Mazi Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB press statement on Kanu's abduction

 

 June 30, 2021 | The Biafra Times

IPOB PRESS  RELEASE 

NOTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO OUR LEADER, IPOB TELLS FG

We the global movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, confirm the abduction of our Leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the Nigerian Government and her security operatives. We shall  expose  details of his abduction later. 

Our leader Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is presently in the custody of the Nigeria Government. This evil crime of kidnapping was masterminded by the Nigeria Government in collaboration with all those that view IPOB and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as stumbling block against their bid to hold Biafra in perpetual slavery.

We, therefore, enjoin every IPOB member both at home and in the Diaspora and all Biafrans to remain calm because  this is not the end of the road. Our Leader's next court appearance is July 26, 2021 and Biafrans should mobilize and attend the court hearing.

IPOB will not relent in the pursuit of Biafra freedom. We have crossed the Rubicon in our struggle for the restoration of Biafran Sovereignty. There is no going back no matter the level of intimidation by our oppressors.

Our Leader can never be coerced into abandoning the struggle for Biafra restoration irrespective of the circumstance. At this very challenging moment in the history of our march to freedom, all IPOB family members must stand firm and resolute behind our selfless leader. We stand by him and the God of Heavens in whom we trust and rest our confidence shall not let us down. We shall triumph!

We remind the Nigeria government and her security agencies that our Leader deserves justice and fair hearing. We also want to state unequivocally, that no harm should befall our leader.  Should anything untoward happen to him, Nigeria Government will be held accountable for it.

We are watching closely and all our intelligence units, are following up on the developments. The international community should not be quiet over the atrocities of the Nigeria Government against Biafrans. They must rise in defense of justice now!

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB

IPOB LAWYER CONFIRMS ARREST OF NNAMDI KANU, CALLS FOR CALM

 

June 29, 2021 | The Biafra Times

PRESS STATEMENT

IPOB LAWYER CONFIRMS ARREST OF NNAMDI KANU, CALLS FOR CALM

We have just confirmed through a correspondence from the Federal High Court Abuja, about  the arrest and the extradition of my Client- Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the Nigerian State.

It is to be noted therefore, that no matter the gravity of the offences or charge preferred against him, Section 36(5) of the Constitution still presumes him innocent of the allegation. 

He was brought before the Federal High Court No 2 Abuja  today on an Eleven count charge, though without our knowledge.

As it is in the public domain, the matter has been consequently adjourned to the 26th Day of July 2021, for Continuation of Trial.

The legal team ably led by my humble self will meet them in court on this date.

We insist that he must be given a fair hearing/trial which is his constitutionally protected right.

His safety as also guaranteed under our law throughout the trial and afterwards, should be enforced.

Our fortified Legal team will be meeting to agree on strategies within the context of the Charge and disposition of the Court.

Await further update from us as we progress.

 

Thank you and remain blessed.

Signed

Bar. Ifeanyi Ejiofor

IPOB/Nnamdi Kanu lead Counsel.

Buratai’s Diminutive And ‘Backyard’ Posting As ‘Ambassador To Benin Republic’, A Celebration & Lesson To Others

PUBLISHED ON : The Biafra Times

Wednesday June 23, 2021.

Intersociety & Eastern Rights Coalition

Enugu, Nigeria, 23rd June 2021: The announcement last night of the posting of Retired Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai, a serial human rights violator, as “Nigeria’s new Ambassador to Benin Republic”; sobriquet ‘Nigeria’s 37th State’, not only calls for jubilation and celebration especially among direct and indirect victims of his grisly human rights atrocities when he held sway as Nigeria’s Army Chief, 13th July 2015 to 26th January 2021, but also a big lesson to others especially those holding forth as senior army or military or police commanders in Nigeria, who gravely abuse their offices and commanding positions by massacring innocent and defenseless citizens in their hundreds, if not thousands on yearly basis, claiming that “they are executing the orders of their Commander-in-Chief”. One of such conduct atrocity perpetrators still holding sway is IGP Usman Alkali Baba. Perhaps it has not occurred to them within the ambits of the international law and public consciences, when the day of reckoning comes, it is “every man to his tent” and ‘defense of their conduct atrocities being sanctioned by their commander-in-chief’ has no place in trial chambers and diplomatic circles.

It is nothing short of mockery and demeaning per what remains as Nigeria’s international credibility, if any, that presidentially nominated and senatorially confirmed “Ambassadors-designate” would have to wait for four months without being posted to countries where they will serve. This has never happened in the history of Nigeria. To make matters worse, retired Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai, the Nigeria’s non-war longest Chief of Army Staff, who is also most parroted and packaged Army Chief, has ended up diminutively as “a backyard Ambassador to Nigeria’s backyard neighbor”. Punishments for serial human rights violators including war and humanity crimes perpetrators do not have to manifest only when they are behind local or international bars.  They begin to evolve while they still hold forth in their commanding positions and escalate to social and diplomatic circles while in service or after service and continued until they are put behind bars and after death. Such punishments also close names, reputations, achievements, rewards, recognitions and even generations.

