Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, says bandits are responsible for attacks in the South-East but accuse the Eastern Security Network operated by the Indigenous People of Biafra of being the masterminds. Umahi, however, said the governors of the South-East will not back illegality in any form but will operate within the context of the law. He also said the regional security outfit, Ebubeagu, recently launched by the South-East governors was not formed in a hurry, adding that the only recognised security outfit in the region is Ebubeagu. They commit a lot of crimes and say that they are IPOB and later IPOB will say they have no hand in it. Of late, the South-East region has come under intense attacks as gunmen assail residents, police formations and prisons, freeing thousands of inmates.

Source: Punch April 14, 2021 10:39 UTC