Okorocha accuses state govts of mishandling IPOB issue

A former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has explained that IPOB became a terrorist group because it was not properly handled by the government.

Okorocha made this assertion on Thursday while addressing State House Correspondents after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday.

Okorocha said he sees IPOB members as poorly educated children and not terrorists.

“There was no need to have handled the IPOB matter the way it was handled. Today they have turned out to be terrorists.

“But for me, I don’t see them as terrorists. I see them as children who have not been properly educated on the happenings,” he noted.

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Earlier on Tuesday, the IPOB described Okorocha as the most unfortunate thing that ever happened to Imo State.

IPOB said Okorocha is a selfish and hypocritical politician whose administration as governor of Imo State was better forgotten.

Emma Powerful, the spokesman of the separatist group, was reacting to Okorocha’s comment that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu took advantage of the pains of Igbos.

Okorocha had described Kanu as a smart man who took advantage of Igbo’s naivety.

Powerful said: “The attention of the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great liberator and prophet Mazi Nnamdi KANU has been drawn to the laughable, disgraceful and unguarded statements coming from the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha claiming how IPOB operates and convinces youths in our region.

“Okorocha tried everything he could as governor of Imo State to stop IPOB in Imo State which he failed; and now he has started dancing like a mad man by including IPOB in his infamous statement he was using to deceive the gullible minds in the state thinking he can be allowed to use IPOB for political gains.