We must therefore seize this opportunity to specially thank the 31 key foreign missions in Nigeria mostly the world’s most respected democracies and powerful countries. They include the Head of Delegation of EU to Nigeria and ECOWAS and the Ambassadors of Netherlands, Finland, Poland, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Sweden. Others are the High Commissioners of the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada and the Ambassadors of the United States, Israel, Norway, Ireland, Switzerland, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Mexico and the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria. For hearkening to our special letters to them dated and delivered on 10th February 2021, urging them to blacklist and dump Buratai and others, we are deeply grateful and thankful.

As for President of Benin Republic, H.E., Patrice Guillaume Athanase Talon, who won his first five year term in office in April 2016 and his second five year final term in April 2021, we have congratulated him for attaining such feat, but strongly condemned his acceptance of Buratai as ‘Ambassador to Benin’ and strongly advised him to watch the country’s back and international reputation before they darkened and relapsed into precipice of politico-cultural toxemia. We have begun ‘reasoning’ with the country’s key Ambassadors. ‘Aluta Continua Victoria Acerta’!!!

 

Signed:

For: The Coalition of 44 Eastern Rights CSOs & Intellectuals

 

·         Barr Austin Okeke-Global Leader, Igbo Board of Deputies (Worldwide)

·         Emeka Umeagbalasi, M.Sc., Board Chair, Int’l Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law

·         Prof Anthony Ejiofor-Chairman, World Igbo Congress (USA)

·         Prof Uzodimma Nwala-President, Ala-Igbo Dev Foundation (ADF)

·         Prof Justice Chidi-President, Concerned Elites for Better Society Initiative

·         Prof Justin Akujieze-Board Chairman, Ekwenche Research Institute (USA)

·         Dr. Moses Nwaigwe-President, Biafra Genocide Survivors Group (USA)

·         Dr. Onyenkachi Orjiako, Esq.-Rep, Int’l  Society for War Against Lawlessness (USA)

·         Mazi Obi Okoli-Coordinator, Congress of Igbo Leaders UK & Ireland

·         Dr. Law Mefor-Chancellor, Igbo Bu Igbo (IBI)

·         Dr. Okezie Kelechi-ED, Neighborhood Environment Watch Foundation

·         Dr. Jerry Chidozie Chukwuokoro-Deputy Chair, Int’l Solidarity for Peace and Human Rights Initiative

·         Comrade Chilos Godsent- President, Igbo National Council

·         Barr Ezekwike Chekwube Violet-Founder, New Home Mentoring & Dev Initiative

·         Comrade Aloysius Attah-Chair, Civil Liberties Organization, Southeast

·         Maazi Tochukwu Ezeoke, Founding President, Igbo Ekunie Initiative

·         Comrade Justine Ijeomah-ED, Human Rights Social Dev and Environmental Foundation(HURSDEF)

·         Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme-Chair, Civil Liberties Organization, Anambra State

·         Comrade Peter Onyegiri-ED, Center for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy

·         Comrade Nnana Nelson Nwafor-ED, Foundation for Environment Rights Advocacy & Dev.

·         Pastor Nwokocha Anozie Innocent-ED, Initiative for Ideal Dev and Emancipatory Leadership

·         Comrade Emeku Uche-Rep, Easy-life Initiative for Rural Youths

·         Comrade Samuel Njoku-Chair, Human Rights Organization of Nigeria

·         Comrade Ngwobia O. Ngwobia-Rep Primate Salvation Initiative

·         Nze UgoAkpe Onwuka (Oyi)-National Coordinator, Igbo Renaissance Forum

·         Dr. Kanayo K. Odeluga-Leader, Igbo League, Inc., USA

·         Assoc. Prof Nathaniel Agu, University Don, Enugu

·         Barr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Human Rights Lawyer & Principal Partner, I.C. Ejiofor and Co, Abuja

·         Dr.  Odiegwu Obidike, Founder, No More Killings and Enslavement of Nigerians Movement

·         Barr Chinwe Umeche, Human Rights Lawyer and Activist

·         Agu Ositadimma, Human Rights Activist, Enugu, Nigeria

·         Barr Chigbo Uzokwelu, President, Igbo Ekunie Initiative

·         Barr Chidimma Evan Udegbunam, Publicity Head, Southeast Coalition of Human Rights and Democracy Groups

·         Vincent Onyekwelu, M.Sc., National Security Risk Strategist and Governance Expert

