IPOB: Latest Biafra News Today Monday 15th November 2021

The cleric, who commended IPOB for calling off its Monday sit-at-home exercise, said the danger of the order was becoming a problem instead of a solution.

Father Mbaka

Recall that IPOB had ordered the arrest of anyone found enforcing the already-suspended Monday sit-at-home order in the South-East.

The Media and Publicity Secretary of the group, Emma Powerful, said the group has long suspended the order and wondered why some people would continue to enforce an order that has already been cancelled by IPOB.

The cleric further stated that he was pleased that the intervention of stakeholders has yielded results with the cancelation of the lockdown of the entire region.

Commending IPOB, Mbaka said, ”The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, the hero, Nnamdi Kanu, is expressing his empathy with the people of the Southeast over what they are passing through. He came to know that Igbos are suffering because of him. And he would not wish that suffering to continue. Therefore, nobody should stop anybody from going to his or her business any Monday.

“All of us should keep praying for his (Kanu) release, and work towards his freedom because if he dies inside that place, it will cause more trouble. If he comes out, he will come out as a hero.

”We don’t want him to die, because it is not Nnamdi Kanu’s issue, it is the issue that concerns the people that are suffering. Nnamdi is not asking the government to do anything for him; he is speaking for the Igbo people.

“And we that are affected and he is speaking on their behalf should do everything possible to see that it is well with him.

“Many were saying they saw me at Abuja some days ago, yes. My own is if I am with you, I am with you. I will not sit here to tell you why I am in Abuja but whatever will make my people to be emancipated I will do it. There are people working to see that Nnamdi Kanu is released and it’s not by sitting. at home that he will be released.

”Canceling sit-at-home does not mean that it is over, the poor masses are suffering. Most of the rich people don’t have business over here, we are punishing our self. We thank the leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, may God bless him.”

We are worried by difficulties encountered by Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team — S-East Leaders

Traditional and religious leaders from the South-East zone have expressed worry over what they described as differences encountered by the legal team of the Leader of the Indigenous; People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on his ongoing trial.

The leaders urged the Court to affirm Kanu’s fundamental rights, including that of his Lawyers and other stakeholders, stressing that failure to do so would lend weight to the suspicion in some quarters of a planned secret trial against the IPOB leader.

Spokesmen of the traditional and religious leaders; Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, His Grace, Most Rev. Anthony Obinna, His Grace Chibuzo Okpoko, among others, warned that the difficulties will neutralize all the efforts being made to establish peace in the South-East zone.

They commended IPOB for listening to their appeal to call off the sit-at-home order.

“This Joint Body is relieved that the Anambra State Gubernatorial Election was conducted without any major incidents or breach of the peace. It also commends the people of Anambra State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Security Forces, the National Peace Committee, and all the other actors who contributed to the successful conduct of the election.

“We are highly disturbed by the persistent complaints by the IPOB legal team about the difficulties it encounters in dealing with the Department of State Services (DSS) and, especially, the sad events which occurred during Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s appearance in court last Wednesday, November 10.

“This Joint Body acknowledges the statement by the Attorney-General & Minister of Justice,

Mr Abubakar Malami SAN, in which he affirmed that the Federal Government was open to a political solution to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case. This statement is in line with the proposal earlier made by this.

“Joint body and by other well-meaning persons and groups in Nigeria. This Body therefore eagerly awaits the concrete steps that would be taken in this regard.”

The group acknowledged the roles played by various other Igbo organizations and groups in fostering peace in the South East zone and calls on all to sustain the current effort until true peace, based on justice and equity, is achieved in our land.

IPOB, a great joke, says Kaduna PDP chieftain

Alhaji Lawal Usman, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, has described Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB as a great joke with members who just want attention from the Federal Government.

Usman who also said the group’s threats to break away from Nigeria, was not real spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Zaria

He added that IPOB’s campaign lacked support from the leaders of the South East.

“We have Igbo people living and doing business in all parts of the country, are you saying that this people are ready to fold their businesses and fortunes and just go back empty handed from Nigeria.

“The whole thing about IPOB is a great joke, they just want attention from the Federal Government.

“I don’t take them seriously, left to me, they won’t last more than one week, especially if the government is serious about them.

“There are great people in South East who believe in oneness of Nigeria, I think that IPOB is made up of some trouble makers, making noise trying to seek government attention,” Usman said.

He said that the group had no knowledge of Nigeria’s politics.

“They are young men who have no knowledge of the country’s history, especially the Civil War, I think they needed to be educated on the history of the country, because they are acting blindly.

“They are also seeking for foreign funding from enemies of Nigeria who do not wish the country well,” he said.

