Open Letter to International community
Sirs,
We want to use this opportunity, to first of all commend the International community, for its efforts to criticize Nigerian Fulani Government actions against Biafran agitators, and other oppressed people in the country.
Nigerian successive Governments, have been committing all manner of atrocities and suppression of people of Biafra, since the so-called independence about sixty years ago. The systematic genocide, slavery, and inhuman treatment, meted out to our people have surpassed those of any oppressed group of people in the world. Hence, we have been agitating for self-determination, which has spanned more than 54 years.
The Nigeria-Biafra civil war which lasted for 30 months ended in January 1970. Successive Hausa/Fulani regimes have continued to repress and exclude our people in the scheme of things. Their wickedness and incessant killing of our people, have revived our resolve for restoration of State of Biafra. That is the only way out of this internal slavery and local imperialism. We are not compatible at all with our oppressors; to warrant living together in one country.
Now, we beseech the world bodies including United Nations and United States of America, not to supply weapons to Nigerian Authorities, under any pretence. Do not send money or any material help to them either; ostensibly to fight terrorism. Most of the ammunition and cash donations, end up in the hands of terrorists they themselves sponsor. Many of the successful ambushes laid against soldiers, and capture of military equipments and money, are pre-arranged. They are now paying salaries, and housing the insurgents under fake amnesty.
Highly placed persons in Nigerian Government, and other Northern elite, finance the activities of: Boko Haram, ISWAP, bandits, name them. This is part of the grand plan to take over Nigeria. They want to conquer, take over lands in Biafra, and other Southern and Middle Belt areas, as Fulani settlements.
It is hypocritical for Nigerian Authorities, to claim they are fighting insurgency and banditry; and at the same time indirectly arming, and giving money running into hundreds of millions of dollars, to those criminals. Thousands of non-Fulanis are being killed every month in the country. In Katsina and Zamfara States for example, the Fulani bandits are massacring the Hausas on daily basis. And little or nothing is being done about it.
Terrorism and banditry in Nigeria, can never be stopped by the supplies of weapons, and donations from any quarter to the Government. They end up equipping and enriching those armed groups. Many of those armed gangs are on the pay roll of Nigerian Government and Northern elite. The much talked about repentant terrorists, are being placed on jumbo salaries (as much as #100,000 a month); far above the civil service structure, from borrowed loans with interests accumulating. Imagine idle illiterates earning more than University professors, lecturers, doctors and others, who are even owed several months of meager pay.
All those labeled repentant terrorists have never confessed their evil deeds for one day. Have they given any information on the location of heavy equipments like armoured cars they captured? Has any of those pretenders, given insight concerning the whereabouts of multitude of adopted people, including women and children? Why do they go back to their old lives of kidnapping and banditry? They are all scammers. They and their financers are taking the rest of the country for a ride. These miscreants are promptly absorbed into the armed forces to carry on with their jihadist agenda. Our taskmasters are desperate to make Nigeria Islamic Caliphate. Religious hypocrites.
Miyetty Allah- organization in charge of Fulani Herdsmen, boasted that United Nations is on its side. This quickly reminds us of UN Under-Secretary General, who is a Fulani woman, from Nigeria. She was allowed to resign her position as a Minister in Buhari’s cabinet; to pick up that job to protect Fulani interest there. Since her assumption of office, UN has been very passive and adamant to atrocities and heinous crimes, being committed by Fulani rulers and terrorists, ravaging the country with impunity. She has never for one day, uttered a word against the evils going on in Nigeria. We therefore call for her removal from that position, due to her partisan stance against the rest people in the country. Despite all their atrocities, Fulanis are not being tried and convicted of any crime. You can hardly get any Fulani in prison. He can not be detained for long. Once order comes from ‘above,’ they will be left off the hook, even if they killed people.