·         Chief Mrs. Chika Ibeneme, Founder, Igbo women Elders Council and Former Commissioner for Works, Anambra

·         Nze Odimegwu Onwumere, Independent Scholar, Critic and Publisher

·         Comrade Zulu Offoelue, Human Rights Activist and Independent Scholar

·         Comrade Denis Ezeokoli, Human Rights Activist and Educationist

·         Hon Abia Onyeike, Human Rights Campaigner and Former Commissioner for Information, Ebonyi State

·         Chief Mrs. Ifenynwa Ezenwa, Publicity Head, Nigerian Women Elders Council

·         Ike Nwandu, Computer Security Expert and Public Affairs Analyst

·         Arc Eric Eyutchae, Human Rights Activist,  Social Thinker and Critic

·         Comrade Styv Obodoekwe, Zonal Director, Civil Liberties Organization, South-south, Port Harcourt

·         Bernhard Wanner, Swiss born Human Rights Defender, Zurich, Switzerland

Published by: Offor Princewill A.

PRESS RELEASE: FRUSTRATED SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS TOO SMALL TO DECIDE FOR NDIGBO ON BIAFRA - IPOB

 

 

June 22, 2021 | The Biafra Times

 IPOB PRESS RELEASE

SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS TOO SMALL TO DECIDE FOR NDIGBO ON BIAFRA - IPOB

The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to the purported disowning and condemnation of IPOB and the Eastern Security Network, ESN, by the frustrated South East Governors and  few self-centered political leaders in the region. We are not however, surprised because they were the same people to proscribe us before the federal government tagged us terrorists.

The purported statement by these shameless political generals without foot soldiers has only further exposed them as Caliphate boot-leakers. They know too well that they have since lost grip and control of the masses, hence, their desperation to regain the trust of their paymasters. The only publicly disowned IPOB thinking that doing so will make them regain the trust and favour of the Caliphate.

The governors, Ohaneze Ndigbo and the handful traitors masquerading as the Igbo political elite should wake up to the realities that they have since lost the confidence of the people. We understand the worry of these Efulefus: They are rattled by the unflinching support and loyalty of the masses to IPOB.

 It's only unfortunate, shameful and disgraceful that the so-called Igbo leaders will be quick to disown and betray their own in their quest to appease their slave-masters. The South East Governors again, in 2017 they sat together in Enugu State to proscribe IPOB and federal government declared them terrorists with the support of South East Governors while they are not. To their shame, how many times have their Northern counterparts disowned the bloody terrorists, bandits and Fulani herdsmen rampaging the country?

So, the South East self-acclaimed Leaders are quick to disown IPOB and ESN, yet they are calling us to accept the calls for peaceful negotiations? What a hypocrisy!

How can South East governors be so desperate for power beyond 2023 that they can sacrifice anything and anybody for personal gains? In case they don't know, even the Northerners they are trying to impress understand the handwriting on the wall. They know that the governors are on their own. They can't decide for the over 70 million Biafrans home and abroad.

How can five Efulefus determine the fate of over 70million people. These South East Vassals should know that during referendum, they only have one vote just like the man on the street.

If these frustrated politicians without conscience and direction are discerning enough, they should know that they should  first push for referendum to determine if the people they pretend to be speaking for actually have their support. No matter their pretenses, our people are tired of One Nigeria. They have since opted for Biafra, and there is no going back on this irrevocable resolve!

We want to unequivocally declare again, that the five South East governors and the few self-appointed Igbo elite, are too infinitesimal to speak for the millions of Biafrans who are tired of being held hostage in this contraption called Nigeria. They don't even command the loyalty of all their appointees let alone the egalitarian Igbo nation that never gave them the stolen mandate they parade.

Anybody listening to these traitors does so to his peril. There is no negotiation on the people's resolve to restore Biafra where human dignity will be respected.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB

Evidence Showing That Over 90% Of Citizens Killed By Soldiers And Police In Eastern Nigeria Are Innocent & Defenselessness - International Society

