Former Governor of Imo State and Presidential hopeful, Rochas Okorocha, has stated that he saw members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra as poorly educated children, not terrorists. This was as he accused the current government of Imo state of mishandling the security crisis; stating that the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra as terrorists was an unnecessary move. Quizzed on the security crisis in Imo State and the Southeast, he blamed the “poor handling” by the current Imo state government, saying, “Wherever things are not working well, hold the leadership responsible. I was Governor of Imo state for eight years. I see them as children who have not been properly educated on the happenings.”Asked if the Federal Government was wrong to proscribe IPOB as terrorists, he said, “The activities of IPOB called for that.

Source: Punch February 04, 2022 02:54 UTC