Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, said on Tuesday that the state government would rehabilitate members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who are from the state.
Umahi, stated this during the second edition of Ebonyi Peace Summit held at Ezilo, headquarters of Ishielu local government area of the state.
He said many IPOB members were brainwashed and deceived into joining the group because they were jobless and idle.
He said governors in the South East are concerned about their (IPOB members) welfare and decided to empower them so that they can become useful to themselves and the society.
He, however, added that the empowerment would be given to those who are ready to denounce the activities of the group and become law abiding citizens.
“Therefore, I hereby directed the Commissioner for Economic Empowerment and Job Creation to immediately open a register for them to enable us plan on how to empower them to become gainfully employed,” the governor said.
Umahi also said governors in the region have no regret proscribing the group.
He argued that the group’s activities had endangered the lives of over 12 million Igbos leaving in the north and other parts of the country.
“Their activities were also threatening the lives of people from other parts of the country leaving in the South East. So we had to take the action we took and we have no regret about it.
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