June 17, 2021 | The Biafra Times

Recap

Onitsha, Eastern Nigeria, 17th June 2021:It is recalled that the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law had on 11th and 14th June, 2021 updated its special report of 31st May 2021 and provided more detailed and analytical evidence showing that: in first 160 days of 2021 or 1st January to 10th June, the Nigerian security forces especially soldiers of the Nigerian Army and other branches of the Armed Forces and personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and DSS abducted or arrested and incarcerated no fewer than 2500 mostly innocent and law abiding citizens of Igbo Christian extraction; that the abductions or arrests took place in the nine Southeast and South-south States of Anambra, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo and Rivers; that not less than 500 others were traceably killed including 150 victims of the State backed Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen attacks; that out of the over 2500 abductees or arrestees, not less than 600 were disappeared or feared killed in the captivity of the military; that over 90% of the victims of the above conduct atrocities are innocent, falsely labeled and criminally stigmatized; that soldiers and police turned blind eyes on Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen attacks including the recent massacre of not less than 150 defenseless Igbo Christians and till date no single Jihadist Fulani Herdsman involved has been picked and tried; that over 90% of Police and Military claims of “killing” or “arresting” ESN/IPOB hoodlums/terrorists/supporters/charms provider- native doctors” are false and unfounded; that 14 out of every 15 citizens killed are innocent and defenseless,  out of every 25 arrested, 24 are innocent and law abiding and out of every 60 citizens abducted and disappeared by soldiers, 59 are not most likely to return to their homes or families alive; that out of over 350 victims of the military and police killings, less than 10% of them were combatively involved, out of which 60% were killed outside the law or ought not to have been shot and killed on account of being nonviolent at the time of their shooting and killing; and in other words, they are victims of deadly use of force).

Continuation Of Killings, Abductions & Disappearances In The Last Seven Days

It is our additional finding that in the last seven days or 10th to 17th June 2021, at least 60 more civilian citizens were abducted or arrested in the named nine States, out of which 20 were disappeared by soldiers, 40 taken into detention by police and DSS and at least ten openly killed and questionably labeled. Many, if not most of the renewed conduct atrocities were recorded in Imo and Abia State. Also, in the same last seven days, more than twenty houses and other properties belonging to civilian citizens, who, till date, are unprocessed, unindicted, untried and un-convicted, were set ablaze by soldiers of the Nigerian Military and the Nigeria Police “Tactical”, “Quick Intervention” and “Anti Kidnapping/Cult” squads. In other words, it is correct to say that in the past 167 days of 2021 or 1st January to 17th June, no fewer than 2,560 civilian citizens who are mostly innocent and law abiding were abducted by Nigerian security operatives and held without trial, out of which not less than 620 were disappeared or feared killed in secrecy mainly by soldiers. Not less than 310 traceable deaths including victims of Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen attacks were also recorded.

Abduction, Killing And False Labeling Of Religious Leaders And Custodians Of  The Tradition

The Nigerian security forces in Eastern Nigeria are hatefully and indiscriminately killing and abducting defenseless, innocent and unarmed citizens and labeling them falsely. The security forces in total disregard to sacredness and sanctity of religious and traditional institutions and their custodians have also launched indiscriminate attacks on them, killing and abducting several of them and labeling and stigmatizing them. Since January 2021 in Eastern Nigeria and without concrete investigative evidence, not less than 70 Christian religious leaders and custodians of Traditional religions or their sacred altars have been killed extra-judicially or hatefully abducted and falsely labeled as “ESN/IPOB terrorists” or “native doctors preparing charms for ESN/IPOB hoodlums”. Such hate killings and false labeling are also accompanied by burning down of dozens of Christian and Traditional Religion’s worship centers and desecration of their sacred symbols.  Among them were some 35-40 Christian religious leaders of the Jewish Religion and the African Instituted Churches, a branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria abducted in March and April 2021 by Army and Police in Orlu and environs and falsely labeled “ESN/IPOB hoodlums” and “native doctors preparing charms for ESN hoodlums”.

Several highly respected traditional herbalists have also been attacked and abducted or killed extra-judicially by soldiers and Police including the DCP Abba Kyari’s “IRT”. Funny enough, witnesses have disclosed to Intersociety how the said security operatives dot their operational vehicles and bodies with deadly charms and hire malevolent medicine men to accompany them.  On June 12, 2021, Chief Duru Azubuike, a respected herbalist in Nguru, Mbaise, Imo State, was attacked and killed alongside his nephew by the Imo State Police Command and two days later, a censored statement claimed that: “they were killed by bandits/hoodlums”. On June 8, 2021, the Imo State Police Command falsely claimed to have “arrested two native doctors at Ukwuorji area of Mbaitoli of the State preparing charms for IPOB who also alongside seven others were involved in the attack on Gov Hope Uzodimma’s house at Omuma”. The two were named as ‘Chinedu Nwakaire and Uzoamaka Ugoanyanwu (40 years old”. But on investigation, Intersociety found that the two were just ‘tax collectors’ collecting tolls at Njaba River before allowing access to the visitors especially those from different religions who visit the River for solutions to their personal problems. The seven arrested persons were also found to be visitors to the River, arrested at the River side and falsely labeled.