Why is it that international Community, and World Powers including United States and Russia, have kept quiet over the foreign impostors ruling over Nigeria since the year 2017? The hypocrisy and nonchallant attitude of these bodies, have left much to be desired. They should carry out thorough investigation, arrest all culprits and collaborators, and prosecute them in world court and ICC. Why should they allow foreigners who impersonate a dead ruler to plunder the country, and leave when they deem fit? They keep on diverting the country’s resources and money to develop neighbouring Niger Republic. They continue to borrow money from international financial institutions, and creditor countries including China. They borrow and loot. They want to ground the country before absconding. Now, about 91 percent of the budget is used in debt servicing_ to pay interest on loans. International Community needs to stop lending money to these people: because they part with bulk of the money: thereby plunging the country into perpetual bankruptcy.
We finally call on United Nations and its allies, to promptly organize referendum for people of Biafra. And follow it up with declaration of sovereign state of Biafra. It is long overdue.
Yours Sincerely,
Evangelist Joseph U. Afurobi
`Don’t Turn Nigeria to Another Afghanistan
Some countries, especially United States spent a lot to support Afghan Government against, Taliban for many years. They ended up spending trillions of dollars in military hardware and troops’ maintenance in the country; only for the Taliban rebels to seize power easily. The Afghan Government has a lackadaisical approach, in prosecuting the war. They allowed the Taliban fighters to infiltrate the rank and file of Afghan armed forces. As soon as US withdrew their troops in August 2021, the Government collapsed, and the Taliban rebels quickly rounded up the capital and Government house.
Same pattern is about to play out in Nigeria. There is mass defection of so-called repentant terrorists, to Nigerian Military and Police. There, they are warmly welcomed. The grand design is to replicate Afghan experience in the country.
Countries selling arms and ammunition to Nigerian Fulani government, are indirectly supplying same to terrorists and their likes, who are ravaging the North mostly. Large chunk of those military hardware and cash, fall into the hands of armed gangs by way of ‘arranged ambush, and invasion of military bases with ease. Armoured vehicles, anti-aircraft guns, and assorted weapons, are being captured by the insurgents with little or no challenges. The truth is that most of the weapons they use are gotten from Nigeria: either by seizure or payment of ransom, which run into hundreds of millions of dollars or euros.
There are reported cases of the terrorists, ambushing military convoys carrying large amount of money in their vehicles. In the attacks, many soldiers are being shot dead, and the money carted away. Most of these ambushes or surprise attacks, are acted upon credible information within. There is communication between “repentant terrorists” recruited into the Army or Police, and their “unrepentant counterparts” still in the bushes.
There is synergy among Nigerian tribal Government and terrorists, Fulani Terrorist Herdsmen, bandits and other northern armed groups. Bandit is a baptismal name for Fulani armed robber. They all kill, rape, burn houses, kidnap and demand ransom. The fact remains that the Nigerian nepotic administration, is fighting a deliberate defensive war against those northern terrorists who are mostly Fulanis. There are lots of transactions and shady deals, going on behind the scene. They very rarely use any of those heavy weapons, recently acquired, including fleet of expensive war planes bought from US, on those outlaws. They don’t want to come hard on them and end the war. Instead, they want the war to linger for their selfish and tribal interests.
The truth remains they are actually grooming those armed gangs to fight against the South, especially against people of Biafra in their primitive Jihad war. That is why their nefarious activities are being sustained, aided and abetted. But, at the slight provocation or flimsy excuse, the Nigerian ruler would order the Army, Airforce, and Police to raid Biafra communities to shoot people at sight; and kill defenceless civilians. They see freedom agitators like Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as terrorists; and therefore use their war planes and other sophisticated weapons on them with impunity. Meanwhile, the real terrorists from the Northern Nigeria, who are wrecking havoc, are regarded as “misguided brothers,” who should be pampered.
Nigerian Government mobilized their soldiers, with assorted military arsenal they bought from past US Administration, and other countries against the South; just to enforce the COVID 19 shutdown. Such naked display of power wasn’t applicable to those in the Southern part of the country. Many people were brutally shot dead, tortured, and maimed by the mostly Fulani soldiers. Some were forced to swim inside dirty gutters and mud. By their wickedness and inhuman treatment to our people, they were unconsciously raising “Unknown Gunmen.”
