The religious arm of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Monday embarked on a peaceful protest against the establishment of Ruga in Igbo land.
The group which moved round the major streets of Abakaliki, capital city of Ebonyi state expressed dissatisfaction with the killings, rapping, kidnappings and other vices going on in the country.
Leader of the group, Bishop Nwachinemere Stanley, who addressed journalists in Abakaliki shortly after the protest described ruga as a secret agenda of the Fulani’s aimed at taking away the land belonging to some zones.
He said that the demonstration by IPOB clergy department was to liberate south-east zone from such plan.
He said,” We took our journey from Mechanic village(site). From site to Ogoja road down to Gunning road, from Gunning down to Abacha round about, from Abacha round about to new market road, from there to Vanco, from Vanco to Afikpo road to Spera-in-Deo, from Spera-in-Deo down to site where we took off.
“We are members of Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) in the clergy department called Supreme Clergy Council of Biafra(SCCOB), we are thereligious arm of Biafra restoration.
“Today, we the clergy and other departments in IPOB came out to express our dissatisfaction on the happenings in Nigeria including their evil plan to establish Ruga in Igboland. We are not in support of this their evil agenda, are totally against Islamization of Igboland. We are Biafrans, we are not Fulanis.
“Security agencies tried to stop us but we resisted them and protested successfully against Ruga because we are preachers, we should stand out to speak the truth. We are called for freedom and we are not after anybody’s sorry or tears, we are deliverers. Security agents shot at us and I sustained a facial injury which I thank God is not serious.
“This Ruga is a Fulani term, it is a secret plan to occupy indigenous land of our people and that is why we no. if you want to come to a particular city to do a business, you have to liaise with the people and not to secrete rob them indirectly. No matter what they call this their evil plan, we reject every Islamic agenda.
“The scripture said in Ezekiel 30:28 that God is looking for a man to sand the gap that the land might be free and that is what we have chosen to do. So, we are saying enough of Fulani Islamic agenda, enough of raping of our women, enough of killing innocent people without a reason, kidnapping.”
