The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied reports
claiming that some members of the group were arrested with AK-47 rifles in
Delta State by the Nigeria Police.
The Delta Police Command, on
Wednesday arrested nine suspected members of the outlawed group.
Reacting, IPOB’s Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a
statement on Thursday stated that those arrested were not members of the group.
He said: “It has come to the notice of the Indigenous
Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, though not by surprise, claims by the Nigeria Police
that some persons allegedly arrested with AK-47 rifles in Delta State are IPOB
members.
“We are not interested in trying to prove our innocence
because we already know the plans of the Nigerian security agencies and their
bitterness towards us.
“However, we wish to put the record straight for the sake of
the gullible, and perhaps innocent Biafrans that the security agents want to
hang or waste unjustifiably by branding them IPOB members.
“The fact remains that our non-violent philosophy in our bid
to restore the Biafra Republic has not changed, and any time that position is
changed, we shall make it known to everyone.
“Our Leader, Nnamdi Kanu has made it clear countless times
that Biafra will be actualized without firing a shot and this has not changed.
“IPOB remains a peaceful movement seeking to restore Biafra
without violence.
“If at all any person (s) were arrested with an AK-47 in
Delta State, those who arrested them should try to discover their real
identities.
“No IPOB family member carries arms for any reason. Our
global record speaks for us.
”IPOB has never been associated with violence or arms
struggle anywhere in the world.
“It’s a proven and incontrovertible fact that we are not
violent despite being wrongly tagged a terrorist organization by the Nigeria
Government to stop us.
”Therefore, we would like to advise Nigeria Security
agencies to stop making jest of themselves by trying to associate IPOB with
violence.
“They should try other tactics because this one can never
fly.
“If we need to fight with guns and bullets we know where to
go for it and get the quantity we need But we do not need arms and ammunition
to achieve Biafra.
“Nigeria has already been dismantled through the consistent
expositions of our great Leader.
“It’s very shameful that instead of fishing out the killer
Fulani herdsmen slaughtering Biafrans in their homes and farms with AK47, the
Nigerian Security agencies are rather looking for ways to present the innocent
people as killers.
“For the last time, we wish to restate that IPOB is a
peaceful movement and those arrested in Delta with guns are not our members.
”Again, the suspects should not be tagged IPOB members just
to prove a non-existent point.
“The world is watching. And all the atrocities leveled
against innocent Biafrans will one day be accounted for.”
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