Usman said that Igbo business men were scattered across the country, doing legitimate businesses and ownership property.

“There are Igbo businessmen and women in Kano for example doing business and living peacefully for years and they are not talking of Biafra.

“There are Igbo businessmen in Abuja, in Yola, Kaduna, Sokoto and all-over the North owning property and living like Kings in the areas, they are not talking of Biafra.

“The Anambra election was also held peacefully where people voted for their choice candidates, without thinking of Biafra, ” he said.

Usman advised IPOB to channel it grievances through the South East representatives at the National Assembly rather than engage in violent campaign without results.

Buhari Should Negotiate With Boko Haram, Bandits, IPOB – Adamu Garba

Former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba has asked the Muhammadu Buhari government to dialogue with Boko Haram insurgents, bandits and the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Naija News reports that Garba made this known in a lengthy statement via his Facebook page on Monday.

He stated that dialogue is the only way to stop the insecurity experienced in the country and not offensive attacks by the Nigerian military.

Garba pointed out that insurgency is motivated by a desire for justice or economic survival, asking the federal government to find another way to fight the war against terrorism.

Adamu Garba

He wrote: “To those who said that negotiations with Boko Haram, Bandits and IPOB is not possible, we should keep bombing and keep losing lives, I say this to you: Where are ISIS in the Levant today? What of Nusra Front, Haqqani Network, Al Qa’ida, Alshabab, AQIM, Ansar Dine, Irish Republican Army etc? What of the Afghan Taliban?

“Ask Russia and Turkey how to they handled ISIS, ask Qataris, Saudis and Pakistanis how they managed to disappear Nusra Front, Qaida and Haqqanis, how did France deal with Ansar and AQIM in Africa, how did Britain ends and contained the IRA or why the American super weapons ended up running away from the untrained, uneducated and ill-organized Afghan Taliban.

“Everything ended up on a negotiation table. The truth is, all insurgencies from history are motivated by two things: desire for justice or economic survival. Nigeria’s case is not an exception.

“We cannot continue to throw bombs in our backyard, to our neighbors, fellow citizens and fellow countrymen and women and believe we are making any progress. This is the clean principle of self-destruction. This is illogical to the modern state governance in the 21st century. It cannot take us anywhere. We must find other means.

“Since the inception of the crisis in 2009, Nigeria burnt $44Bn to kill its fellow citizens and destroy its infrastructure to fight an enemy that simple listening and conversation can solve.

“That amount, the $44bn can dredge River Niger and Benue through the deltas of Anambra and Imo, Build superhighway from Maiduguri to Calabar through Mubi, Yola Jalingo, Wukari, Zaki Biam, Vandekya, Ikom and Ugep, Link Kano, Sokoto, Kebbi to Badagry, through Borgu, in Niger State, and lay gas pipeline and fibre cables from Niger Delta and Lagos to Abuja and Kaduna upward to the hinterland respectively.

“All these burnt away in trying to fight ourselves. That is needless to say that most of these monies we’re either stolen, shared or disappear into the thin air.”

The All Progress Congress (APC) stalwart stated that Boko Haram, bandits, IPOB are all Nigerians and should be treated with dignity.

Garba demanded that the fight against terrorism should be called off, asking Nigerians to fix the various internal differences and disagreements in the nation.

He said: “Believe it or not, Boko Haram, Bandits, IPOB are all Nigerians and our fellow brothers and sisters. We share the same border, live in the same neighbourhood, eat the same food, share the same language and the same tradition and suffer the same way. Whether we kill 10 terrorists today and 1 soldier, we cannot escape the facts that Nigerians killed fellow Nigerians.

“We must look beyond our borders if we must fight an enemy, but we must do all we can to protect our homeland and fix our differences without the sacred blood of our brothers and sisters getting shaded.

“These so-called internal wars against terrorism should be called to a halt and larger table to expand to accommodate our differences no matter our disagreements.

“Let’s call a spade a spade, all terrorist are known by the state, in each country. Nigeria definitely knows who are those terrorists and the real sponsors even though no legal case might have been established against them. We must slow down on the killings, open our country, bury our pride and fix our internal differences and disagreements by mainstreaming a legal framework for a fair position for all.

“The villagers cannot go to the farm, hunger is on the rise, we’re now in a dry season without good harvest, food inflation is very high, the cost of everything is getting unbearable, we cannot afford to keep spending on wars, we must accept our issues and come to terms with the best way out of this by tackling the very basic necessities of our livelihood.

“These wars should be over, let’s work towards peace and prosperity of our people. The desperation, lack of opportunities and better future, hope is more important now than the blood of our fellow citizens.”