He said the group has found a suitable candidate in Labour Party’s Peter Obi.
Mr Abubakar is billed to crisscross southeastern states such as Enugu and Abia this week for mass campaigns.
Mr Shettima said, “In sha Allah, elections will hold in February, and in sha Allah, victory is certain.”
“I will not accept any action that would threaten the unity of Nigeria if elected.”
Recovered from the suspects were dane guns, Biafra uniform and flag, axe, knife, explosive devices and chemicals, charms, a police beret and live cartridge.
There has been tension in Ebonyi following a sit-at-home order by a faction of IPOB led by Simon Ekpa.
Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya says Nigeria was currently witnessing one of the most challenging times in its history.
Mr Obi, who had been promising to run a democratic government if given the chance, said the proscribed group had been agitating legitimately.
Muslims in the North-central and the Northwest appear to be the only noncommittal, persuadable voting bloc.
In recent years, there’s been a heightened call for a breakaway from the country by agitators in the South-east and South-west.
