The legal representative for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has demanded a full, transparent probe into the killing of Brigadier General M. Uba, insisting that the ambush that claimed the senior officer’s life bears the marks of “internal sabotage” within Nigeria’s security system.
Ejiofor, in a statement on Wednesday, November 19, said the officer’s death must mark “the last straw in a long history of sabotage, state failure, and strategic complacency.”
“Nigerians received the heartbreaking news of the death of Brigadier General M. Uba with a shock so overwhelming that even the strongest words feel embarrassingly inadequate,” he wrote.
Ejiofor described circulating videos showing armed men celebrating near the scene of the ambush as a bold display by enemies of the state.
According to him, the footage underscores Nigeria’s worsening security climate.
He said, “They are celebrating what they believe to be a victory, a victory as delusional as it is fleeting, because history has never recorded evil as an empire with a long life span.”
The IPOB counsel said the circumstances surrounding General Uba’s death raised troubling questions that security agencies must address.
“For over a decade, experts have warned that the greatest threat to Nigeria’s security architecture is not only the hostile groups in the forests, but the saboteurs within the system,” he argued.
“Monsters do not always come with fangs; sometimes they come with ranks.”
Ejiofor questioned how a fully deployed military team, led by a Brigadier General, could “walk straight into an ambush without insider collaboration,” adding that frontline officers have repeatedly complained about internal compromise.
He insisted that the killing of a serving Brigadier General must not be dismissed with a superficial explanation.
“This is not the kind of incident that deserves a hurried explanation. It requires a thorough, honest, and uncompromising internal investigation,” he said.
Nigeria’s Priorities Wrong – Ejiofor
The IPOB lawyer further criticised the nation’s response to recent security tragedies, citing the political unrest at the PDP national headquarters on Tuesday.
He described the scene at Wadata Plaza, where supporters of rival factions exchanged blows, as a visibly choreographed spectacle that attracted more attention than the ambush and the abduction of 25 schoolchildren in Kebbi State.
“Apparently, protecting party chairs and plastic tables now ranks higher on the national priority list than protecting Nigerian lives,” he lamented.
He praised the tenure of former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, noting that major military casualties, especially involving senior officers, were dramatically reduced under his watch.
“Yet today, the same Nigeria that once recorded fewer ambushes is reeling from the abduction of 25 innocent schoolchildren, and somehow, the nation barely blinked,” he added.
He condemned what he described as the Senate’s perfunctory response to the general’s death: “a one-minute silence,” which he said captured the country’s “declining sense of outrage.”
Ejiofor concluded by insisting that Nigeria must tackle internal betrayal within its security forces to end the cycle of deadly ambushes and avoidable military casualties.
“Until saboteurs within are unmasked, prosecuted, and permanently removed, the war against insurgency will remain a painful cycle of avoidable heartbreaks,” he stated.
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