{"id":59300,"date":"2017-08-28T06:11:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T05:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=59300"},"modified":"2017-08-28T06:11:57","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T05:11:57","slug":"buharis-directive-ipob-hate-order-says-serg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buharis-directive-ipob-hate-order-says-serg\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari\u2019s Directive against IPOB is Hate Order &#8211; Says SERG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The South East Revival Group (SERG) has described as hate order, the<br \/>\nmarching order issued by President Muhammadu Buhari to service chiefs to<br \/>\ncrush the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).<\/p>\n<p>Decrying the order issued by the President, in its reaction to the<br \/>\ndirective, the group in a statement signed by its National Coordinator,<br \/>\nChief Willy Ezugwu strongly condemned the order, saying it was part of<br \/>\nplans for ethnic cleansing in Igbo land.<\/p>\n<p>The reaction came at the Weekend after an emergency meeting by the central<br \/>\nexecutive of the socio-political organisation in Enugu.<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that &#8220;it is worrisome that a non-violent body like the<br \/>\nIPOB should be included in an order to crush violent groups and criminal<br \/>\ngangs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For us in the SERG, this directive is clearly a hate order, targeted<br \/>\nagainst the people of South East and part of a plot to begin ethnic<br \/>\ncleansing in Igbo land.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rather than support the on-going effort of South East Governor&#8217;s Forum to<br \/>\naddress the development challenges in the zone, the President Buhari<br \/>\nadministration has again openly displayed its hatred to the people of the<br \/>\nzone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unarmed Igbo people of the South East have been killed, many more injured<br \/>\nunder the president government for holding an opinion. 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