{"id":94218,"date":"2022-04-22T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=94218"},"modified":"2022-04-22T13:54:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:54:48","slug":"southeasts-unknown-gunmen-release-first-ever-video-opens-up-on-real-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/southeasts-unknown-gunmen-release-first-ever-video-opens-up-on-real-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Southeast\u2019s Unknown Gunmen release first-ever video, opens up on \u2018real\u2019 mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The so-called \u2018unknown gunmen\u2019 terrorizing major parts of Nigeria\u2019s southeast region since last year have released a video where they outlined their objectives.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2 minutes 55 seconds clip shot in a forest, one person among the gunmen said their grouse is the incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).<\/p>\n<p>It also claimed that it has no sponsor, while insisting \u201canybody that attempts any election matter will die\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The video was released on Thursday, April 21, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe the unknown gunmen in Biafraland have come to make our position known to the public. We are here to protect our fatherland by all means. We don\u2019t have any sponsor. And we are not planning to have,\u201d a gunman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not under the command of Simon Ekpa, DOS or Uwazuruike. Any government giving any of these people money is wasting their time. Only the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu can calm us down. Monday sit-at-home is sacrosanct. Nothing can stop it apart from the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cThere shall be no election, and anybody that attempts any election matter will die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Separatist violence is on the rise in the southeast, same as mindless killings.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The so-called \u2018unknown gunmen\u2019 terrorizing major parts of Nigeria\u2019s southeast region since last year have released a video where they outlined their objectives. 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