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Sunday, 19 June 2016
Watch Video: As Nnamdi Kanu Of Radio Biafra Defend His Stand For Calling Nigeria A Zoo. WATCH VIDEO.
Monday, 13 June 2016
REVEALED! !! How We Attacked Biafra Agitators – SSS
An operative of the State Security Service (SSS) has revealed how operation by security operatives led to the death of Biafra agitators.
The incident happened on Monday, May 30 when Biafra supporters carried out a demonstration in commemoration of the declaration of Biafra but the event turned bloody as soldiers killed some agitators.
Premium Times reports that a whistle blower who is an SSS operative narrated that the operation began a day before the incident and that minimum forced was used then.
The following day, he said the task force moved from the Onitsha army barracks to the rally venue on Nkpor-Umuoji Road but found a crowd of pro-Biafra supporters who had been attacked the night before by soldiers in the premises of St Edmunds Catholic Primary School.
He said the crowd had now become angry forcing the Joint Task Force to retreat to Onitsha military barracks but Issah M. Abdullahi who is the cantonment commander ordered them to clear the road off the miscreants.
Thursday, 9 June 2016
JUST IN !!! Another Igbo Trader Killed By Muslim Youths in Niger State for ‘Blasphemy’
Another Igbo trader with three others were mobbed to death by an angry mob at Pandogari in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.
Report reaching our newsroom according to DAILYGLOBEWATCH say it was in reaction to a blasphemous statement.
The victim in question reportedly posted the statement on a social media thus sparking off an angry reaction and a pandemonium ensued.
Two churches, three houses, and many shops were
reportedly looted and set on fire.
The name of the victim has been given as Methodus Emmanuel Chimaijie, aged 24 by the Niger State Police Command spokesperson, ASP Bala.
The young reports say was trailed to his house in the above-named town where he was swooped on and beaten to death along with other 4 personnel of the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps.
Meanwhile, no fewer than 32 suspects, the police spokesperson said, have been arrested in connection with the violence that claimed lives in the restive town who will arraigned soon in court, DailyGlobeWatch understands.
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
The Case For Biafra Sovereignty Is Stronger Than South Sudan, Kosovo – US Constitutional Lawyer
Biafra, dominated by the great Igbo race, enjoyed sovereignty before Great Britain commenced exploitive colonial rule over Nigeria under the racist banner of Rudyard Kipling’s “the White Man’ burden.” Britain asserted authority over Biafra based on the tyrannical doctrine that the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
The Berlin West Africa Conference, 1884-85, and the Berlin General Act symbolized colonial lawlessness by treating Africa as a carcass to be divided up among European vultures.
Restoration of Biafra’s sovereignty is justified under international law and practice—especially with the ongoing ethnic-inspired killings and persecutions of Biafans by Nigeria’s elected military dictator from the North touting sharia law, President Muhammdu Buhari.
Biafra’s sovereignty journey will require deft international diplomacy and the marshalling of widespread popular support from Biafrans and their resources. Power is never voluntarily surrendered. Rights ultimately are what you are willing to fight and die for.
Prior to British colonization in 1906, the great Igbo people to the East of Niger, numbering some 3 million, and their cognate tribes enjoyed decentralized self-government. They were not living in a state of nature. Their self-rule came by force of arms—not voluntarily.
In 1900, the British government assumed responsibility for the Royal Niger Company’s territories, and formed the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria, the Niger Coast Protectorate and the Lagos Colony Protectorate territories. 1913 witnessed the
amalgamation of Nigeria into three administrative areas: the crown colony of Lagos and the Protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria.
In 1960, Britain ended its colonization of Nigeria without reference to the Igbo or any other peoples of Nigeria entitled to self-determination. The Nigeria Independence Act established Nigerian territorial boundaries not by popular referendum or other reliable manifestations of self-determination of peoples, but according to the Nigeria’s Orders in Council, 1954 to 1960. They reflected British selfish maneuvers to dominate Nigeria economically.
In sum, the British decolonized Nigeria in violation of international law by failing to transfer power to the peoples of Biafra in accordance with their freely expressed will.
