The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has written to
schools in South East to commence the use of geography text books with the
bight of Biafra to teach history.
The group said it had secured the cooperation of Biafran
researchers all over the world to pay grants to schools that comply with the
directive.
It also called on schools in Biafraland to commence the
teaching of history especially pre-colonial Biafra and 1914 amalgamation.
A press release by the group’s publicity secretary, Emma
Powerful stated that; “Schools that sign up to this scheme will receive grant
to assist them from the scholars and IPOB worldwide.”
It also said that; “IPOB under the leadership of Mazi Nnamdi
Kanu is working with publishers of history and geography text books to commence
the job to enhance effective work and to ensure the success of the scheme.
“History teaching in Biafraland will focus on the genocide
committed against the people of Biafra during the civil war in 1967 and 1970
while the geography teaching will mostly focus on the removal of the Bight of
Biafra by British and Nigerian Governments.
“The history also will teach on the child starvation as
weapon of war against Biafrans and the seizure of money and €20 given to Ndigbo
after the war in 1970,” Powerful said.
By Joe Chukindi
