IPOB members arrested with Biafra currency

Some suspected members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) have been arrested by the Abia State Police Command for being in possession of  Biafra currency in the state.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Anthony Ogbizi, spoke while parading the purported IPOB members along with other suspects at the Police Officers’ Mess in Umuahia, the state capital.
In his words, “these IPOB members were arrested with Biafra currency, so when we say that IPOB has gone beyond a particular stage, the public may seem to disbelieve us because of their propaganda. Gradually you are seeing it, these three IPOB members were caught with the Biafra currency”.
Ogbizi said the arrest was made as a result of the level of professionalism and respect for diversity deployed by men of the Police Command. He said the suspects would be made to face the full wrath of the law to serve as a deterrent to others.
Others paraded alongside the supposed IPOB members include suspected murderers, kidnappers, armed robbers and child traffickers among others. Items recovered from them are 10 bags of suspected cannabis, Biafra currency, a pump action gun and phones among others.
Although the suspected murderers and kidnappers made attempts to deny their involvement in crime, Ogbizi insisted that their outcry cannot change the evidence before them.
Source : Linda Ikeja

Biafra: IPOB carpets ‘Aso Rock’ cabal, rubbishes claim that UN met with Ohanaeze

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed reports that a United Nations delegation was in Enugu to congratulate pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, for the “successful clampdown on agitations for secession in the South East by the military”.

This is contained in a statement on Friday by IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful.
According to him, Ohaneze Ndigbo in concert with “Aso Rock cabal”, packaged a Ghanaian of Hausa Fulani ethnicity resident in Abuja, Ibn Mohammed Chambas, to come and hoodwink the people into believing that Antonio Guiterres, the current UN Secretary General, was in support of the cold blooded murder of unarmed civilians in Abia State.
Powerful said that that for record purposes, Chambas was not not working for the current UN Secretary General, Antonio Guiterres, but was appointed by a former UN scribe, Ban Ki-Moon as his Special Representative in West Africa.
Powerful said, “We would like to use this opportunity to inform the worldwide family of IPOB and the rest of the civilised world that this purported visit from the UN never happened. In short, it is a fabricated lie designed to deceive the gullible and fool the discerning.
“Could it be that this grand deception was hatched because the public have woken up to the reality that Ohaneze Ndigbo was the brain behind the murder of so many innocent people during Operation Python Dance II? It is clear that no high profile figure is willing to support Nnia Nwodo and South East governors in their treachery, hence the need to rent a former Ghanaian diplomat living in Abuja to launder their dirty image using the respected name of the United Nations.
“IPOB Attorneys in New York have been instructed to write to the office of the Secretary General of the United Nations to seek clarifications on some of the quotes attributed to Ibn Mohammed Chambas during his purported visit to Enugu, to understand if the United Nations is now openly endorsing ethnic cleansing and genocide in Biafraland.
“The provocative statements attributed to this Hausa Fulani Ghanaian supposed representative of the Secretary General of the UN, is the same unity begging One Nigeria mantra we have become accustomed to from the same Hausa Fulanis in Nigeria. So getting the same genocidal message from a Hausa Fulani from Ghana living in Abuja did not come to us as a surprise. What is shocking is that Nnia Nwodo and Igbo politicians are prepared to sink so low in order to cover their dirty tracks and in the process justify what is clearly unjustifiable.
“By traveling to Enugu to defend the interest of his fellow Muslim Hausa Fulani, Mohammed Ibn Chambas demonstrated that defence of his ethnic and religious group is paramount to him, unlike Nwodo that specialises in selling the interest of his people to the North.
“Aso Rock cabal is using the name of the UN to shore up the dwindling relevance of Nnia Nwodo-led Ohaneze Ndigbo in the South East by blatantly misleading the public into thinking the United Nations were behind this fake visit to Enugu.
“So the purported UN delegation to Enugu is a fraud, a political 419. Nwodo is digging his grave even deeper. Guiteres, the present UN chief did not appoint nor send Mohammed Ibn Chambas on any errand to Enugu. This confirms the level of panic at the heart of Ohaneze Ndigbo and their Northern handlers because nobody in Biafraland is willing to side with them in their evil plot with Arewa North to destroy IPOB.
“Nnia Nwodo is becoming too desperate because he has no credibility left. Before Aso Rock cabal and compromised Igbo politicians embark on this type of elementary deception next time, they should be guided by the fact that IPOB is the largest and most well resourced mass movement in the world. IPOB is not a small organisation that can be toyed with.”

