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Nigeria Must Continue To Exist: Obasanjo Rules Out Yoruba Nation, IPOB

28Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News

Nigeria Must Continue To Exist: Obasanjo Rules Out Yoruba Nation, IPOB

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday did not mince words about the unity and indissolubility of Nigeria when he said the country that sprawl over 923,768 km² with over 200 million people will continue to exist no matter what happens. He spoke during the Book Launch and 85th Birthday of Eminence Prelate Sunday Mbang of the Methodist Church Nigeria which was held at the Admiralty Centre, Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos State. Obasanjo, who was the Convener of the programme in honour of Mbang, described the former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria as a lover of Nigeria. The book, a memoir, chronicling the journey of the octogenarian, was titled, ‘My Life and Times’. Obasanjo, 84, said the “many enemies” who don’t want to see the country’s continued c...

Uche Mefor Places Curse On IPOB, Withdraws His Blessings

26Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

Uche Mefor Places Curse On IPOB, Withdraws His Blessings

Uche Mefor, a former deputy of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the group said this on Wednesday. Mefor, in a post on his Facebook account on Wednesday, said he has withdrawn his blessing from the group. Kanu and Mefor who is the head of Information and Communication of the new Customary Government of Biafra, clashed with the IPOB leader last year due to his method of operating the group. Mefor has now joined forces with former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo in their bid to actualise the Biafra agenda. Recall that Dokubo declared a new Biafra government and named himself as the leader of the government. Dokubo who noted in the statement he released through Mefor on the declaration of a “Biafra de facto customary government” said the time has come for them to take their dest...

Okezie Ikpeazu Condemns IPOB Sit At Home Order

10Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News

Okezie Ikpeazu Condemns IPOB Sit At Home Order

Abia state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has urged The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to tone down its agitations saying the lockdown enforced in most south Eastern states today, August 9 is detrimental to Igbo people. IPOB had announced a lockdown for every Monday of the week in protest of the continued detention of it’s leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The Monday lockdown saw some states like Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra shutdown businesses totally, but Ikpeazu says the focus should be on ensuring Nnamdi Kanu gets a fair trial and not stopping Igbos from going to work. “I want to say that for the first time since this agitation started, the Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, which is the leading Pan-Igbo socio-Cultural group, has expressed serious interest in making sure that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu gets fair ju...

Two Feared Killed, Vehicles Burnt in Nnewi

9Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security

Two Feared Killed, Vehicles Burnt in Nnewi

Two persons were reportedly killed in Nnewi, Anambra State on Monday amidst near-total compliance with the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Three buses were reportedly set ablaze in the industrial city of the state while a Toyota Camry vehicle was seen abandoned along the street with the driver said to have fled. The Nation gathered there were gun shots around Izuchukwu junction of the area around 6am. A resident, who preferred anonymity, said he was surprised to see the two corpses along the road. “We couldn’t believe our eyes when we came out to see two lifeless bodies of young men. Yet, nobody could explain who was responsible.” See Also: Comply With IPOB Sit-At-Home In The North & Lose Your Shops – Arewa Warns Roads and major streets we...

Nnamdi Kanu’s Passport Still in Kenya – Brother

11Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu’s Passport Still in Kenya – Brother

A brother to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that his brother was not with his documents when he was arrested. The brother, Kingsley Kanu, revealed that the IPOB leader was arrested while taking a walk. “His UK passport remains in Kenya,” The UK Guardian declared. The Guardian quotes Kanu’s brother to have said he spoke with him while he was in Kenya, “days before he went missing in June.” “I spoke to him on the phone, he was well, in Nairobi. His associates said he went out, he didn’t take his documents with him; so he wasn’t planning on going anywhere. Then, all of a sudden, we see him paraded in handcuffs in Abuja,” Kingsley said. “It is an extraordinary rendition, aided by Kenyan authorities,” he said. “It is an outrage that can...

Kanu Was Arrested Without His Documents – Brother

10Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Kenya, News, Nigeria

Kanu Was Arrested Without His Documents – Brother

A brother to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed how they spoke while he was in Kenya shortly before “he went missing.” The brother, Kingsley Kanu, disclosed that the detainee had taken a walk when he was arrested and that he was without his documents. “His UK passport remains in Kenya,” The UK Guardian declared. According to The Guardian, Kanu’s brother, Kingsley, said he had spoken with him while he was in Kenya, “days before he went missing in June.” “I spoke to him on the phone, he was well, in Nairobi. His associates said he went out, he didn’t take his documents with him; so he wasn’t planning on going anywhere. Then, all of a sudden, we see him paraded in handcuffs in Abuja,” Kingsley said. “It is an extraordinary rendit...

3Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Human Rights, News, Nigeria

IPOB Alleges Plot to Kill Nnamdi Kanu

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Department of State Services, DSS, of plotting to inject its leader, Nnamdi Kanu with a poisonous vaccine. IPOB’s Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, alleged that the poisonous vaccine was meant to kill Kanu slowly. In a statement he signed, Powerful warned that such an attempt should be jettisoned because the consequences would be severe. IPOB also said the Ohanaeze Ndigbo must ensure that nothing happens to its leader while in DSS custody. According to Powerful: “We pity them and Nigeria if anything happens to our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The Nigeria Government and security agencies must understand the product we are made of and how prepared we are. “South East Governors and Ohaneze including politicians in the region...

Nnamdi Kanu Not Arrested in the UK – British Govt

30Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Justice, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Not Arrested in the UK – British Govt

The British High Commission in Nigeria has said the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was not arrested in the United Kingdom. It was reported that Kanu’s arrest was announced on Tuesday by the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF Abubakar Malami. The AGF, however, failed to state how and where the IPOB leader was arrested. Responding to questions from newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, the spokesman, British High Commission in Nigeria, Dean Hurlock, said, ‘We are aware of reports that Nnamdi Kanu has been detained in Nigeria by the Federal Government of Nigeria. “We can confirm that Nnamdi Kanu was not arrested in the UK for extradition purposes.” Meanwhile, Kanu who was arraigned before a Federal High Court on Tuesday was ordered to be remanded in the cus...

IPOB Alleges House-to-House Abduction, Killing of South-East Youths

11Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Safety, Security

IPOB Alleges House-to-House Abduction, Killing of South-East Youths

The Indigenous People of Biafra have accused security operatives of house-to-house abduction and killing of youths in the South-East. While denying any involvement in the killing of 128 security personnel in Imo State as alleged, the secessionist group said neither IPOB nor its security outfit, Eastern Security Network, had been involved in any attack on security personnel in Imo or any part of the country. The group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a statement, accused the Nigerian Army and other security agencies of desperately looking for ways to incriminate IPOB and ESN to justify the continued extrajudicial killings of their members. The statement read in part, “The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra has been drawn to the fallacious and fabricated ...

Governor Akeredolu Says Gulak’s Death Meant to Instigate Northerners against Igbo People

31May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Governor Akeredolu Says Gulak’s Death Meant to Instigate Northerners against Igbo People

Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has called for a tactical approach to the assassination of Ahmed Gulak. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Governor said, “The news of the death of an APC (All Progressives Congress) chieftain, Ahmed Gulak, in Owerri, Imo State this morning, is very shocking and disturbing. The details of the tragic incident remain sketchy. A press statement credited to the Imo State Police Command claimed that some bandits were responsible for the gruesome murder of a man who was a visitor to the state. This is unacceptable. “This is one murder too many. It is senseless and wicked. The perpetrators of this heinous act are enemies of this country. This contrivance is meant to mislead, confuse and destroy. It bears the unmistakable, despicable imprints of fifth c...