On 11th June 2021, trucks loaded with soldiers and armored personnel carriers from 34 Brigade, Ohafia invaded Amangwu Ohafia in Abia State and principally targeted to abduct a respected and powerful herbalist, Uchechi Olu George.  The soldiers also moved from house to house, abducting youths and labeling them “ESN/IPOB terrorists”. The provoked situation and attempt to abduct the respected herbalist was physically and spiritually resisted leading to death of several soldiers which forced them to retreat and regroup and storm the Community in war-like style. It was also alleged that a top official of the Government of Abia State was instrumental to the soldiers’ invasion following torching of his house three weeks ago and a lingering rift between him and the powerful herbalist and the youths of the area. In the end, soldiers abducted scores and killed Pius Nwachukwu Michael and one Samuel and injured others including Ndubuisi Agwu and Eke Uche. They also set six houses, four vehicles and three motorcycles on fire and burnt them beyond recognition. The five paramount traditional rulers of the Ohafia Kingdom have also bemoaned incessant harassments and attacks by soldiers on the ancient Community and its clans including mass labeling them as “ESN/IPOB terrorists/supporters”. They also cried out saying that ‘soldiers have turned them and their land into IDP camp.  Same was the case with the traditional rulers in Esien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State who addressed the media on 13th June 2021 lamenting incessant intimidation, harassment and attacks on them and their defenseless natives by soldiers and police. The attacks include abductions, extrajudicial killings and falsely labeling them “ESN/IPOB terrorists/supporters”.

READ ALSO: Joint Press Statement: Biafra and Oduduwa Volunteer Force; - See video

Killing And False Labeling Of Over 30 Innocent Citizens At Ariaria Junction, Aba

On 23rd April 2021, an attempted attack was launched at an Army Roadblock at Ariaria Junction, near the crowded Ariaria International Market in Aba and the attackers retreated and escaped without combative casualty. Reinforcement of soldiers was sent from 144 Battalion and the drafted soldiers opened fire on innocent citizens including nearby shoe makers, Keke riders and other passersby, killing at least 30 and abducting scores of others. The shooting started between 7.30pm and 8pm of same day. Out of those killed, seventeen bodies were dumped at the Old Abia State Teaching Hospital (now mortuary). The soldiers and police picked some of the dead bodies and paraded them as “bodies of ESN gunmen killed while trying to attack soldiers at Ariaria Junction”. As if that was not enough, soldiers gathered over a dozen innocent citizens abducted from the scene and shot them dead at night of the same day. Two of those killed have been identified in the video as Nzubechukwu Nwaigwe, 35 years from Umuneke, Ehime-Mbano in Imo State and one “Ambassador”, who was a gateman/electrician at a property located near the Ariaria Market and a native of Osiri in Ezza Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Intersociety had studied and shared a video of the shooting possibly given out discreetly by one of the soldiers to an informant who shared same elsewhere. Among the seventeen slain innocent citizens dumped in the said Government mortuary, three have been identified as Citizens David Chukwuka, 21 years old from Igboeze North in Enugu who was a shoe maker at Ariaria Market, Ifeanyi Thomas, 28 years old Ariaria Market based shoe maker and a native of Ozuitem in Bende, Abia State and Okoro Alums, 26 years old Ariaria Market based shoe maker and a native of Amasiri in Ebonyi State.

Killing And False Labeling Of Over Ten Innocent Citizens At Enyeogugu, Abor-Mbaise

On 30th May 2021, the Nigerian military personnel stormed Enyeogugu Market Square in Abor-Mbaise and opened fire killing at least ten innocent citizens and injured others. The Imo State Police Command was immediately contacted and some of the bodies were gathered and later paraded as “bodies of ESN/IPOB gunmen that killed Barr Ahmed Gulak who met their waterloo in exchange of gunfire with gallant security operatives”. The Police claim was investigated by Intersociety and it was found that there was an attack at a police station and the attackers were blocked with a lorry loaded with onions by some Northern Muslims in the area, forcing the gunmen to shoot in the air in anger and scatter baskets-loads of onions which opened the road route leading to their escape without any loss of life. The passersby including church goers and returnees, Okada and Keke riders and others cashed in and were scrambling for the onions when soldiers arrived the scene and opened fire, killing not less than ten and injuring others. The next day, being 31st May 2021, personnel of the 211 Regiment, Nigerian Air Force in Owerri stormed the place with their vehicles and engaged in wanton shop to shop looting and molestation leading to carting away of goods worth millions of naira, looted from at least 20 shops. The Member, representing Abor Mbaise/Ngo Okpala Federal Constituency in the House of Reps, Hon Bede Eke also cried out on 3rd June 2021, saying that ‘security agencies are killing his constituents’. He gave the names of some of the slain victims as Noel Chigbu Nzeribe and Tochi Ekwe, among others.