Source: DailyPost Nigeria

Biafra members protest in Turkey as Buhari ends visit [PHOTOS]

Some members of theIndigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, staged a peaceful protest in Turkey on Saturday to demand their own country.
The protest took place just as President Muhammadu Buhari ended his visit to the country.

The protesters were seen carrying paraphernalia of the group such as flags and T-shirts.
The IPOB supporters staged the protest under the watchful eyes of the police.
Photographs were shared by Turkish businessman, Abdulkadir Erkahraman, on his Facebook page.



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Biafra: Why Buhari must dialogue with Nnamdi Kanu – Ohanaeze youths

Ohanaeze Youths Council, OYC, on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari should dialogue with the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
OYC gave the call in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Igboayaka Igboayaka, while calling for the restructuring of Nigeria.
The youth arm of the organization said the same politicians who mismanaged Nigeria’s economy were using restructuring as a disguise to return to power.
Commending the IPOB leader for taking the country to a point where issues are discussed, OYC SAID Kanu has archived what no man has dared to do in Nigeria, through IPOB, which has resulted to the recent call to restructure the country.
The statement reads, “Hiding under the restructure just to launch themselves back to political power in Nigeria. The same people who have crippled the economy and governance of Nigeria and governance of Nigeria cannot claim saint to restructure Nigeria.
“Nigeria government should discuss with IPOB, rather than apply. We also call on the leadership of President Mohammadu Buhari, to institute a sovereign National Conference to address the so called Nigeria unity.
“OYC has resolved that a true sovereign national conference with the majority of Nigeria tribes and ethnic nationality youths bodies will proffer a lasting solution.”
This is coming at a time when the IPOB leader failed to appear for the hearing of his matter before Justice Binta Nyako-led Federal High Court in Abuja.

Source:  DailyPost Nigeria

Biafra: Igbo group in diaspora proposes new name for IPOB

An Igbo group in the Diaspora, known as the Biafran Government in Exile, BGIE, has suggested that the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, changes its name to Zionist Movement of Jews in Africa South of the Sahara and continue their push for a sovereign state.

The group has also set up a Biafran Steering Committee, made up of professionals in the Diaspora, to meet and discuss the next line of action following the proscription of IPOB by the Nigerian Government.
A document from a member of BGIE, Dr. Peter Ejirika, obtained by Punch, said, “Definitely, we have been aware that referendum is a critical point on the Biafran success, but the question is how do we collectively get on this path?
“An integral part of the answer is the realisation that IPOB is only but an infinitesimal echelon of the search for the self – determination of Biafra and ultimate sovereignty.
“Invariably, the push should continue under a different name. Thus, the ultimate outcome of the proscription of an unarmed entity as a terrorist organisation should be the change of its nomenclature from IPOB to Zionist Movement of Jews in Africa South of the Sahara.
“Hail Biafra, I need to remind us that the Israelites had to pass through the desert to make it to the Promised Land.
“Metaphorically, Nigeria, to all intents and purposes, is our Egypt while Biafra is our promised land. Fellow Biafrans, listed below are the names of Biafran Steering Committee members, who would be contacted to meet, at some point to discuss the philosophical question of where do we go from here?”
Those identified as members of the committee in the document, include Lady Edith Ogechi Okeke, Dr. Afamefula, Dr. Achike, Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, Ihediwa of Houston, Peter, Evans Anuforo and Dr. Clifford Iroanya.
IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful had in a statement yesterday said there was no plan to change the organization’s name, insisting that IPOB was not a terrorists group.