That violation was not a technicality, but an affront to a fundamental human right. All governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. Consent is required to legitimate authority and to forestall external subjugation, oppression, persecution, or even genocide fueled by tribal, sectarian, ethnic, or megalomaniacal ambitions or hatreds.
After independence from Britain, Nigeria soon became a charnel house for Biafrans. Deprived of their right to self-determination, they were left to the tender mercies of the Hausa-Fulani of the North and the Yoruba of the South in a unitary state unsuited for its diverse tribal, ethnic, and religious landscape. The gruesome 1967-1970 Biafran War was emblematic. Ethnic-based massacres of Biafrans and countless starving children who died as little more than skeletons was its grim face. The horrors suffered by Biafrans gave birth to the first modern international relief effort to lessen unspeakable misery.
At the war’s conclusion, Nigeria’s General Yakuba Gowon’s sloganeered, “No victor, no vanquished.” The words proved a cruel hoax. The Igbo were marginalized, persecuted as traitors, and subjected to a Northern political yolk. Under incumbent Nigerian elected military dictator Buhari, the repression of the Igbo have reached new heights featuring indiscriminate killings, torture, and detentions without trial.
Last March, for instance, 13 Biafrans were murdered and their corpses burnt to ashes and dumped in a burrow pit located in the area of Aba-Port Harcourt Road in Abia State by suspected Buhari agents. Last February, a team of
Buhari’s Army, Navy, and Police and gunned down 22 Biafrans protesting Buhari’s detention of Biafran leader Prince Nnamdi Kanu.
A complete chronicle of Buhari’s horrors only would numb by repetition.
The point is that there is no political remedy for Biafra’s suffering—like an abused wife in a forced marriage—short of self-determination to regain its sovereignty that was illegally extinguished by the British and never surrendered after decolonization.
States born from longstanding repression of peoples by ruling authorities are part of the woof and warp of international law or custom. Think of Bangladesh, Namibia, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, East Timor, Eritrea, and Kosovo.
The case for Biafran sovereignty is as strong or stronger as these precedents.
But to succeed, Biafrans will need to organize, unify, and make their case to the United Nations Security Council, the United Nations Human Rights Council, the African Union, the European Union, and the United States.
If they do not all hang together, they might all come to hang separately.
Bruce Fein is an American constitutional lawyer and author. He tweets from @brucefeinesq.
Friday, 20 May 2016
British MP Charles Walker queries his government on Biafra
A Conservative MP, Charles Walker, who represents Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, England, has fired a series of questions about Biafra and human rights in Nigeria at the UK government.
On Biafra, the MP who was elected to the House of Commons in 2005 and who claims in his website that “he is not afraid to tackle difficult or controversial issues”, asked the British Foreign Secretary: “what assessment he has made of the potential risk of civil war in Nigeria as a result of the policy of the government of Nigeria on Biafra”.
Wheeler also asked the Foreign Secretary two follow-up questions on Biafra: “What reports he has received of the potential effects of the grazing bill being considered by the Nigerian National Assembly on land rights in Biafra”. And “what reports he has received of confiscation of land (a) in Biafra and (b) owned by Biafrans by the Nigerian government”.
Responding on behalf of the Foreign Secretary, James Duddridge, the junior minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth office said: “The UK fully supports the territorial integrity of Nigeria and President Buhari’s commitment to work for a secure and prosperous Nigeria for all Nigerians. We are committed to working with Nigeria to help tackle threats to Nigeria’s security and to address the underlying causes of instability which exist within Nigeria. We do not assess that there is institutionalised persecution of the Igbo or any other peoples by the Nigerian authorities.
“We are not aware of any patterns of land confiscation in Nigeria by the Nigerian Government. Nigeria does face the challenge of inter-communal violence between farmers and herdsmen over land, farming rights, grazing routes and access to water. We are aware that the Nigerian legislature is currently debating a bill on grazing routes and reserves for Nigerian herdsmen. Part of that debate focuses on balancing the rights of land owners with the requirements of herder communities.
“Through our development assistance the UK supports initiatives to reduce these conflicts and build bridges between communities. We will continue to work with the Nigerian Government, non-governmental organizations and civil society to improve the security situation and human rights for all the people of Nigeria.”
