The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has disassociated itself from the purported declaration of United States of Biafra by loyalists of embattled Simon Ekpa, which took place on Saturday in Finland.
IPOB which denounced the declaration of the Biafra Republic in the European country, described it as a scam and shambolic act which has no bearing on the struggle for the actualization of Biafra embarked upon by the Nnamdi Kanu-led group.
Before he was arrested by the Finnish authorities, Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In Exile (BRGIE), had fixed December 2 for declaration of Independent State of Biafra and despite his arrest and detention, members of his group went on with the declaration.
In a statement issued on Sunday by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group said there is no room for another Biafran declaration besides the one declared by late Dim Odimegwu Ojukwu, in 1967.
“The noble family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by the great and indomitable leader, Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kanu, wishes to disassociate ourselves from the purported Biafra second declaration by an infamous no-name group. The so-called declaration is a scam,” Powerful said.
“It has become imperative to inform the international community, Biafrans, friends of Biafra, and lovers of Biafra freedom that Biafra has been declared by late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu in 1967.
“IPOB is calling for a UN supervised referendum for Biafrans so that the declared sovereignty can be restored.
“Biafra cannot be declared for the second time by anyone. It is sad that some unscrupulous elements who failed in the mission to infiltrate and destroy IPOB went into the jamboree they claimed was Biafra’s second declaration outside the Biafra territory.
“Biafrans and IPOB, in particular, are happy that the fanfare the infiltrators had in Finland this weekend was ignored by all responsible media organisations.
“Those involved in the event in Finland were among the sponsors of insecurity in the South East Region. Their agenda is to destabilise the South East, divide the people, and divert the attention of Biafrans and those sympathetic to the Biafra struggle by making the genuine Biafra struggle unattractive to our people. They failed woefully.
“In the past, the leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was pressured by the enemies within and without to declare Biafra the second time, but he refused. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a brilliant freedom fighter who understands the seasons and times and the rules governing self-determination.
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“When those enemies within and without failed to push Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB into untimely and unnecessary Biafra declaration, they joined a Nigerian government agent brought from Finland to destroy the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
“They had already celebrated their foolishness, which they called Biafra declaration in Finland last weekend. IPOB is an informed movement championing the restoration of Biafra sovereignty and freedom and can not involve herself in self-deception and scamming people with the Biafra project.
“All those involved in the illusion and self-deception called Biafra declaration in Finland, are criminals, uninformed, and fake agents.
“Only fools rush where the angels dread to enter. Biafra struggle is a thing of the spirit because blood has been shed and sacrificed for this ultimate project. Any person, nation, or group of people who dare to obstruct the Biafra restoration will pay a heavy price.
“The Autopilot criminals making money from some of their ignorant followers to make international mockery of the Biafra struggle will all pay a price. IPOB will not come after them, but the blood of the fallen heroes of Biafra will chase and hunt them down.
“Therefore, Biafrans, friends of Biafra and lovers of Biafra freedom, must understand that the shambolic declaration of Biafra Independence in the far away land of Finland is a scam. Those who have funded infiltrators that gathered for a picnic in Finland have been scammed.
“Now that the infiltrators and agent of provocateurs have declared their independence in Finland, we hope they will enjoy their freedom and stop interfering with IPOB’s peaceful struggle end engagement for the restoration of Biafra Nation.
“Again, we reiterate that our eternal leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, declared Biafra Independence in Biafra Land in 1967. He and other Biafran men and women fought gallantly in an unprepared genocidal war to defend the declared territory of Biafra for three (3) years.
“General Dim Ojukwu had the support and backing of Ndigbo, Biafrans in general and Biafra Consultative Forum to declare for Biafra Independence in that period. Having declared Biafra once, though short-lived, on the strength of that declaration is where IPOB stands to demand for a UN supervised Referendum for Biafrans to decide their political future.
“Therefore, the idiocy exhibited by a group of nincompoops in Finland recently in the name of Biafra declaration is trash. It was a welcome development that they were ignored by the media and public because they did not exist.
“This press release is to keep the record straight and to disassociate IPOB and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from the idiocy exhibited in Finland called Biafra second declaration. The Finland Biafra declaration is pure scam by some agent provocateurs.”
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