A separatist group from south-eastern Nigeria has dismissed as “laughable” the accusation that it beheaded two soldiers - a couple - who were attacked on their way to their traditional wedding.
The army blamed the armed wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) for the killings which happened in Imo state over the weekend.
Ipob wants a group of states in the south-east, mainly populated by people from the Igbo ethnic group, to break away and form an independent nation called Biafra.
“Ipob has no hands in the said atrocity which is an abominable act in Igbo tradition,” a statement issued by the secessionists’ spokesperson Emma Powerful said.
“Before the army jumped into their jaundiced conclusion that such abominable act was masterminded by Ipob, what investigations did they carry out to substantiate their claims?
“The latest allegation is part of their propaganda to stain our global reputation.”