Wheeler also asked the Foreign Secretary: “what recent assessment his Department has undertaken of the incidence of repression of Christians by the Nigerian government; and if he will make a statement”.
And “what information his Department holds on the number of Christian churches that have been destroyed in Nigeria since 1990; and if he will make a statement”.
Responding, Duddridge stated: “In Nigeria, the right to freedom of religion is protected by the Constitution. Boko Haram seeks to undermine this right by attacking Nigerians of all faiths who do not subscribe to its extremist views. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold information on the number of churches that have been destroyed in Nigeria, but it is clear that Boko Haram has caused immense suffering in both Christian and Muslim communities. We assess that the majority of their victims are Muslim.
“We are providing a substantial package of intelligence, military, development and humanitarian support to Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram, including training and advice on counter insurgency and £5 million of support to a regional military task-force.
“Nigeria also faces the challenge of inter-communal conflicts between farmers and herdsmen over land, farming rights, grazing routes and access to water. Through our development assistance, the UK supports initiatives to reduce these conflicts and build bridges between communities.
“We will continue to work with the Nigerian Government, non-governmental organizations and civil society to improve the security situation and human rights for all in Nigeria.”
It is not clear why Walker has taken up the Biafran issue, which clearly puts him at odds with the official position of a government run by his party.
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Biafra Air Force 1 Seized By Nigerian Government Since 1969
This is the historic aircraft with registration number 5N-AER used by OJUKWU during his active period for the emancipation of the Republic of Biafra. Aircraft name is Hawker Siddeley 125 (HS-125). A presidential aircraft as at the time was active.
Even though the Aircraft was flown into the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria in serviceable working condition and parked. It is now a SCRAP used for training of Pilots/Aircraft Engineers and viewing for school children who come for excursion.
The Aircraft is parked in front of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering School Hangar. I guess the interior might still be clean since it has not been opened for years but the flown in serviceable aircraft is now looking tattered possibly because it’s not being maintained.
Don’t you think Nigerian government should allocate a maintenance vote to this historic aircraft or at worst preserve it in the museum as artifact for growing young Nigerians to know that the Biafra/civil war that took the lives of millions is real?
Sunday, 10 April 2016
SSS accuses agitators of killing 5 Hausas in Abia
Biafra agitators belonging to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, have been accused of killing and burying five Hausa Fulani residents in Abia State.
The allegations were levied against members of the IPOB led by Nnamdi Kanu by the SSS on Saturday, April 9, 2016.
In a report by Premium Times, the agency said IPOB carried out the massacre of the northern Nigerians as part of its efforts to destabilise the country.
Speaking on behalf of SSS, the spokesperson, Tony Opuiyosaid the killing, which has revealed the ‘gruesome’ activities of IPOB operatives, has triggered tension among different communities in Abia State.
“The Service has uncovered the heinous role played by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), in the abduction/kidnap of five Hausa-Fulani residents, namelyMohammed Gainako, Ibrahim Mohammed, Idris Yakubu andIsa Mohammed Rago at Isuikwuato LGA in Abia State,” Opuiyo said.
“The abducted men were later discovered at the Umuanyi forest, Abia State, where they were suspected to have been killed by their abductors and buried in shallow graves, amidst fifty (50) other shallow graves of unidentified persons.
“Arrest and investigation conducted so far, revealed that elements within the IPOB, carried out this dastardly action,” he added.
“It is pertinent therefore to alert the general public that IPOB, is gradually showing its true divisive colour and objectives, while steadily embarking on gruesome actions in a bid to ignite ethnic terrorism and mistrust amongst non-indigenes in the South-East region and other parts of the country.
“Following this act, tension is currently rife among communal stakeholders in the State with possibilities of spillover to other parts of country,” Opuiyo said.
Nnamdi Kanu has been standing trial for treasonable felony since he his arrest on October 17, 2015, after entering Nigeria from the UK where he lives.
Thursday, 31 March 2016
I’m A British Citizen, Ask Buhari To Release Me; Nnamdi Kanu Tells UK
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has urged the British Government to intervene in his case by asking President Muhammadu Buhari to release him from prison.