We therefore make passionate appeal to the United Nations, EU, AU, US, Russia, and other world powers to place armed embargo on Nigeria. Their main motives of spending so much in purchasing expensive weapons, is to fight and suppress the Biafran people; whom they label as terrorists. They give dog a bad name in order to hang it. Any country or individual supplying weapons, or donating money to Nigeria under the pretext of fighting Boko Haram, is shedding innocent blood. God will surely visit that nation or person. The scripture say, “Rejoice oh yea nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people”_ Deuteronomy 32: 43.
Retired Commodore’s Exposition of Terrorism Sponsors.
Retired Naval Commodore Kunle Olawunmi said sponsors of terrorist groups, are presently holding positions in the cabinet of Nigerian President Buhari. He went further to say some terrorists arrested in the past years, specifically mentioned names of the sponsors. They included some northern Governors, Senators, and Presidential officials. Security agents are aware of the development; but can’t act without order from the “Presidency.” We doubt if the President will ever allow the arrest, and prosecution of those high-ranking Government officials.
United Stated has offered to name all those “sacred cows,” behind terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. Of course, US has very high intelligence network. It’s very unlikely Nigerian Fulani Government will accept that offer. The Government at the highest level is engrossed in sponsoring, aiding, abetting and pampering, those undesirable elements in the society. US and other nations shouldn’t continue to supply, money, arms and ammunition to Nigerian authorities; knowing fully well part of such will be delivered to those outlaws through hook and crook. Stop the arms supplies.
United Nations top official, recently talked about Nigerian President’s secret welfare program for Boko Haram, ISWAP insurgent commanders. Nigerian Authorities are yet to deny or confirm the statement.
In the confession of one of the captured Fulani Terrorist Herdsmen, he asserted the Government gives them AK-47 rifles. They are gingered to kill people in their farms and houses; then take over their lands. He maintained that ordinary Fulani nomads are not used to carrying guns. They move with sticks and knives to cut foliage. But now, they are induced to carry automatic guns given to them; to embark on expansionist and Jihad adventure. Our rulers have found those illiterate nomads, as willing tools to kill people in their communities and occupy their lands. They are now Jihadist foot soldiers disguising as cattle rearers; while their own children and close relatives are studying in the best schools abroad.
Nigerian Authorities don’t prosecute terrorists and their backers. Never! But, they readily try and jail people with much less offences, who are not Fulanis. All the Fulani criminals are shortly left off the hook after being apprehended. Bandits are disguised Fulani armed robbers. They are terrorists; who are involved in robbery, murder, rape, kidnapping, arson, name them. Forefathers of these parasites illegally migrated into Nigeria, from Nigeria republic, Funtua Jalon in Guinea, Senegal, Mali and so on.
Address Root Causes of Banditry/ Insurgency
Thousands of mercenaries were recruited from: Mali, Senegal, Niger Republic, Chad, Libya, and some other African countries. They were brought in prior to 2015 Presidential Elections; to help desperate Nigeria politicians rig themselves to power; obviously to oust and intimidate Goodluck Jonathan from power.
These mostly foreign mercenaries were used and dumped by our rulers; after rigging themselves to power. The aggrieved fighters now metamorphosed into bandits: and took to crimes including robberies and kidnappings, to earn a living.
They started with killings, and adoptions of innocent and defenseless people in Southern Kaduna, who are predominantly Christians. The Governor was indifferent; claiming he had paid them to stop killing, and they refused to stop. Then, the killings and destructions spread to Katsina, Zamfara, and other Northern parts of Nigeria.
A lot has happened since then; and solution to disband these criminal gangs remain unsolved. Now, they have become a thorn in the flesh of those who recruited them.
The Northern elite at a stage wanted to use them to invade and Islamize the Southern part of the country. Now, it’s no longer feasible; especially in Biafra territory. This is due to the emergence of a formidable security outfit, known as Eastern Security Network (ESN). Biafra land is now a no-go-area, as far as invasion is concerned.
