By Steve Oko
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has defended the recent expulsion of members of its dissolved Third Directorate of State (DOS), with the Deputy Head of the newly constituted Fourth DOS, Solomon Egbo, alleging that the affected officials engaged in actions that undermined the leadership of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and threatened the survival of the organisation.
In a statement issued on Monday, Egbo described Kanu’s decision to dissolve the previous leadership structure and expel some of its members as “painful but necessary,” alleging that the affected officials repeatedly violated the IPOB Constitution and Code of Conduct.
According to him, members of the former DOS leadership abandoned Kanu during his detention, failed to provide adequate support for other detained pro-Biafra agitators, and ignored directives aimed at securing medical treatment for the IPOB leader while in custody.
Egbo further alleged that the expelled officials frustrated fundraising efforts initiated by pro-Biafra groups to address Kanu’s health challenges during his incarceration.