Kanu who is facing treason charge alongside two other pro-Biafra agitators, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, approached the British government through his lawyer, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor. Kanu, in a letter dated March 24 and addressed to the British High Commissioner in Abuja, described himself as a victim of travesty of justice and gross human rights violation.
He insisted that the President Buhari-led administration has violently abused his fundamental human rights through his prolonged detention in prison custody.
Even though Kanu said he was ready to answer to the charge against him, he however expressed doubt in the ability of the Nigerian government to accord him fair trial, saying he has so far been subjected to immense persecution.
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Biafra: MASSOB expresses worry over UN ‘silence’
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has expressed concern over the silence of the United Nations and the international community on the killing of pro-Biafra protesters in the Southeast. The Nation reports that Sunny Okereafor, the national director of information, expressed worry while briefing journalists on Tuesday, March 22.
He noted that the international bodies are leaving Biafrans to their fate while condemning such injustices in other countries. “MASSOB is disturbed by the silence of the international community on happenings in Nigeria where pro-Biafra agitators are being killed. MASSOB members were massacred in Okigwe, Aba, Owerri, Onitsha and other places, but in all these, the international community has been silent. “What we now hear is that the chief of army staff said he will raise a committee to investigate the killings. How can the army be a judge in its own case? What is the assurance that justice will be served on the matter? Is this not injustice?” the group wondered.
MASSOB noted that the Cameroonian government has recently convicted over 80 terrorists, while Nigeria is still playing politics with those it arrested for terrorism. “How many of these killings have the Nigerian government investigated? It has always been the more you look, the less you see. Even on terrorism, how many suspects have been convicted? Kabiru Sokoto and others are being ferried from one prison to the other, receiving VIP treatments.” “What of the APO six where innocent Igbo traders were killed in the prime of their youth? Nobody has been convicted,” the group stated. MASSOB called on the international community to come to its aid as “Nigeria is trampling on the blood of the people of the former Eastern Nigeria.”
According to the group, the further delay may cause more killings of innocent agitators by the Nigerian security forces. Earlier this month, MASSOB attacked the Norwegian government over an alleged plot to deport its members. The group’s leader, Uchenna Madu, called on the Norwegian government to show some diplomatic and international maturity in protecting persecuted pro-Biafrans.
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
IPOB: ‘Stop eating Fulani cows,’ Group urges Biafrans
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has urged Biafrans to stop eating cattle reared by Fulani herdsmen.
IPOB also described the herdsmen, who have carried out several attacks in Nigeria’s middle belt, as members of Boko Haram.
The remarks were contained in a statement released by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful.
It reads:
“After putting our acts together, IPOB discovered that the Fulani herdsmen are determined to exterminate the lives of Biafrans through their herdsmen. We in the IPOB worldwide are calling on all Biafrans to stop eating Fulani cows and stop patronizing them.”
“They will leave our land and stop raping our women and girls and they will stop killing our men because of our wives and girls. We discovered that these Fulani herdsmen are not ordinary people but Boko Haram insurgents who were trained by their brothers.”
“We are calling on Biafrans to start eating goat meat, chickens and fish. Again, all Biafrans should start rearing their local cows. We have them at Abakiliki in Ebonyi State, Nsukka in Enugu State and Obudu Ranch in Calaber, Cross River State in abundance.”
“If we Biafrans implement this without patronizing them again, they will leave our land without molestations because they were equipped with guns and we Biafrans don’t have guns and ammunition.”
“We also know that Hausa/Fulani don’t eat much of cow meat but have you asked yourselves questions why they don’t eat red meat? IPOB reminds you about what the Hausa/Fulani did in Agatu, Benue State and in Delta State where they kidnapped a traditional ruler and killed him and in Enugu and Ebonyi states where they ravaged, killed, maimed and raped our women and girls.”
Fulani herdsmen were recently alleged to have killed more than 300 people during an attack in Agatu, Benue State.
Biafrans Protest Train Lands in Capitol Hill, USA (Photos)
In the continuing wave of Biafrans’ worldwide protest across different countries of the world, the train of the protest landed in the United States of America (USA) on Monday, March 21, 2016.
In a recent release to Biafran media, the leadership of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), revealed that Biafrans will be stepping-out in front of Capitol Hill, in Washington DC in continuation of their worldwide protests.