Other Innocent Citizens Killed And Falsely Labeled

On 3rd June 2021, the Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, Archbishop Anthony J.V. Obinna visited the Federal Medical Center, Owerri and saw not less than 35 freshly slain corpses dumped by soldiers and police at the mortuary section of the FMC. He had earlier visited the Owerri Prisons on 26th May and saw 106 citizens freshly brought and dumped in the Prisons. These are contained in the Saturday Vanguard of 5th June 2021.  On 29th May 2021, following an attack at the Abia State CID, Umuahia, soldiers and police went on rampage, abducting and killing dozens of innocent citizens. The attackers have attacked and escaped uncaught only for soldiers and police to invade houses and abducted dozens of innocent citizens. Soldiers alone abducted not less than 40 and eight of those they abducted and handed over to the Police the same night were gathered and shot dead and paraded as “bodies of armed ESN/IPOB killed in exchange of gunfire with gallant security operatives who repelled attack at the State CID Headquarters at Umuahia”. Among the eight innocent citizens abducted in their house the same evening and killed same night are: Obinna Onyebuchi Egekwu, 30 years old young father of two and his nephew, Onyebuchi Anthony Amadi, 27 years old. They hailed from Umuahia in Abia State. Till date, the whereabouts of over 40 others abducted and taken away by soldiers have remained unknown.

Citizen Oguchi Unachukwu, a Germany based Businessman was shot and killed by personnel of the 211 Regiment of the Nigerian Air Force in Owerri. He was killed on 1st June 2021 at the entrance Gate of Sam Mbakwe Air Port in Owerri on his way back to Germany. Citizen Oliver Mmaduakolam, an Owerri based millionaire businessman was shot and killed by soldiers on 25th May 2021. He was returning from a business trip outside Owerri when soldiers shot and killed him. Citizen Ifeanyi Obi, 45 years old father of three and prospering shoe manufacturer at ‘Bakkasi Market’, Ariaria International Market, Aba and a native of Egwe in Oguta, Imo State was among those five citizens shot and killed by soldiers and police in Imo State on Sunday, 6th June 2021 and later paraded as “bodies of ESN/IPOB gunmen killed in exchange of gunfire with gallant security operatives while trying to attack the Imo State Police Headquarters”. He had traveled home on Friday, 4th June alongside his wife’s younger brother, Chima for the latter’s uncle’s burial and boarded a bus going back to Aba on Sunday, 6th June when gunshots rented the air at Alvan Ikoku axis, forcing the vehicle he was traveling with to hurriedly dispatch all passengers. Late Ifeanyi and his in-law ran in different directions to escape flying Army and Police bullets. Soldiers stormed where he took refuge at an open place and shot him dead. The Imo State Police Command later paraded him alongside four others and labeled him falsely. The Police also removed his trousers and placed a pump action gun across his body to publicly portray him as a common criminal caught and killed in the act.  Instances are too numerous to mention.

 

Signed:

For: International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law

Principal Officers: Emeka Umeagbalasi, Chair and Chidimma Udegbunam, Esq., Head of Publicity

 

Contacts: Phone/WhatsApp: +2348174090052,

Email: [email protected], 

Website: intersociety-ng.org

Joint Press Statement: Biafra and Oduduwa Volunteer Force; - See video

 

June 14, 2021 | The Biafra Times

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE JOINT TRAINING OF BIAFRA & ODUDUWA VOLUNTEER FORCE

This is to put the Nigeria Government and her security agencies in Nigeria on notice that Biafra and Oduduwa has further strengthened their bond as one people, following the joint training of personnel from both sides. These joint volunteer force will secure the territories of Southern Nigeria against 'foreign Fulanis terrorists and any unwarranted aggression from any external force. 

Oduduwa and Biafra Volunteer Force demand immediate end to the ongoing  genocide against the people of Biafra and immediate demilitarisation of Biafraland as we are now ready to defend our territories against aggression. The killing and abduction in Biafra and Oduduwa land must stop immediately. 

We reiterate that an attack on Oduduwa land is an attack on Biafra and an attack on Biafra is an attack on Oduduwa. This is the bond the Fulanis tried for many years to destroy but today, the new generation of Oduduwa and Biafra have risen to say no to divide and rule. We are on the threshold of history because we are stronger together.  Today we have trained together, dined together and drank together. Should duty call for it, we shall die together in defense of the entire South. We shall defend our land together, this is historic day for both nations. 

Signed 

Biafra and Oduduwa Volunteer Force for the liberation of Southern Nigeria.

The Unplanned War Ongoing In Ohafia, Okon, Amaekpu, Akanu, Okagwe Marked For Attack

There is an ongoing heavy gun battle between soldiers of 14 Brigades, Army Headquarters, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s Barracks, Ohafia, and unknown gunmen in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State OHAFIA-TV News can reliably report.

