Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis greeted a group of activists from the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, group, who are campaigning for secession from Nigeria, after they gathered at the Vatican on Sunday.
During his weekly Angelus address where the Pope addresses crowds of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square from the balcony of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis extended a word of welcome to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
The Pope’s statement was greeted with cheers and celebration by the Biafran group, who were waving flags during the address.
. In a release yesterday in Nigeria, the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, said it took its agitation for the release of its leader and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu to Pope Francis at Vatican City for him to see the level of killing and injustice meted to them by the present All Progressives Congress government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Addressing newsmen yesterday in Nnewi, IPOB Media and Publicity Officer, Mr. Emma Powerful said IPOB has made 5,500 calls to Pope Francis who accepted and gave his word to pray for the agitators and talk about Biafra and its restoration.
“The IPOB bombarded Pope Francis with 5,500 calls and the Pope answered the calls and gave his word to make sure he talks about Biafra and its restoration and yesterday, about 35,000 Biafra agitators in Europe, Asia and America visited the Pope at Vatican City and the Pope and other Catholic leaders addressed them as Biafrans and prayed for them.That was the first time a world leader at that level addressed us and called us by the name Biafrans and prayed for us,” he said.
“We are therefore calling on other church leaders to condemn the evil of killing innocent protesters and agitators and detention of an innocent man who did not do anything to break the law of a country we are not part of, a country that we are demanding for our freedom they have forcefully taken and upon that, they are killing us for demanding for our freedom. This evil must be condemned by the world leaders and religious leaders, whom we want to pray for us.
“We urge the Christian leaders, Archbishop of Canterbury, Anglicans worldwide, World Christian Society, WCS, American Christians to pray for Biafra actualization and freedom. This is the time to stand up for the truth because the Boko Haram members who are killing people on daily basis have not been visited with the type of extrajudicial killings with which this APC government has visited us,” he said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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You guys are still dreaming, please wake up! Hope you guys flew to the Vatican City with your fictitious biafra-my-foot passport?
ReplyDeleteYour propaganda will not work just all KANU to face the law
ReplyDeletewhy did Pope not shoot at the Biafra activists..?
ReplyDeletewhy do nigeria army shoot at them..?
is there any answers to this absurdity
Nhmmmm am sorry for igbo guys, you better go than to stay with us.
ReplyDeleteYou shld very sorry for lazy self
Deletewhich people are providing employment for other tribes even when your so called government fails? Go to Ladipo, Alaba, Trade fair, Balogun, Coker, Orile, Kano, Kaduna, Platue, Entertainment, Education etc. Without the Igbos will all these fools survive? Go to Lagos during christmass period and answer this question yourself. No wonder the rest of the country is hell bent on not allowing the Igbos depart because they remain parasites. But this time around, there is no going back: BIAFRA OR DEATH.
ReplyDeletemake una go jare, atleast cattle rustling will reduce in the north. Trade by barter (gun for cattle) will reduce as well. You people have infested every village with spirit of money money money, no value neither respect nor morals again. Make una pack well i beg.
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