herdsmen.

"Nobody should misconstrue our honest action. Since the Federal Government and the compromised security agencies have failed to protect our communities against incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen using their cows as excuse, we want to severe everything about cows so we can have our peace in our land.

"We must not eat cow meat again that comes from Fulani people. Let them export their cow meat to other countries in West Africa and other African countries. Their Sharia Police (Hishba), destroyed and keeps destroying many Igbo businesses in the North, especially alcoholic businesses and hotels, majority of which are owned by Igbo business men, and the hell has never been let loose in retaliation and these heartless in human forms are still collecting VAT from alcohol and hotels, yet  Nigeria government did not say anything about that.

"What is more than a declaration of war by the Fulani than that? Has the federal government or any Northern State Government at any time said anything against this barbarity?

"How can Northern Coalition maintain criminal silence over such atrocity but cry fowl and threaten Amagedom over simple ban on animals that have been the excuse for unprovoked attacks and wanton destruction of lives and property of innocent Biafrans by Fulani herdsmen.

"We want to encourage our people to be prepared for what is to come. Nobody should be taken unawares. Enough is enough. IPOB is ready to enforce this ban on people bringing cow meat. There are other alternatives to animal protein. We encourage our people to go into poultry farm, goat rearing and fish production.

"Nobody should dare violate this ban when it takes effect in April, as doing so amounts to testing the will of the people."