According to our investigation on the development, our anonymous source said that the ugly incident took a bad turn when Nigeria Soldiers stormed Amangwu to arrest a man alleged to be a Native Doctor (Ngworo) that is friendly with the gunmen, unfortunately, the soldiers lost a man during an exchange with the Native Doctor’s bodyguards who put in a fierce gun battle, an action that attracted the wrought of the army.

Infuriated by the loss, the soldiers returned to their barracks, regrouped and descended on the community with carnage as never seen before in the peaceful communities of Ohafia.

Our source said that the return of the soldiers with intent to destroy caused further resistance from the Unknown Gunmen who had also regrouped to face the soldiers in an open battle that lasted from about 11:00 pm of Friday till around 5:00 am of Saturday the 12th of June, 2021 at which point the UGM returned to the bush while the soldiers paraded the community, unleashing mayhem on Civilians.

As at the time of filing this report, an unconfirmed report says that six soldiers and a member of the Unknown Gunmen have been reportedly killed in the melee.

Further information alleged that the army was given strict instruction to destabilize Ohafia as it was gradually becoming a stronghold of ESN, haven chased herdsmen away from all the forests in Ohafia, and hosting Biafra Flag on 30th May Heroes Day Celebration, an action the Nigeria government see as a threat that must be crushed.

We learned that the Army gave out instruction that the four stronghold communities of Ohafia must be destabilized to give a scare to the rest of the 26 Clans and the marked communities for attack and destruction by the Soldiers included Okon-Aku (The closest Neighbors to Amangwu), Amaekpu, Okagwe, and Akanu Ohafia respectively. We gathered that Amangwu was not on the list of communities marked for the attack, and wonder why the Nigeria Soldiers have descended on a peaceful community.

The villagers are calling on Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Senate Chief Whip and other, State and National Assembly members to come to their aides.

A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity stated that many male youths in the community who feared being possibly whisked away by soldiers and other security agents have left their homes in the village for another place of safety in the state. He stated that the soldiers were going from house to house especially at Amangwu to arrest presumed ESN members after Unknown gunmen had dealt them a blow.

We gathered that few days back, the UGM attacked a military patrol team along Elu/Ebem road, sending the soldiers into panic as some of them escaped without their guns. The Barracks at Ebem has recently been under constant lock as businesses around the barracks has stopped forthwith. But in their usual fashion, the soldiers always have a way of taking their pound of flesh on the civilian populace whenever they loss a fight.

“We have suffered all manner of intimidation from soldiers. Some of our kinsmen have relocated to Uzuakoli, Umuahia, Aba and anywhere they think that is safer for them. We are in the village but our right to movement is determined by soldiers.

“Marriage ceremonies billed to take place any time soon have been shifted indefinitely. We learned that at Elu, soldiers went to the market and started pursuing people.

“A lot of houses have been burnt in Amangwu Ohafia community. They said that members of ESN were using the houses as their hideout; that I can’t validate. You need to call anyone from Amangwu to validate such claims. But what I can tell you right now is that Ohafia is on fire,” said the source.

An indigene of Amangwu Ohafia who spoke from his hideout confirmed the invasion of his community by soldiers of 14 Brigade, Ohafia with the claim that members of UGM that killed their personnel were ESN and are hiding in the Amangwu community.

We also confirmed reinforcement of soldiers and arms to the Ohafia Barracks for the purposes of carrying out this intimidation on Ohafians.

Meanwhile, we were reliably informed that the Nigeria Army has confirmed that the UGM’s location is in the EREI as they also parade Ohafia communities, inviting the soldiers to meet them in the bushes for a handshake while the soldiers preferred dealing with civilians in their homes. It is unclear whether war has been declared on Ohafia Clan by the Nigerian Government.

Army spokesman, Capt Dauda Illiya could not take calls placed to his mobile line, while the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna could not confirm the report.

According to Ogbonna, he is yet to be informed of such development in Ohafia LGA.

THE BIAFRA TIMES

Published by: Offor Princewill A.

CLAIMS BY IMO CP THAT IPOB KILLED 128 SECURITY PERSONNEL, MALICIOUS FALSEHOOD TO BLACKMAIL US - IPOB

 

IPOB PRESS RELEASE | The Biafra Times

June 10, 2021

The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to the  fallacious and fabricated statements credited to the Commander, 34 Field Artillery Brigade Obinze,  Gen. Raymond Utasaha, and Police Commissioner Imo State, Alhaji Abudu Yaro, that IPOB killed 128 security personnel in Imo State.

The above statement is not only fabricated but ridiculous and untenable. How could IPOB that is not armed be able to kill as many as 128 security personnel in one state? What an illogical and ridiculous claim!

 This is nothing but one of the antics of our oppressors to tarnish our global reputation and whip up public sympathy. They also want to use it as a smoke screen to justify their further crackdown on IPOB and its members. .