“Biafrans will be protesting their forced retention in the Nigerian state; the extermination of their people by Nigerian government; as well as the occupation of their land by Nigeria. Capitol Hill is the seat of USA Congress, and the Biafrans will be there in their hundreds; and in their usual pomp and color, will let the USA lawmakers know of their plight in the evil contraption called Nigeria.”
“They will also be soliciting the support of USA Congressmen to help in securing the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who has been held illegally in detention by the Nigerian authorities. The protest will commence by 10 AM (3pm Biafraland time).”
“Biafrans believe that the USA, a major world power, and the number one believer in human rights of all the countries of the world, should no longer sit on the fence in the face of ongoing genocide being perpetrated on Biafran people by Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian maximum ruler.”
“The address of the protest is: 100E Capitol Street, NE Washington DC 20003. The release called on Biafrans and lovers of Biafra, as well as people of goodwill all over the world to join in the.
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
(BIAFRA) Nollywood Joins IPOB ? They Produce A Movie Titled ‘Oh! Biafra; Land Of Milk and Honey SEE PHOTO
A new Nollywood Movie Titled ‘Oh! Biafra; Land Of Milk and Honey’…..This is really a Must Watch!
What do you think about the concept?
Now The Nollywood have joined others and Produce this Movie called Oh Biafra .
This is Getting More Interesting Day By Day .
See The Movie Below.................
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Does It Mean Coca Cola Also Recognizes The Biafra Struggle ? { SEE PHOTOS}
This photo has been trending online, where coca cola drinks written the name Pro Biafra Activist Nnamdi Kanu .
does it mean coca cola also recognizes
the Biafra struggle ?
from one of the tweets Biafran followers tweeted, they said the location they saw this drinks was in Port Harcourt.
more photos below .................................
Friday, 11 March 2016
Gov Okorocha was Spotted in London After Being Embarrassed By IPOB (Photos)
After he was disrupted and embarrassed by pro-Biafran supporters while giving a speech at the famous Chatham House in London yesterday, governor Rochas Owelle Okorocha of Imo state was today spotted on a train surrounded by his friends and associates…
The governor was labelled a “liar and murderer” by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the plight of Biafrans in Imo state and Nigeria at large
Thursday, 10 March 2016
Rochas Okorocha: IPOB members disrupt Governor’s speech in UK
Governor Rochas Okorocha’s speech on the importance of developing human capital in Nigeria, was disrupted by supposed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the United Kingdom.
Okorocha was invited by Chatham House, to speak on his free education programme from primary to University level and other human capital development initiatives by his government.
Sun News reports that as the Governor got up to speak, an IPOB member stood up and started talking about the group’s agenda.
Reports say the government officials with the Imo Governor made an effort to stop him from disrupting the meeting.
While they were trying to stop the young man from disrupting the Governor’s speech, another young man mounted the podium with the Biafran flag.
He was however stopped by some Nigerian officials who were with the Governor.
They IPOB members later left, after they were persuaded by Governor Okorocha’s aides.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)recently arrested three top officials of Rochas Okorocha's government for allegedly diverting N2bn bailout funds meant for the payment of salaries.
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
Nnamdi kanu MASSOB says it is not planning to free IPOB leader forcefully
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has denied allegations by theDepartment of State Services (DSS), that they are planning to forcefully free Nnamdi Kanu.
MASSOB’s factional leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu, said the group has no such plan.
Madu also said “How can a non-violent and armless organization like IPOB and MASSOB invade a courtroom located on the 3rd floor of the Federal High Court surrounded by heavily armed combined team of Nigeria security agents and modern technological security gadgets.”
Adding that “MASSOB and IPOB have no such intention, plan or agenda as we know that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and others committed no offence against Nigeria.
“The insistence of the Federal Government to hide the identity of their witnesses against Nnamdi Kanu and others is a sign of cowardice and unsteadiness.”
He said “FG has shot itself on the leg. For a soft landing, MASSOB advises President Buhari to immediately reach the principal Igbo leaders and release Nnamdi Kanu to them.
“The continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu will bring more devastating diplomatic doom for Nigeria. Biafrans are ready for the trial."
