ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Killers of Christopher Ohizu, the former chairman of Ideato North Local Government Area, have threatened to come for Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State.
The unknown gunmen threatened to kill Governor Uzodinma the same way they killed Ohizu, according to a report by NaijaNews.
Recall that Ohizu was abducted, and slaughtered after a ransom of six million was paid to them.
In a viral video seen on the social media, the LG boss was seen kneeling with his hands tied to his back in an unknown forest.
The voice in the background of the video after disassociating the killers from the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, Eastern Security Network (ESN), threatened that the Imo State Governor would be the next to be killed by them.
“Hope, hear the voice once again, Hope, Hope, Hope, I only called you three times, Hope hear the voice once again, you see this man kneeling, Hope I know you must know this man (sic). I want you to watch the video, watch it very well, the way I am killing this man is the way I will kill you very soon.
“You think moving around with soldiers will solve the problem. Hope I thought you are a sensible man, I didn’t know you are a foolish idiot, you don’t know what you are doing,” he said.
Speaking further, the unidentified man accused Governor Uzodinma of sponsoring Boko Haram terrorists, saying “you people are the ones equipping them. You people entered Kuje prison and release captured Boko Haram fighters and give them uniforms, arm them with ammunition and send them to Igboland to kill our brothers thinking that you are killing unknown gunmen.”
He added: “we are not ESN, we are not IPOB, we are a set group of people that have seen what has been happening in this land and said enough is enough that we must fight to make sure that Biafra is restored.
“Hope, whether you people like it or not when the eastern region is concerned, there is no election and there will be no election in the eastern region, we can’t accept that, rather, you people will be dying one after the other.”
When contacted, the Imo State Police Public Relation Officer, Henry Okoye, said the command will issue a statement to the public soon.