THE Indigenous People of Biafra has warned traditional rulers and Presidents-General in Igboland not to sell land to Fulani herdsmen.

The group said it had noticed that some monarchs and PGs had been reporting those who resisted such transactions to the army for sanction.

A statement to our correspondent by the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, cautioned that henceforth, such erring community leaders should be ready to face sanctions for such act.

The group said, “The group’s statement read in part, “Any treacherous traditional ruler found to be selling our ancestral land to Fulani herdsmen, who are terrorist jihadists from the Futa Jaleon, shall be held responsible for whatever consequences that will emanate from such action.

“We have got reports of traditional rulers and president-general and youth leaders who terrorise youths in their community by tagging them IPOB members and ESN operatives. The only crime of the youths is standing up for their rights and resisting the sale of community land to Fulani herdsmen.

“We want to sound it clear that henceforth, any traditional ruler that reports his subjects to the Nigeria Army or Navy to torture them for opposing their plans to sell community land to Fulani herdsmen, shall get ready to answer to our ancestors. Such evil traitors are not worthy to live how much more occupy the traditional stool in Biafra land.”

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IPOB added, “On this note, we demand the unconditional release of all the youths arrested by the Navy at Atani and other communities in Ogbaru, Anambra State. If you monarchs doubt our resolve to deal with you, fail to release those arrested by naval officers in the affected communities within seven days.

“If after seven days, the arrested youths are not released, the treacherous traditional rulers, who masterminded their ordeal, should prepare to reap the fruit of their treachery.”