Ibe Pascal Chinedu Arogorn
Members of the Proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafara (IPOB) has issued fresh death threats to a Nigerian Journalist and Columnist, Frederick Nwabufo .
The columnist first had a brush with the
proscribed group in June 2019 when he wrote
an article asking the South-East to cooperate
with Miyetti Allah on security.
Irked by the article, some members of the
group issued threats against the journalist.
In an interview with AFP Fact Check on August
14, the journalist said the movement’s
supporters saw President Muhammadu Buhari
as an obstacle to the realisation of their
separatist goals and employ the body-double
narrative to “de-legitimise” the Buhari
government.
“The (Biafran) leadership needs the
controversy to stay alive — to remain relevant,”
Nwabufo said in the AFP report.
This appears not to have sat well with the
group and Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, who issued
threats against AFP in a broadcast.
Speaking on the fresh threats on Monday,
Nwabufo said he woke up to calls from family
members in the South-East telling him that
IPOB was looking for him.
He said, “I woke up to calls from family in the
South-East this morning. They told me IPOB
was looking for me. They also expressed fear
for their own safety.
“This is one threat too many. Members of IPOB
had issued similar threats before but this is
more targeted — with my photo and an
insidious message which has been circulated
on social media by agents of the proscribed
group.
“I have decided to take it without reclining. The
security agents will be involved this time.”
Nwabufo said he was preparing to file a
petition with the Department of State Services
over the threat.
The group attacked Ike Ekweremadu, former
Deputy Senate President, at an event in
Germany in 2019.
