THE RESTORATION OF BIAFRA NATION

  The Indigenous People of Biafra has said it is not against restructuring of Nigeria. The Media and Publicity Secretary of the secessionist group, Emma Powerful, said this on Monday in a statement made available to our correspondent in Awka, Anambra State. The group, however, said its major demand was for a referendum to decide whether “Biafra” would continue to be part of Nigeria or not. He said, “Nigeria government must bear one thing in mind, IPOB is not fighting restructuring. We are not against restructuring but our demand is not restructuring. “Our demand is restoration of Biafra State. All we need is a date for referendum to decide whether or not we want to continue with this forced marriage (Nigeria). “Those who think Nigeria is ready for restructuring may have to think again. Those benefiting from the current lop-sidedness have made restructuring impossible. They are unlikely to heed the clamour for restructuring. “But for us, the only thing that can make us...

  The group also said it has nothing to say about the visit of some Igbo leaders to Aso Villa to beg President Muhammadu Buhari for the unconditional release of its leader.  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) said all supporters of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu will be happy when he eventually regains freedom from the Department of State Services (DSS) that has detained him since June.   The group also said it has nothing to say about the visit of some Igbo leaders to Aso Villa to beg President Muhammadu Buhari for the unconditional release of its leader. IPOB revealed these through its spokesman, Emma Powerful during an interview with Vanguard on Saturday. “We don't have any position on that. We are waiting for the unconditional release of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu because he committed nothing to deserve his current ordeals and inhuman treatments.   “IPOB members and indeed Biafrans and friends of Biafra will be happy and thank our God, Chukwu Okike Abi...

  Despite facing terrorism charges, Nnamdi Kanu, who leads Nigeria’s most powerful secessionist groups, is now being considered for amnesty by President Muhammadu Buhari. But can this end the agitations? In 2012, a little known activist, Nnamdi Kanu, gathered alongside other protesters in front of the Nigerian High Commission in London, to demonstrate against the killing of innocent civilians by terrorist organisation, Boko  

  The Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday denied a report that one of its operatives is behind the extrajudicial killings and brutalisation of persons from the South East in a bid to get Biafra agitators. An online news medium had alleged that a DSS operative, Samson Enweruzo, was notorious for forcing false confessions out of persons suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) or its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN). But responding to the report on a WhatsApp platform on Sunday, DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, said: “There is no iota of truth in the so called exclusive. The DSS does not force out confessions from suspects and has not done so in the matter of IPOB and ESN.  standards operating procedures in all of its activities. It does not take laws into its hands. “It is a public knowledge that it has by, today, charged many suspects to court in line with democratic norms. The entire reportage is a figment of the im...

  Onitsha and Nnewi, the commercial and industrial cities of Anambra State respectively were on Tuesday grounded with very little commercial activities in the cities, over prayers held by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Monday had also been observed as sit-at-home day, despite IPOB’s repeated notice that it has called of the exercise. learnt that markets and commerical entities failed to open for business, over notices said to have been dished out by IPOB, stating that prayer rallies will hold for Kanu. Sources in Onitsha and Nnewi told our correspondent that markets, shops and other business entities failed to open for business. “Our staff who sent to Mgbuka old spare parts market to buy motor parts for the fixing of our company’s car returned without buying them, saying markets were shut,” the source said. Further checks showed that commercial transport companies plying Awka to Onitsha did not also open for business. Spokesperso...

  Group seek prayer for unconditional release of Kanu, peace in S/E others The Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) has declared Tuesday ,30 November a partial lockdown in the South East as for a prayer session for the unconditional release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, peace in the zone and as well for the realisation of Biafra nation. In a statement emanating from the Head of Directorate of IPOB,Chika Edoziem and released by the spokesperson of the group,Emma Powerful it said “On this very day, we will make one solemn sacrifice. I am not instituting Sit-at-home but all Biafrans should dedicate that day by shutting down all business activities, Banks should not open. Explaining further on the modalities of the prayer session,Powerful said “The prayers will be all over the world where all Biafrans resides. “There is no sit at home because we understand that fulani agents and DSS agents masquerading as our members are now telling people that IPOB will use that day as sit- at-...

  Igbo youths under the umbrella of South East Youths for Equity Alliance (SEYEA), has carpeted Arewa youth Consultative Forum, over opposition to the demand for release of the leader of the Indigeneous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The Northern group spoke after a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Igbo elders led by Chief Mbazulike Amaechi. President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, Yerima Shettima, in an interview with  had claimed that allowing Kanu to go unpunished would be harmful to Nigeria and the Federal Government. However, SEYEA, in a statement by its President, Comrade Ekeh Ifeanyi Chimezie and made available to  on Monday, regretted that Arewa youth have turned themselves as tool of Nigeria’s disintegration, as they have always seen themselves and the north as Nigerians while others are not through their actions and inactions. The southeast group accused the Arewa youths of promoting disunity, bigotry, e...