The Indigenous People of Biafra on Sunday backed the three-month quit noticed served on Igbo living in northern parts of the country by Areas youths.
In a press statement made available to our correspondent in Awka by IPOB’s media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful, the group commended the northern youths and Arewa Elders forum for somewhat quickening the Biafra exit by their pronouncements.
The group maintained that the quit notice had a human face unlike previously when the people perceived as Biafrans would be attacked without any notice or provocation.
It said IPOB would prevail on Igbo living in the north to adhere to the quit notice.
Their statement read in part, “The members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its leadership worldwide wish to sincerely thank the Arewa Elders Forum(AEF), Arewa Youths and Arewa Consultative Forum for seeing sense in what IPOB has been saying about the need for a referendum to be conducted in Nigeria to decide the fate of the component ethnic nationalities criminally lumped together by the British in 1914.
“Biafrans in general also wish to thank these vocal Northerners for at least having the courtesy to issue advance warning this time before embarking on their routine massacre of Igbos and other Biafrans living in Northern Nigeria; unlike what their fathers did in 1966 when death, destruction and mayhem were unleashed upon unsuspecting innocent civilian populations from the South comprising of mostly Igbo men, women and children.
“Igbo massacres in Northern Nigeria have occurred so many times that it has almost become some sort of an annual sporting activity for bloodthirsty Northern youths. That is why we are particularly grateful to Arewa Youths and Elders for having the decency to give us prior notice before the slaughter commences.
” We promise to adhere to your warning to leave Northern Nigeria because a word is enough for the wise. Biafrans and other Southerners should start packing their properties to come down to the South.
“We also advice the Northern youths and their Elders to keep it on because all they have done is to exercise their right to free speech which is not a crime under any law known to man.
“We are therefore against those calling for the arrest of these Arewa Youths and their Elders.”
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ReplyDeleteNdi igbo should go home and build their empire there, they have the ability to turn a jungle into Europe in just a jiffy.they should also burn down their houses in the north before returning home so that any body who wants to inherit their property would inherit ashes
ReplyDeleteU speak like a fool, have u ever own any property in ur life before advising pole to set their hard earned property ablaze before leaving. I pity ur sense of reasoning.
DeleteMust Ndigbo always involve other tribes in their problem. First, they said they want Biafra and started adding South-south,kogi,Edo,ekiti,etc. All those people have rejected them. Now, they say they want to leave Nigeria and Northern youth said please make it fast. Leave in 3 months and now they are also complaining that every Nigerian has a right to live anywhere on Nigeria. The same people that said they are no longer Nigerians but Biafrans. Abeg what do you want. The most foolish part is that they now want to involve other tribes. Rather than recall their kind men in the north, they have started adding other southerners. Listen, when the Jews wanted to return to their home land and have a nation, they started leaving other nations enmasse without anyone forcing them out. Must North force you out.No. just leave please. We are tired of your propaganda. Except you don't know what you want..biko.Leaaaaveeeee
ReplyDeleteThank you my Guy, if they have ears let them hear it
ReplyDeleteIts about time we stop all this nonsense.
ReplyDeleteAt a time when other nations like UAE and Singapore have overtaken Nigeria, we are singing songs if disunity.
We should rather put our differences aside and work together for the benefit of our future generation.
Whatever we do today will affect the future generation.
Just as the actions of the sixties is affecting today's generation.
We should avoid repeating the errors of the past for the benefit of future generations.
If we allow allow another war in this country, the future generation will not forgive this generation and the past one for not avoiding it, because no region will be spared of its consequences.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Lets go on with one Nigeria (Gowon).
Shalom!!!
In the same light the northerners should also prepare and pack their load and go too. If this happens then Nigeria has divided itself no need for referendum. To your tents oh ..........
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