Source: DailyPost Nigeria

Osinbajo warns Biafra agitators

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has warned Biafra agitators and others calling for Nigeria’s separation to stop forthwith.

Osinbajo said this in Uyo on Saturday at a grand ceremony organised by the Akwa Ibom government to mark the 30th anniversary of the creation of the state.
He urged the people to resist attempts by any group trying to push them to destroy the existing peace in the country.
“Peace is the foundation of enduring prosperity and for peace to reign everywhere in Nigeria, all of us as Nigerians must make necessary sacrifices.
“We are in a situation where we must take seriously the admonition to love one another.
“Whatever complaints we may have must not be an excuse to subvert the social order.
“The Buhari government is prepared to engage and listen patiently to all sections of the country.
“Citizens everywhere should not sit idle when misguided elements choose to recklessly destroy the common bond of brotherhood and friendship that has put us together for decades,” he said.
He assured that the Federal Government would support Akwa Ibom to develop the Ibaka seaport.
“Provisions have been made in the current budget of Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) for the development of the Ibaka Deep Seaport,” Osinbajo disclosed.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel, the brother of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has revealed the group’s next line of action.

Source: DailyPost Nigeria

Biafra: We have no problem with IPOB in Anambra – Police

The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Princess Nkeiruka Nwude, has said that no arrest of members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been made in the state.

She said members of the group had been peaceful and going about their normal businesses within the state.
Nwude told the Nation newspaper: “The command had no problem with IPOB members since after the proscription.
“Members of the group had been hiding since the proscription in the state, while the sales of IPOB insignia, flags among others are no longer being displayed at public places.”
However, the group has raised an alarm that the federal government was planning another round of massacre against the members.
This was contained in a statement in a which was sent to reporters by Emma Powerful, Media and Publicity Secretary for IPOB.
According to the statement, “IPOB Intelligence Unit has uncovered elaborate plans by the government to incriminate IPOB members in order to justify their controversial and unpopular proscription of IPOB with the attending laughable tag of terrorist organization against a world recognized peaceful movement.”
“The government has resolved to commence another round of their periodic genocide of innocent civilians across South East and South-South, within the next few weeks under the cover that IPOB is a terrorist organization.”
Source: DailyPost

Police to arrest holders of Biafra flag

Anybody holding the Biafra flag is to be arrested by the police in Abia State

Source: P.M. NEWS Nigeria

Biafra: Senators condemn Nigerian army operation in South-East

The Senators representing the five states of the South-East have criticised, as ill-conceived and anti-human rights, the military operation, codenamed Operation Python Dance in the region.

In a statement, the chairman of the South-east Senate caucus, Enyinnaya Abaribe said the Igbo senators viewed the military operation as one that could jeopardise their on-going engagement with the Nnamdi Kanu-led Biafra agitators, which the lawmakers suggested were exercising their constitutionally-backed rights.
The statement reads: “We had hoped that our ongoing engagement with the group would be given a chance but here we are with a hurried military action deep into a highly populated area with high propensity for casualty, which occurrence would rather escalate the already tense situation.
“It is more worrisome that military operation, ‘Python Dance 2,’ restricted to the South-east in a peace time, has no doubt fouled the environment and sent strong signal that the region is under siege, which should not be so in a democracy.
“We, therefore, urge extreme caution and advise the military to de-escalate the situation and choose the best operational modus that will not only guaranty the safety of Nigerians but also enhance national unity.
“Nigeria is not at war, people are only exercising their constitutional and universally guaranteed rights, so far they are carrying on in a manner that has never given room to violence which could warrant a wholesale military expedition.”

Source: DailyPost Nigeria