Lawyer for the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor has decried the spate of abduction and forced disappearance in the South-east, stating that the rate of reports of missing persons in the region calls for concerns.
Ejiofor stated this in a post on his X handle on Sunday, titled: “The Alarming rate of Enforced Disappearance and Unrecorded Massacres In Biafra Land: A Clarion Call for A Profound Introspection, and Maximum Alertness.”
The IPOB lawyer who accused security agents in the region of arbitrary arrests and non-disclosure of the whereabout of the victim, revealed that he has received reports of over 100 cases of missing persons.
He said while relevant authorities are not doing enough to bring those aiding the acts to book, the usual response from the detaining authorities often leave parents and families of missing persons in the dark about their fate.
The post reads: “With a heavy heart, I feel compelled to discuss this disturbing situation. Many may not be aware, but our innocent brothers, sisters, fathers, and mothers are being abducted daily by both our own soulless people, and state agents, yet, this issue is not being addressed publicly.
’The astronomical increase in the rate of brazen abductions and ceaseless enforced disappearances cum systematic elimination of hapless south easterners, is a direct consequence of the misleading and violent declarations from a serial fraudster/liar – a known enemy of Biafrans, who is not perturbed by the devastating impact of his deceitful/false posturing, and who has remained relentless in his violent declarations.
“It is obvious that our people are not receiving adequate updates on this disturbing reality, or may be, they chose not to talk for fear of the unknown.
“Our daily experience in court is that security agents will hardly admit arresting, detaining, and/or killing any Biafran(s), even if you produce evidence to show that the affected person is in their custody, and regardless of the flimsy nature of the allegations against the person.
“We have over one hundred (100) cases accross the South East states, on enforced disappearance of citizens, wherein we are seeking for the release of these innocent people detained without cause. And particularly those who are merely victims of circumstance; those that have no any form of affiliation with the dissident group running rampage in our land.
The usual response from the detaining authorities is disheartening, and often leaves parents of these victims in the dark about their children’s fate.
“I am deeply concerned because we receive daily distress calls and complaints from the parents and relatives of some of these victims, ostensibly unaware that their children may have been taken to undisclosed locations and/or extrajudicially eliminated.
“Our people should think critically outside the box at this critical time, profoundly introspect, ask pertinent questions and demand answers from those hell-bent on completely destroying our land, and particularly now, our youths are disappearing and unnoticed daily. The time for any positive action is now; enough should be enough!”