We therefore wish to declare for the records that IPOB did not kill any security personnel in Imo or any state for that matter. IPOB since inception, has remained a peaceful movement with the sole mandate of restoring Biafra. We have not changed our non-violent philosophy for the restoration of Biafra. If for any reason we need to change our peaceful approach, we shall make same public but for now we have not gone into arms struggle, and don't intend to.

It will be necessary again to clarify that IPOB is not, and should not be taken for 'Unknown gunmen' that have been reportedly having issues with security agencies in parts of the country especially the defunct Eastern Nigeria. IPOB should not be held responsible for the activities of a group not commissioned by us.

Importantly, the Eastern Security Network ESN set up in December 2020 has no relationship whatsoever with the unknown gunmen. ESN was a child of circumstance established to resist the Killer herdsmen rampaging our communities. ESN operatives are in the forests where they are keeping their appointments with those invading our ancestral land. 

We therefore wish to tell the world that neither IPOB nor ESN is involved in any attack against security personnel in Imo or any part of the country. The Nigerian Army and other security agencies are only desperately looking for how to incriminate IPOB and ESN to justify their continued extra-judicial killings of our members.

The world should prevail on the Nigeria security agencies to stop the ongoing house to house abductions of innocent youths in Biafra land who they label unknown gunmen and later kill without trial. This atrocity must stop!

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB

NIGERIA SECURITY AGENTS ABDUCTING AND SECRETLY KILLING INNOCENT IGBO YOUTHS AND TAGGING THEM UNKNOWN GUNMEN - IPOB

 

IPOB PRESS RELEASE  | The Biafra Times

June 9, 2021

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our indomitable leader ,Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wishes to place the world on notice, of the ongoing abductions and secret killings of Biafrans especially Igbo youths by the Nigeria security agents, and tagging them unknown gunmen. These compromised and Fulani-controlled security operatives move from house to house and abduct Igbo youths, whisk them away to their slaughter houses and later dump their corpses at mortuaries as unknown gunmen.

It is unfortunate that DCP Abba Kyari and co are killing cult members and forcing them to answer ESN and unknown gunmen, the man they are parading as ESN is not a ESN member and can never be, two months ago the two groups of cultists fought and killed each other and burnt two members to ashes but unfortunately one of them was caught at Owerri by Abba Kyari and his group and they tagged him ESN and unknown gunmen, what is absolutely wrong with Nigeria police and army in this country? 

Because of this young man they were forced by police to answer ESN and unknown gunmen to deceive the gullible Nigerians who are not connected to information and attracted praises from the public.These terrorists in military and police uniforms are raiding communities and set people's houses ablaze claiming they are attacking ESN camps and hideouts. These two face security operatives in Nigeria are perpetrating evil and attacking individual houses in the name of fighting IPOB, ESN and unknown gunmen in Mbieri Mbaitoli LGA Imo State. 

Nigerian security agencies led by DCP Abba Kyari have invaded three communities in Mbaitoli LGA in Imo State and burnt properties worth millions of Naira. We’re calling on Human Right organizations across the globe and other relevant stakeholders in the world to take record of what Nigerian army and police are doing in so many peaceful communities in Imo State because nobody should blame us by Time we start getting them down which is not far from now. 

We have severally said that ESN stays in the forests where they are keeping their appointments with terrorists and killer herdsmen. Anyone looking for them should simply go to the forests and encounter them. Nigeria security agents should go to the bushes and face ESN they don't operate on the streets or cities, they must understand that we defeated Miyetti Allah and its terrorists herdsmen in our territory and now they disguised as Nigeria army and police in uniforms attacking our people and we will defeat them the way we defeated Miyetti Allah in no distance future. 

How will the Nigeria security agents who cannot withstand bandits in the North be zealous in killing innocent Biafrans of Igbo extraction? These atrocities have been going on for too long but we won't tolerate it anymore.

We therefore, warn perpetrators of these evil agenda  to retrace their steps immediately or brace up for stiff resistance.

This is a secret genocide orchestrate by the Fulani-controlled federal government to depopulate Ndigbo before the coming of Biafra.

Despite the daily slaughter of security agents mainly of Southern origin in the North by bandits and terrorists, the Nigeria military or police has never embarked on mass arrest and secret killing of youths and residents of  the crime scene. It's unfortunate that the treacherous political class has kept mute over this atrocity. But IPOB cannot keep quiet.

The intention of the masterminds of this crime against humanity is to weaken the South East, and pave the way for its long-planned invasion by jihadists. But they will not succeed. 

We promise them hell for this cowardly act of victimizing innocent Igbo youths for the activities of unknown gunmen. How many times have youths in Zamfara or Katsina or Kaduna been arrested and killed for the activities of bandits? Why is the Fulani controlled federal government treating the Igbo as slaves and the whole world is watching helplessly?

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB