{"id":4251,"date":"2025-07-03T10:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/just-in-arrest-iipm-leaders-for-threat-to-cause-national-economic-sabotage-group-tells-federal-government-in-an-open-letter-alleges-iipm-leaders-planning-major-attack-on-oil-facili-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T10:47:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:47:41","slug":"just-in-arrest-iipm-leaders-for-threat-to-cause-national-economic-sabotage-group-tells-federal-government-in-an-open-letter-alleges-iipm-leaders-planning-major-attack-on-oil-facili-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/just-in-arrest-iipm-leaders-for-threat-to-cause-national-economic-sabotage-group-tells-federal-government-in-an-open-letter-alleges-iipm-leaders-planning-major-attack-on-oil-facili-2\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: \u201cArrest IIPM Leaders For Threat To Cause National Economic Sabotage\u201d Group Tells Federal Government In An Open Letter, Alleges IIPM Leaders Planning Major Attack On Oil Facilities Over Recent Ward Delineation Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u200eBy Uche Alvin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
\u200eNO ETHNIC GROUP IS ABOVE NIGERIA:
\u200eARREST IIPM\u2019S LEADERS FOR THREAT TO CAUSE NATIONAL ECONOMIC SABOTAGE AND ORDER INEC TO PUBLISH FINAL WARD DELINEATION REPORT NOW.
\u200e
\u200eWe wish to draw the urgent attention of the Federal Government of Nigeria to a communique issued by the self-styled Iwere Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Movement (IIPM), in which they brazenly threaten to shut down critical oil and gas infrastructure across the Warri axis and other parts of the Niger Delta.
\u200eThis is in reaction to the anticipated release of the Independent National Electoral Commission\u2019s (INEC) final report on the delineation of electoral wards and polling units in Warri Federal Constituency.
\u200eLet us be clear: This is not activism. It is economic blackmail, a direct threat to national security and a criminal conspiracy against the sovereignty of Nigeria.
\u200e
\u200eIIPM\u2019S THREATS ARE DESPERATE ACTS ROOTED IN EXPOSED FALSEHOODS
\u200e
\u200eThe threats issued by IIPM leaders, Emiko Oghomienor, Ofoyeju Izuagie, Appearance Afejuku, Samuel Meyiwa Khalil, Ejeh Wilson and David Mamah reflect growing desperation following the exposure of decades-long lies, manipulations and suppression of Ijaws of Ogbe-Ijoh, Gbaramatu, Isaba, Diebiri and Egbema, as well as the Urhobos of Okere-Urhobo and Agbarha. For decades, these Kingdoms have endured a campaign of historical distortion and ethnic supremacy masquerading as fact.
\u200e
\u200eThe Itsekiri elite have long sought to rewrite local history, manipulate political boundaries through gerrymandering and disenfranchise Ijaw and Urhobo populations under the guise of a dubious and historically unsubstantiated ancestral ownership of Warri South, Warri South West and Warri North Local Government Areas of Delta State. However, the recent people-centered and scientifically conducted Wards and Units Delineation Exercise by INEC has now exposed these falsehoods and the truth cannot be hidden any longer.
\u200e
\u200eThis is why the Itsekiri Nation through the IIPM is resorting to threats of sabotage, not because the report is flawed, but because the truth is no longer in their favor.
\u200e
\u200eECONOMIC SABOTAGE IS TREASONABLE
\u200e
\u200eThe coordinated plan to shut down:
\u200e\u2022Oil flow stations
\u200e\u2022Export terminals
\u200e\u2022Tank farms
\u200e\u2022IOC offices
\u200e\u2022Seaports
\u200e\u2026constitutes a clear and punishable act of treason, economic sabotage and a threat to the unity and economic survival of Nigeria.
\u200eThese individuals must be arrested without delay. The government should not sit idly while the Itsekiri ethnic group  attempts to truncate a democratic process and hold the nation hostage. This is a direct violation of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and the Petroleum Industry Act, which prohibits interference with national critical infrastructure.
\u200e
\u200eWe therefore call on the:
\u200e\u2022Department of State Services (DSS)
\u200e\u2022Nigerian Police Force
\u200e\u2022Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)
\u200e\u2022Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
\u200e\u2026to apprehend and prosecute the aforementioned individuals and their collaborators.
\u200e
\u200eINEC MUST RELEASE THE FINAL REPORT IMMEDIATELY
\u200e
\u200eINEC is a constitutionally independent body tasked with maintaining electoral fairness. It has followed due process in its delineation fieldwork, including receiving submissions from all affected communities and ethnicities.
\u200eWe therefore:
\u200e1. Urge INEC to release the final report without further delay.
\u200e2. Reject any attempt by the Itsekiri leaders and associates to stall, manipulate, or intimidate the commission.
\u200e3. Call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly to stand with democratic institutions and ensure that no group undermines Nigeria\u2019s federal integrity.
\u200e
\u200eEnough is Enough! INEC it’s time, release the final fieldwork report.
\u200e
\u200eSigned,
\u200eEbiowei Kuro
\u200ePresident
\u200e
\u200eEzonkeme Owei
\u200ePublicity Secretary
\u200e
\u200eIJaw Stakeholders of Warri Federal Constituency.
\u200e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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