Also, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned the reckless killing of its members by security agents, saying over 1,000 of them have been killed, publicly and secretly, since the arrest of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Thursday, 25 February 2016
IPOB: ‘Biafra is the only answer to Nigeria’s problems,’ Group says
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that achieving the agitation for Biafra is the only solution to Nigeria’s problems.
The comment was made by IPOB Media and Publicity Officer,Emma Powerful after a prayer session held in Nnewi, Anambra State for the release of the group’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu from prison.
“Nigeria is dwindling to irredeemable situation under the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Biafra is the only answer to the problem Nigeria is facing now,” Powerful said.
“The APC government is confused and the people who led Nigeria into this mess, the APC henchmen, their so called national leaders who wanted change at all cost, are now all dumb.
“They have no answer to the problems they have created. The only answer now is Biafra. We are not joking about this spiritual declaration. We have been praying and fasting. No bloodshed of Biafrans will go unpunished.
“APC's religious members should pray and ask God for forgiveness concerning the atrocities they commited for the killing of innocent youths who were praying at Aba, innocent youths who were peacefully agitating in Onitsha whom the military killed.
“When the lifeless bodies of the victims were being taking to the hospital, their blood was revolting against the APC government and the party which will never know peace until they leave IPOB and other Biafra agitating groups alone.
“We want Chukwuokike Abiama(God Almighty) to reveal the truth in the next court and to the world, for Mr. Kanu our innocent leader, to disgrace and blind the enemies of Biafra and those who want to use Biafra and Mr. Kanu to gain cheap popularity in their misguided government that is heading for the rocks,” he added.
Kanu was arrested in October 2015 and is currently being detained at the Kuje Prison in Abuja.
IPOB hold fasting and prayer session for leader’s release
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Anambra state announced that they will seek divine help in the bid to secure the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu
The IPOB Media and Publicity Officer in the state, Mr. Emma Powerful also called on Christians to pray for Kanu’s release.
Powerful said “Nigeria is dwindling to irredeemable situation under the All Progressives Congress, APC, government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Biafra is the only answer to the problem Nigeria is facing now. The APC government is confused and the people who led Nigeria into this mess, the APC henchmen, their so called national leaders who wanted change at all cost are now all dumb. They have no answer to the problems they have created. The only answer now is Biafra.”
The IPOB spokesman also said “We are not joking about this spiritual declaration. We have been praying and fasting. No bloodshed of Biafrans will go unpunished.”
“The APC members who are deeply religious should go and ask questions about the consequences of the atrocities they have committed with the killing of innocent youths who were praying at Aba, innocent youths who were peacefully agitating in Onitsha whom the military killed."
“When we were taking those they shot dead to hospitals, their blood was revolting against the APC government and the party which will never know peace until they leave IPOB and other Biafra agitating groups alone,” He said.
Nnamdi Kanu was arrested and charged by the Federal Government of Nigeria for treason.
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Army set to stop Aba protests
The Commanding Officer, 14 Brigade Ohafia, Brigadier General Lawrence Fejokwu, has announced that the command headquarters will be moved to Aba to protect lives and properties of residents.
This is as a result of protests by members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra (MASSOB).
The groups are calling for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Speaking on the recent development, Fejokwu said “I have gone around to familiarize myself with my location and men. My decision is that Aba have continued to be a hot spot especially on the activities of IPOB and MASSOB and the issue of kidnapping. To this effect, I have decided to, after due clearance with my boss, the GOC, to relocate our tactical headquarters from Ohafia to Aba to see how far we can go in arresting the situation.”
Adding that “In doing so, I urge the IPOB and MASSOB to rescind their decision to bear arms and stop acts of violence and channel their grievances to the appropriate authorities.”
The commanding officer also said “I don’t mind dialoging with the pro Biafra groups if that will bring peace. If they want to pray; at the end of it, they should quietly go back to their houses. But in a situation where prayers lead to procession which will disturb the peace of the state, no security agency will sit and watch that happen. We will continue to appeal to them to tow the path of peace. As at today, there is no pro Biafra protester in our custody.”
Nnamdi Kanu was arrested by the Federal Government and charged with treasonable felony on December 22, 2015.
