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Ohanaeze warns FG Against embarking on Unwinnable War

16Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Ohanaeze warns FG Against embarking on Unwinnable War

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide on Thursday said those encroaching on land in Alaigbo were provoking their people and Igbo deities. Ohanaeze President General, Prof. George Obiozor, who stated this during a press conference in Enugu, declared that “there is no ‘No Man’s Land’ in Igbo land”. Obiozor warned the Federal Government to rethink, reflect and act fast before the prophecy of the “late Chinua Achebe’s book, ‘Nigeria: There was a country’ becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy of a national reality and a national tragedy foretold.” Obiozor stated, “We all are aware that we are passing through one of the worse times in virtually all aspects of our national life. General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, over four decades ago, succinctly captured the mood of our nation today in his message to...

Imo CP Failed to Request MOPOL, Military Reinforcement – Source

9Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Interview, News, Security, Terrorism

Imo CP Failed to Request MOPOL, Military Reinforcement – Source

The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Nasiru Mohammed, and his top officers have been booted out following Monday’s attack on the state Police Command headquarters and the Nigerian Custodial Centre which led to the release of 600 suspects and 1,884 inmates from the correctional facility. According to a report by The PUNCH, it was gathered on Thursday that Mohammed was removed alongside the Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Ilyasu Yahaya; and Assistant Commissioner, Operations, James Aikai, by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Adamu, who was also relieved of his appointment by the Presidency while at the scene of the attack, announced the removal of the three officers while addressing the men of the command. A senior police officer said the CP was found to have neglec...

There’ll Never Be Biafra Again – Lauretta Onochie

7Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

There’ll Never Be Biafra Again – Lauretta Onochie

A Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has claimed that the Republic of Biafra will never be in existence again. She disclosed this on Monday after the reported attack on the Imo State Police Command headquarters and the Owerri Correctional Prison, which led to the release of over 1,800 inmates and the destruction of scores of vehicles and state assets. Mohammed Adamu, former Inspector-General of Police, had fingered the operatives of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, to have perpetrated the attacks, although the group has denied involvement in the attacks. After the mayhem, Onochie tweeted a video showing former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, receiving the then Biafran Vice President, Major General Philip Effiong, who facilitate...

Asari-Dokubo Proclaims Self New Biafran Leader

15Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Asari-Dokubo Proclaims Self New Biafran Leader

A former militant in the Niger Delta region, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo has declared himself the leader of the new Biafra de facto Customary Government. He cited injustice and marginalization on the Igbo race found across different zones of the country as the rationale for his aspiring for a better life for his people. Asari-Dokubo disclosed this in a statement issued by the Head of Information and Communication of the customary government, Uche Mefor in Warri on Sunday. The statement issued online also announced that George Onyibe would be the Secretary while Emeka Esiri would be in charge of the Legal Matters. According to the statement, Asari-Dokubo, vowed that the de facto government would take care of the current insecurity challenges faced by the Igbo as well as focusing...

IPOB Berates Facebook for Blocking Nnamdi Kanu

4Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Communication, Fulani Herdsmen, Nigeria, Press Statement, Safety, Security, Terrorism

IPOB Berates Facebook for Blocking Nnamdi Kanu

The Indigenous People of Biafra has decried the blocking of the Facebook account of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement by the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Wednesday, the group described the action as despicable and petty. While accusing the Federal Government of having a hand in the conspiracy, IPOB described Facebook as an accomplice of mass murder. The statement read in part, “We strongly condemn this attitude of Facebook managers in Lagos and Abuja who collude with corrupt Nigeria government officials to suppress free flow of information via their platform. “This unconscionable and reprehensible attitude amounts to partnering with perpetrators of human rights abuses and other criminal activities masterminded by the Nigeria State against innoc...

Nobody Can Rename Any Part of Rivers – Wike

28Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Youths

Nobody Can Rename Any Part of Rivers – Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has disclosed that nobody can rename any part of Rivers State. Wike spoke while making reference to the nefarious activities of the disbanded Indigeneous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The governor spoke on Friday when he received a delegation of Tiv people living in Rivers State under the aegis of Mdzough U. Tiv led by Mr. Caleb Yashi to Government House, Port Harcourt. The leadership of Ogbakor Ikwerre Cultural Organisation worldwide also accompanied the delegation of the TiV people. The governor noted that the Tiv people had not caused any problem for the state government and urged them to continue to live peacefully with people of their host communities. He said: “In this state, you have not made any problem here. We know that the Tiv people...

Nigeria: Indigenous People and their Right to Self-Determination

28Sep

By Ndidi UwechueNo Comments

Africa, Biafra, Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria, United Nations

Nigeria: Indigenous People and their Right to Self-Determination

28th September 2020 Between years 2000 and 2002, a full one-third of the states of Nigeria declared that they would be governed by Islamic Sharia. These are twelve adjoining states in the core north also known as the Arewa region. In taking up Sharia for themselves, Arewa took up their entitlement to self-determination, and were not criminalised or penalised for it. In characteristic Nigerian fashion of confusing matters, although the 1999 Constitution (Section 10) that it operates mandates that Nigeria must be a secular country, it is also known that this Constitution is a forgery, thus null and void, and invalid. Therefore could it be that Arewa simply ignored the Constitution being unwilling to keep to the demands of an illegitimate social contract? What is clear is that A...

Police Warns Against IPOB Oct. 1 Sit-at-Home Call

24Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Human Rights, News, Nigeria

Police Warns Against IPOB Oct. 1 Sit-at-Home Call

Police authorities on Wednesday warned against the call by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for a sit-at-home on October 1. The Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, Philip Maku, warned IPOB to steer clear of the state while stating that the proscribed group does not have the legal right to tell citizens to sit at home. In his reaction to the directive by the leader of the proscribed group, Maku said: “People have the fundamental right to movement. If you try to restrict their right to move about and transact their lawful business activities, you are crossing the red line. “If anyone tries to force people to sit at home, the Police will not fail to deal decisively with such persons,” he warned. IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu had earlier said the call to sit-at-home was to ...

Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu Orders Group to Cease Attacks Against Yorubas

23Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu Orders Group to Cease Attacks Against Yorubas

Nnamdi kanu, leader of the pro-Biafra group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has ordered its media arm to cease attacks on the Yoruba ethnic group. Chike Edoziem, IPOB Head of Directorate of State in a communique instructed the group’s media personnel to abide by the directives of it leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and stop every attack against the Yoruba. IPOB's statement read, "Consequent upon the directive by Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, worldwide during his live broadcast of Sunday, July 19, 2020, to the effect that all attacks on Yoruba people should cease immediately, the Directorate of State of the Indigenous People of Biafra has deemed it instructive to reiterate and reaffirm the adherence by all to that directive from our leader...

Opinion: What do these Biafrans Really Want? by Pomonua

21Jul

By Guest ContributorNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

Opinion: What do these Biafrans Really Want? by Pomonua

I asked this question because the noise from their agitation is really taking a nuisance pitch and dimension. Let us set the records straight, the British continues to have an interest in the affairs of Nigeria and its governance. The country is a major source of earnings for them. When they departed upon independence, they entrusted its affairs in the hands of those they could trust; those who will allow them unfettered access to those things that fueled their economy. That is how the Fulani came to be in power. Biafra knows that Britain is the unseen hand working behind the scene to frustrate its actualization, even though the face of the Fulani is what you see. If in doubt, watch this video of the confession by Harold Smith, one of the principal participant during that episode. ...