The Abia State government has denied engaging IPOB’s Eastern Security Network (ESN) to confront Fulani herdsmen and to protect Abia Farmers.

News was rft that the government had employed the services of the ESN to tackle crime in the State over the weekend.

The government while establishing how false the claim was says:

‘It’s important to state that the above statement is false, malicious and misleading, and has nothing to do with the Abia state government led by Governor Alex Otti. The post is intended to create dis-affection and cause unnecessary tension in the state’.

The spokesperson to the government, Ferdinand Ekeoma denied the accusation and called it fake news.

‘The authors of the statement had issued a similar FAKE statement a few weeks ago, but we intentionally ignored them , however, we feel it has become necessary for the government to respond to the latest statement so that innocent and unsuspecting members of the public will not fall prey to such a dubious fabrication’.

He also alleged that it is a calculated political move to import violence in the State.

‘Those who have decided to play dirty politics by inciting fear and violence against the state and its citizens, not minding the danger they pose to the lives and properties of Abians, should know that their actions will attract severe consequences whenever they are caught.