Meanwhile, the armed robbers (sorry bandits), have intensified their kidnapping business; mostly in the North. They kidnap passengers and drivers in commuter vehicles, and demand for ransom running into millions. Also, they indulge into the most lucrative business of kidnapping school children; and demanding for ransom up to hundreds of millions of naira. Somehow, the Nigerian Government helps to pay through Muslim professions negotiators: who have their own huge commissions.
Killing and adoptions are going on in many Northern states on daily basis. The bandits’ leaders are saying, the current Nigerian ruler breached agreement he reached with them before he contested 2015 election and assumed power. They feel abandoned and neglected. There is bloodshed everywhere.
Similar treatment was mated out to Boko Haram insurgents: who were recruited, used, and dumped by former Borno State Governor. And now they have taken to crime and insurgency.
For how long will Nigerian Authorities continue to play hide-and-seek games with bandits and terrorists? Time shall tell. Nigerian Government knows their hideouts, and doesn’t want to take actions to round them up. Neither could the Government prosecute these murderers, rapists and robbers. Instead, they are pampered. All the terrorist groups in Northern Nigeria who are mostly Fulanis, are never proscribed; unlike IPOB that has been declared a terrorist group for agitating for freedom from Hausa/Fulani slavery. It is a matter of time banditry and terrorism will consume the whole of Northern Nigeria. They are now victims of self-inflicted wounds. He that digs a pit shall fall into it.
Stop Aircraft Sales to Nigeria: Bruce Fein
Barrister Bruce Fein, US based International lawyer has sued United State Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lioyd Austin, over the sale of attack planes to Nigeria recently. He filed the suit at US Federal High Court on behalf of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
He sued the United State Authorities, to prevent them from delivering A-29 Super Tukano aircraft to Nigeria. The suit is also seeking the return of already delivered six war planes to the country.
IPOB is highly justified in expressing fear, the war planes will be used imminently to kill and maim the Biafrans physically, and to destroy their property. The real motive behind the acquisition of all these sophisticated military hardware, is to use them to wage war against people of Biafra. Nigerian wicked rulers have been using war planes to decimate our communities in Biafra, under the cover of searching for IPOB and Eastern Security Network men.
For instance since 2017, Fulani-dominated Nigerian Government, has been using armoured cars and planes to massacre our people in remote areas, mostly in secret. Nigerian rulers usually present fighting Boko Haram activities as reasons for seeking for military assistance and cash donations. It is a big lie. They never use serious weapons against their “misguided brothers,” as they usually refer to them. Our taskmasters are bent on annihilating the Igbos, whom they hate with passion; and see as the main obstacles to their Islamization of Nigeria.
Why have they not used the six Super Tucano aircraft against the terrorists and bandits, since acquiring them? Nigerian Authorities are fighting fake and defensive war: as well as playing hide and seek games, with those sponsored armed gangs in the north. Remember, Muhammadu Buhari once said, “War against Boko Haram is war against Northern Nigeria.” He made this comment before he assumed the office of the President in 2015. He really stands by it in his actions; despite deceptions and maneuverings going on here and there.
We therefore appeal to the current US President Joe Biden, to suspend and cancel all forms of arms sales to Nigeria, till after restoration of Biafra. The past US Government under Trump, was tricked into arms deal with Nigeria obviously to fight insurgents. But, they are actually meant to carry out another genocide, against the people of Biafra.
We also call on Russian President Vladimir Putin, to cancel all arms transactions with Nigeria. Let all nations and people of goodwill, place arms embargo on Nigerian, to check their ongoing secret killings against our people. Any country or person that sells weapons to this authoritarian regime, is making blood money. They offer you money running into hundreds of millions or billions of dollars our oil money; to buy weapons to kill our people under flimsy excuses. God Almighty won’t thank you for that. Verbal attacks or reprimand on evils going on in Nigeria, don’t move our unscrupulous overlords. Concrete measures should be taken individually and collectively, to stop the bloodshed going on in Nigeria on daily basis.
