Tag: Indigenous People of Biafra

IPOB: No ‘sit-at-home’ on Monday, Tuesday

Aminu Imam

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has dismissed statements credited to it that the group had directed a ‘sit-at-home’ order on October 18, 19 and 21 for its leader, Nnamdi Kanu and the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protest. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful. According to the group, it did not issue any sit-at-home directive except on October 21, when its leader was expected to appear in court. “We also urge the general public to ignore the fake…

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Biafra: “In 6 months, we shall ban consumption of Fulani cattle meat” – IPOB declares

Aminu Imam

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB)’s HDoS, Chika Edoziem, has said in six (6) months’ time Fulani cattle meat will be banned in ‘Biafra land’. According to him, in six months from yesterday, there will be no more buying of Fulani cattle for any event/occasion in Biafra land.  He advised the so-called ‘Biafra people’ to go into animal husbandry, and adviced the people abroad to invest in efi Igbo, (goat) for consumption.

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IPOB rejects Buhari’s visit to Imo

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…Declares ‘sit-at-home’ protest  The proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra, (IPOB), has declared Thursday as ‘sit-at-home’, in protest over President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned visit to the State. This was made known in a broadcast yesterday evening by IPOB-HDOS, Chika Edoziem.  The proscribed group declared that Nigeria’s President is not “welcomed into Imo State, Biafra Land on Thursday, 9th September, 2021”. According to him,  “all the traditional rulers, all ndi iche and every Biafran should stay away from any ceremony organized by Hope Uzodimma to welcome him”. Recall that President Buhari will…

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IPOB declares another sit-at-home on September 14

Aminu Imam

The proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has declared another sit-at-home for Tuesday, September 14. IPOB’s Director of State, (DOS), said the sit-at-home directive was to remember those killed in Afaraukwu, Abia State, in 2017 by the Nigerian military during ‘Operation Python Dance’. According to IPOB, Nigerian soldiers had in 2017 desecrated the traditional stool of Afaraukwu. A statement issued by the Head of IPOB’s DOS, Chika Edozien, said the September 14 sit-at-home has been tagged “day of civil disobedience.” Edozien also reiterated IPOB’s commitment towards ensuring…

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Just In: “We have no link with IPOB” – Yoruba nation agitators

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A Yoruba self-determination group, Ilana Omo Oodua, headed by Professor Banji Akintoye, has denied having any links to the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB). The statement is coming amidst reports that the Federal Government intends to proscribe the Yoruba group also. Speaking on the development, Maxwell Adeleye, Akintoye’s spokesman told punch “There is no basis for the proscription of Ilana Omo Oodua. The government can only proscribe a terrorist group and not a peaceful group like Ilana Omo Oodua. All our members arrested in Ojota (area in Lagos), were charged…

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IPOB suspends sit-at-home order, to now hold on Kanu’s court days

Aminu Imam

…Insists on referendum The Directorate of States, of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has suspended the Monday weekly ‘sit-at-home’ directive it ordered following the alleged Federal Government plan to punish its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in detention through deliberate refusal to bring him to court for the continuation of his trials. IPOB, in an issued statement, said that it decided to suspend the Monday weekly Sit-at-home order because of the directive given by its leader, Kanu. It, however, said that henceforth, its directive will in the meantime be observed on…

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Breaking: IPOB suspends weekly sit-at-home order

Aminu Imam

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the suspension of the weekly sit-at-home exercise. The group had earlier announced a weekly Monday lockdown in the entire South-East as a measure to force the Federal Government to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently in the custody of the Directorate of State Security, (DSS). Announcing the suspension on Radio Biafra, on Friday night, IPOB’s Head of the Directorate of State, Chika Edoziem, said they will henceforth declare sit-at-home whenever their leader would be making an appearance in court and…

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DSS arrests Israeli filmmakers for allegedly supporting IPOB members

Aminu Imam

The Department of the State Security Service, (DSS), has arrested three Israeli filmmakers for allegedly supporting the Indigenous People Of Biafra, (IPOB), in Nigeria. According to Times Of Israel, Nigerian authorities arrested and interrogated the trio on suspicion that they had come into contact with ‘Biafran separatists.’ According to the Foreign Ministry, the Israeli Embassy in Abuja is following the case closely and is in contact with Nigerian authorities. One of the Israelis arrested is Rudy Rochman, a Zionist activist with almost 95,000 followers on Instagram. Making the flight with him…

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“You’re undermining our security” — FG tells UK on it’s plan to grant IPOB members asylum

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The Federal Government says the plan of the United Kingdom, (UK) to grant asylum to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), undermines Nigeria’s security. Recall that the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) had released new guidelines on how to treat asylum applications by members of Biafran secessionist groups. In the guidelines, asylum is to be granted to “persecuted” members of the proscribed IPOB and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB). Commenting on the development at a forum organised by the News…

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Insecurity: IPOB floats security outfit

Aminu Imam

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has launched a regional security outfit to guard and protect the whole Biafra land from the rampaging Fulani herdsmen terrorists and other criminal groups. In a statement issued by the Media and Public Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB said the outfit would also ensure the safety of the forests and farmlands which terrorists have converted into slaughter grounds and raping fields. The group said the move followed the failure of the South-East and South-South governors to float a regional security outfit unlike what was obtainable…

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