The Biafra National Guard, BNG,
has declared that the Nigerian military can “go to hell” because it would
defend people of the South East.
BNG made the declaration while
faulting the decision of the Nigerian Military to declare the Indigenous
People of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist group.
Reacting to the declaration, BNG
stated that it would not be blackmailed by the terrorist tag, stressing that
Biafra will be restored.
In a statement signed by its
spokesperson, Major Nkuma , BNG maintained that it is not
a terrorist group, adding that Nigerian government is a “big joke” for making
such declaration.
According to the statement,
“Nigerian government can be rest assured of self-defense” because it would
“never retreat or surrender till death lift our hands.”
The statement reads, “It did not
come as a surprise to Biafra National Guard that Buhari through Nigerian
military declared IPOB a terrorist organization. Let us remind Nigerian
establishment and Britain that IPOB is not a group or organization- IPOB is the
people of Old Eastern region and having declared IPOB a terrorist organization,
it implies that every Biafran is a terrorist.
“It is sad that we found
ourselves in a country we are considered species of terror and a country we
have no right to ask for self-rule. We the Biafra National Guard believe that
the declaration is the end of the road for all Indigenous People of Biafra who
have been peacefully clamoring for referendum. The big question remains; are we
going to watch them implement the genocide they just declared?
“It is important to clearly state
that Biafra National Guard has been in existence for years and was not formed
recently as claimed by Nigerian military and it is an independent self-defense
group; primarily saddled with the responsibility of defending old Easterners’
as enshrined in 2007 UN charter on the rights of Indigenous People.
“IPOB under the leadership of
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is the mother of all pro-Biafra groups and as such, all
pro-Biafra activists are Indigenous People of Biafra. The Biafra National Guard
is Indigenous but clearly independent and doesn’t subscribe to the peaceful
strategy of IPOB but fully endorsed, and respects IPOB because it is Biafra
people’s wish.
“Biafra National Guard is not
likely to take orders from IPOB because IPOB is peaceful unless they decide
otherwise- as we have always maintained, IPOB is the representative of the
entire people of Biafra. We the Biafra National Guard carries the
responsibility of self-defense in Biafra land; and we are unapologetic, we
don’t care what Nigeria tags the people of Old Eastern region but they should
be rest assured that we must defend our lives according the 2007 UN and human
rights charter.
“As thoughtless as the Nigerian
military; a supposed intelligent officer that passed out of school and living
in a modern world to tag a peaceful freedom fighting outfit terrorist
organization is the height of the joke- Nigeria is a big joke.
“The daftness of Muhammadu Buhari
has infected the Nigerian military that they both speak out of sheer hatred
instead of reason or experience. It is laughable that it took UN to declare
Boko Haram a terrorist organization but took a wayward soldier to declare a
peaceful or non-violent people a terrorist organization. The Nigerian military
can go to hell because we won’t be blackmailed; we will defend our lives at all
cost and we will restore Biafra because we are freedom fighters.
“Nigerian government and her
military must be taken back to the classroom or lecture hall to study history.
They should be well taught that Nelson Mandela was never a terrorist; Martin
Luther King and Mahatma Ghandi were never terrorists.
“They should be lectured that no
freedom fighting outfit or fighter has been labeled a terrorist; it is only
possible in artificially created Nigeria. Nigerian government and her military
should go to UK and ask them why they never tagged Scots terrorists and they
should also go to Spain for Catalonians.
Must Nigeria continue to disgrace
herself before the world; is Nigeria a world apart from the real world?
“Buhari and Britain should be
well informed that they cannot blackmail us; if being a freedom fighter is
being a terrorist, we are proud terrorists. If being a Biafran is being a
terrorist; we are happy to be one but by virtue of our activities, we are not
terrorists and can never be. We are Biafrans; we forbid terrorism; our culture
and everything we represent forbids terrorism. Nigerian military is killing our
people and we must defend ourselves to avoid our extinction.
“Biafra National Guard will never
engage civilians but will oppose armed murderous Nigerian forces. We have been
labeled terrorist to enable them implement the genocide against us but we will defend
our lives. Nigerian government can be rest assured of self-defense because we
shall never retreat or surrender till death lift our hands.
“Britain must be held to account
because they are the brain behind the genocide and terrorist tag; they are backing
this second phase genocide against the people of Biafra. Britain did not tag
Scotland agitating for Self-determination terrorists but went ahead to force
Nigeria to tag Biafrans who are like Scots terrorists. We will resist every
attempt to implement this second genocide; may God never forgive us if we
watched on while ethnic cleansing is carried out.”
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It is a big shame and show of ignorance for one man to single handedly on behalf of the government of Muhammadu Buhari tag IPOB a terrorist group. Am sure this move is aimed at arming the Nigerian soldiers with the power of prejudice to shoot at will during their operation python dance in the region. The world cannot be fooled. I advice u find a better approach. However, the only solution is a call for referendum.
ReplyDeleteFollow due process for your referendum, why killing innocent citizens
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