IPOB Exposes AP's Role in Nigeria’s Plot to Defame Biafra Movement

   IPOB Exposes AP's Role in Nigeria’s Plot to Defame Biafra Movement

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) issued a statement condemning an Associated Press (AP) publication that allegedly links IPOB and its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to Simon Ekpa’s recent conviction in Finland. IPOB denies any connection to Ekpa, stating he is not a member and operates a separate organization, Autopilot Government In Exile. They accuse AP and other media of participating in a coordinated disinformation campaign, led by the UK and Nigeria, to tarnish IPOB’s image and influence Kanu’s ongoing trial in Abuja. IPOB asserts its legitimacy as a global self-determination movement, legally recognized in over 60 countries, and criticizes Nigeria for labeling it a terrorist organization despite international laws supporting indigenous rights. They urge the public and media to resist spreading false narratives and vow to counter such efforts with evidence and truth.

The statement read: 

RE: COORDINATED DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN by AP AGAINST IPOB AND MAZI NNAMDI Kanu-IPOB

The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been drawn to yet another vile and malicious publication—this time from the Associated Press (AP)—deliberately seeking to manipulate global perception by falsely linking IPOB and our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to the recent conviction of Simon Ekpa in Finland.

This deliberate distortion is part of the coordinated worldwide campaign spearheaded by the United Kingdom in aid of Nigeria to demonise IPOB, launder the battered image of a genocidal Nigerian state, and condition the international community to ignore the ongoing judicial fraud in Abuja against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

Let the record be set straight:

Simon Ekpa is not, and has never been, a member or leader of IPOB.

This fact is not speculative and should sink into the skull of these merchants of falsehood—it is on court record. IPOB, through due legal process, has repeatedly disowned Simon Ekpa in Nigerian courts and in foreign jurisdictions. Any attempt to force a link between IPOB and his personal actions in order to influence Hon. Justice James Omotosho come 10th of October, is wicked, dishonest, and mischievous.

IPOB is a lawful, global self-determination movement.

IPOB is present in over 100 countries and territories across the world. It is a legally recognised and registered entity in more than 60 countries, operating openly and transparently. No other nation on earth regards IPOB as a terrorist organisation except confused and frankly demented  Janjaweed irridentists and their desperate Southern power-hungry sidekicks. Only Nigeria, out of the entire comity of nations, persists in its futile attempt to stigmatise Biafra’s legitimate self-determination struggle—despite Nigerian laws (African Charter) recognising the rights of Indigenous peoples (Biafra) to agitate for self-determination.

Finnish court records speak for themselves.

The conviction of Simon Ekpa is personal to him and does not, in any way, implicate IPOB because he formed his own organisation called Autopilot Government In Exile. Yet, desperate media outlets like AP deliberately twist facts to suit their sponsors’ narrative. The dishonesty is transparent to anyone who bothers to check official records.

Global media and tech giants are on trial too.

If international media and platforms continue to employ or rely on Nigerians—who by nature of Nigeria’s broken system are corrupt and amenable to bribes—to file reports about IPOB, then the world should expect fraudulent interpretations of the truth. These compromised voices are not reporting—they are laundering Nigeria’s lies for quick cash.

The hypocrisy is glaring.

A Canadian court has already ruled that Nigeria’s ruling and opposition parties (APC and PDP) are terror organisations. Yet the Associated Press and their collaborators did not trumpet that ruling globally. But when it comes to IPOB—clean, peaceful, and law-abiding—they spare no effort in attempting to smear our name by association.

The narrative engineering is clear.

Just as Wikipedia was manipulated in June 2021 to pave the way for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s abduction in Kenya, we are again witnessing a fresh round of media disinformation, timed to coincide with the critical stage of Kanu’s trial before Justice James Omotosho in Abuja. This is not journalism. It is psychological warfare.

The public should therefore be on high alert. The ongoing effort to stain the squeaky-clean image of IPOB is not about facts—it is about silencing a lawful self-determination struggle and sustaining Nigeria’s military occupation of Biafra land.

We call on responsible journalists and media houses worldwide to resist being used as instruments of imperial disinformation. IPOB will continue to expose these merchants of lies and defend our movement with truth and evidence. The statement concluded. 

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