World body, United Nations Organization, was courageous enough to impose arms embargo on apartheid South Africa, to bring it to its knees. Why can’t the same United Nations take similar action, against a regime that is more wicked and evil? A lot of bribery and gratification are going on, to cause people to change or relax their minds, on the bloodletting going in Nigeria. Only the ones who are truly upright and have conscience, will use their positions to stop the killings of non Fulanis in Nigeria.
Biafra is like a spirit that cannot be killed. Most of those presently agitating for Biafra, were not born when the struggle began in 1967; even Nnamdi Kanu was born after Nigerian civil war started. Killing and detaining our people can never end the struggle. It may only cause temporary setbacks. In most cases, it backfires. The lasting solution is self-determination for our people. Let the US and other world rulers act to restore Biafra. If another war breaks out, it will be far more devastating. It will be fought in all parts of the country. And the casualties will surely be much more in the Northern parts of the Nigeria_ that animal kingdom!
Release Nnamdi Kanu From Detention
We hereby appeal to Nigerian President and his lieutenants, to release the Biafran leader Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. Let him come out from DSS dungeon. He is an embodiment of Biafra struggle. We the people of Biafra are solidly behind him.
He was kidnapped while in Kenya by Kenyan Authorities. Kanu was tortured and detained for about eight days, under inhuman condition. Then, he was later flown to Nigeria by a chartered plane, at the request of Nigerian dictatorial regime. His kidnap and subsequent whisking off to Nigeria, was a conspiracy involving the rulers of the two countries. It is against international law. It’s hypocritical for Nigeria Government to speak against kidnapping and torture; when same treatments were meted out against Nnamdi Kanu, a British citizen with valid travelling documents.
Right now, Bruce Fein, the International lawyer of Kanu, is preparing to sue Nigerian and Kenyan Government, over the kidnap and torture of his client Kanu, in International Criminal Court (ICC). The Presidents of these two countries should be summoned to appear physically, to explain their rights to kidnap and torture a freedom agitator. They should be brought to book. Such illegality shouldn’t be condoned by International Community whomsoever.
What is the rationale behind putting the leader of freedom movement being kept in a dungeon, while terrorists, Fulani armed robbers (sorry bandits) and their likes are being pampered and paid huge ransom? Nigerian tribal Government is chasing shadows; leaving the main substances. Those terrorists are committing all manner of atrocities like rape, murders, arson, and destruction of farmlands.
The struggle to restore Biafra began, before Nnamdi Kanu was even born. Nobody born of woman can stop the struggle. Satan himself cannot stop Biafra. God’s time has come. Kanu’s rejection of over 15 billion dollar bribe to abandon the struggle, should be an eye opener to our oppressors. He is an exceptional leader of Biafra. There is yet no other person, who has resisted bribery of very huge amount of money, and other goodies; just to abandon the agitation.
The putting in place of Eastern Security Network (ESN), by him and IPOB, is very timely. If not, Fulani Terrorist Herdsmen, and other disguised Jihadist killers, would have overrun Biafra land by now. Those expansionists with tacit support from their kinsmen in power, have invaded Middle Belt region, Yoruba land, and other places. ESN, the pride of Biafran people, has effectively warded them off our territory. We are entitled to self-defence.
IPOB under leadership of Kanu has put up superlative performance, unprecedented in the history of Biafran struggle. We won’t allow our wicked rulers, to repeat the atrocities they committed against our people in the past; by massacring millions of innocent civilians, with the help of Britain that imperialist and occult nation. Let them release Kanu. He is the true and undisputed Biafran leader.
President of Nigeria has left off the hook virtually all the thousands of Boko Haram terrorists captured; claiming they have undergone cleansing. They commit despicable acts, and heinous crimes against humanity. Yet, they are all being released and recycled into their criminal activities. Meanwhile, other prisoners who are not Fulanis, continue to languish in Nigerian prisons.
We Biafrans are exercising our right of self-determination, as entrenched in UN human right charter. We want to come out of that hell called Nigeria. Let the President and his officials release Kanu unconditionally. Let them allow for referendum to take place. I tell you it will be a mere formality. Overwhelming majority of Biafrans are very eager to leave that contraception called Nigeria; with exception of saboteurs and sycophants.
God said to Pharaoh of Egypt. “For I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shall be cut off from the earth And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to show in thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth_ Exodus 9: 15-16. Nigerian Pharaoh hear the word of God; let Nnamdi Kanu and Biafra go.
Biafrans Have Been Pushed to the Wall
Nigerian Fulani Government, should stop chasing after peaceful IPOB and its security wing ESN. They should face terrorists and the so-called bandits destroying Northern Nigeria. Somebody whose house is on fire, doesn’t pursue rats. IPOB is not the cause of their problems. Using security agents and hired Fulani terrorists to kill our people in the East, under the cover of fishing out IPOB members, is an act of wickedness. This has to stop.
Some northern Governors and elite, play down on activities of bandits as people in the business, of receiving ransom from adoption of people. Now, they have begun capturing military bases; shooting down war planes, killing and kidnapping high-ranking military officers. Even Emirs and other northern elite are not spared in the adoption; apart from kidnapping of hundreds of school children, and mass killings in communities they invade. Sooner or later, bandits and other terrorists will destroy the whole of the north, if nothing urgent is done about it.
When President of Nigeria visited Imo State on September 2021, no single short was fired by IPOB. He landed on board of air force plane fully prepared with armoured tanks, and military men everywhere. They expected the Biafra agitators to fire rockets or attack them. But, there was no such incidence at all. The people simply observed sit-at-home instruction. The whole streets were deserted; like a ghost town. Later, the impostor told his puppet Governor, he would help him fight insecurity in Imo State.
Let him send that multitude of military tanks, war planes, and battle ready soldiers patrolling Biafra land, to his home base in the North. Thousands of bandits are now ravaging his home state Katsina. These are armed groups they recruited and armed to overturn election results. Now they are abandoned after being used. They are also killing and kidnapping people on daily basis in Kaduna, Zamfara, Yobe, Borno States, and others; all in the north. Hundreds of thousands of defenceless people have been kidnapped and killed this year 2021 alone, mostly in the north.
Nigerian tribal Government has sinister motives of ignoring the massive killings in the north, to run after peaceful Biafran agitators in the East. Those northern rulers and Jihadists, have discovered that IPOB is the main stumbling block, to their taking over Biafra land. Therefore, they are doing everything possible to dismantle and scatter its structure, after falsely declaring it a terrorist organization. Arrest, killing, and detention of suspected members continue.
Eastern Security network (ESN), under IPOB is doing a marvelous job. The operators have virtually chased those Fulani settlers, forcefully occupying Biafra forests out. It’s a formidable security outfit, that doesn’t believe in wanton destruction of lives and property. The members do not engage in criminal activities like rape, robbery, and kidnapping. Most of them are disciplined and well educated.
Nigerian Authorities are fighting tooth and nail, to dislodge and scatter them to no avail; even as they are quietly residing in, and guarding the forests, against Fulani Jihadists. Nigerian ruler has the inordinate ambition to create Fulani territories, in all parts of the country, including Biafra land. He is bringing in Fulanis from all parts of Africa, to come and own land and settle as indigenes of Nigeria. He issues them with National Identity Cards, Nigerian Passports. He has used different tactics which have failed. He tried RUGA, Grazing Bill, Grazing Routes, Livestock Settlements, etc. His Jihadist foot soldiers (Fulani Herdsmen) have killed and maimed a lot of people and taken over their communal lands.
Illiterate and fetish rulers run retrogressive, tribal and corrupt administration. They play politics of exclusion, based on tribes and religions. As well, they condone all forms of atrocities, and human right abuses going on in the land. They are bereaved of ideas, on how to move the country forward. As they continue to borrow money left and right; they will eventually ground the government. Virtually all the security apparatus are headed by Fulanis. Yet, lawlessness, killings, terrorism, banditry, and kidnappings, are order of the day in the north.
We finally call on Nigerian Government to allow referendum on Biafra to take place. We have been pushed to the wall. Let the adoptions and killings of Igbo youths stop. We are entitled to self-defence. Nigeria will never have peace until it allows Biafra to go. What happened to Egypt and Pharaoh, until they allowed Israel to go, is playing out in the country presently. After the separation, we will remain good neighbours, as with the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. He that makes peaceful change impossible; makes violent change inevitable.
IGBOS WILL MAKE IT IN BIAFRA
We commend the response of Association of Igbo lawyers, to be joined in the suit by Northern Elements, to get Igbos out of Nigeria. It is a step in the right direction.
Igbos are overdue to leave that hell called Nigeria. A country where terrorists, bandits (Fulani armed robbers), and kidnappers from the North are holding sway. It’s the only country in the world where foreign impostors are ruling with impunity.
Igbos are not only indigenous in the five South East states: namely Enugu Anambra, Imo, Abia and Ebonyi states. Igbos are also predominantly in Rivers state. That is to say vast majority of indigenes of Rivers State, including Port Harcourt the capital, are of Igbo origin: whether Ndoki, Ikwere, Andoni and so on. We have Delta Igbos occupying several Local Government Areas in Delta State.
As well, we have Igbo indigenes in many communities in Benue, Edo, Akwa Ibom; and some other states bordering the South East. Any arrangement for actualization of Biafra, has to include all Igbo areas for lasting peace to reign. Shortly after the civil war, Nigeria successive Government systematically balkanized Igbo territories, for their tribal and selfish reasons. Some parts of Igboland were annexed to some states; even to the extent of joining them to Benue and Kogi States.
They have the sinister motives of creating the false impression, that Igboland is landlocked. Hausa/Fulani Government, with Yoruba collaborators, are doing everything within their reach, to suppress and subjugate we Igbos. South East has the least number of states (five states), as against minimum of six states in other geo-political zones of Nigeria. Northwest has seven.
Now, some saboteur political leaders, have risen against Biafra struggle; even among so-called South South minorities; who were part of Biafra during the war against Nigeria and British imperialists. For instance, former Nigerian President from South South, has been fighting tooth and nail against Biafra struggle. This Fulani slave concentrated vast majority of development projects and key appointments in the North, when he was in power; to the utter neglect of even his home state Bayelsa. He thought that would earn him favour from Northerners, for re-election into office. But, they dealt with him. He was kicked out by hook or crook.
This charlatan overlooked people in the Southern part of the country. With all his PhD degree and other mundane credentials, he couldn’t perform. He couldn’t even maintain the few existing oil refineries in the country. This mediocre had the courage to shut down multi-billion dollar, pioneer Delta Steel Company, located in his home base for flimsy excuses. It’s a Federal Government company. He plunged thousands of workers into labour market: and refused to pay the pensioners for years. Himself, his aides, and girlfriends, looted trillions in the guise of collecting subsidies for imported, refined petroleum products.
Our candid opinion is that Biafra agitation leaders, can seek to establish Biafra with all Igbo lands; in and outside South East for a start. Other ethnic groups in the defunct Biafra who are interested can join us. Referendum will determine the fate of groups which want to join; and not those corrupt political leaders, who arrogate to themselves as spokespersons of the down-trodden masses.
God Almighty has blessed Igbos with abundant talents, natural and human resources, waiting to be harnessed by exemplary leadership. Nigeria is a land that kills talents. We can’t depend only on crude oil. Surely, we will be among the most developed countries in the world, within a short time of independence, when we are on our own. Let the new generation of Biafran leaders use their discretion in this struggle. They should bear in mind, time will come when those discredited saboteur leaders, will instigate rebellion against established Biafran Government in future, if they fail in their evil bid to pull out some South South states from Biafra. These paid Fulani agents are capable of causing serious uprising.
May Almighty God raise a standard against all Biafran saboteurs within and without. Let their selfish interest against Biafran independence not see the light of the day. For those who said over their dead bodies Biafra would come to be; Mighty Father grant them their requests, as you have done to some of them you sent to the great beyond. Let Biafra be established over their dead bodies. Deliver us from our oppressors and their British collaborators. Deal with them as you dealt with Pharaoh of Egypt, and King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
God said, “Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as green herb. The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholds the righteous”—Psalms 37.