The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, under the leadership
of Nnmadi Kanu has condemned the remark by the Imo State Governor, Rochas
Okorocha, saying the group was deceiving people of the South East.
Okorocha, had yesterday urged people of the South East to
stop listening to Kanu
because he was deceiving them, adding that should war break out as a result
of his agitation for Biafra, Igbos stand to lose more.
But reacting to Okorocha’s remark, IPOB maintained that it
is not deceiving Igbos and will not be distracted in its pursuit for the
restoration of Biafra by people who are “derailed mentally and an agent of
destruction.”
The pro-Biafra group insisted that it is fighting for
freedom of “our people and it is our human right to fight for freedom.”
Describing Okorocha as a saboteur, the group warned that it
will pay the governor in the “right coin when the time comes,” adding that
there will be “no hiding place when the big pot corn is toppled.”
A statement by IPOB’s Directorate of State, Chinasa Nworu
reads, “IPOB attention have be drawn on a publication credited to Rochas
Okorocha governor of IMO state through his Chief Press sec. Mr. Sam Onwumere on
14th Aug.2017 that Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB are deceiving Igbo with Biafra.
“Rochas Okorocha should know that the struggle for the
restoration of Biafra is a divine mission, that we cannot allow ourselves to be
distracted by people like him who is derailed mentally and also an agent of
destruction in our land. Contrary to his statement, we are not insane neither
are we war mongers.
“Nnamdi kanu and IPOB are not fraudsters or criminals like
Okorocha who acquired wealth through fraud and illicit business before coming
to power. The audio tape of who he is and how he got his wealth is widely in
circulation on social media. Okorocha should know that we are fighting for
freedom of our people and it is our humanly right to fight for freedom.It is
also our international right to seek for self determination .
“We are fighting for survival today in this contraption
because you so called leaders have lead us into slavery, death, economic marginalization
and other dehumanizing ways of living. It is unfortunate , when we talk about
freedom through the ballot box you term it, a call for war
“I want to inform Okorocha that Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB are not
ready to build bridges with those who killed over 3.5millions of our people and
still killing us till date. We cannot build bridges with those who see a call
for referendum as a call for war and sees truth as hate speech. We cannot build
any bridge with those who sees us as objects or infidels and not as humans
“Calling and begging pastors and traditional leaders to
speak against IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu is the greatest mistakes done because men of
God and respected traditional leaders in Biafraland have already pledge their
support to Nnamdi Kanu for the restoration of Biafra, ask if you don’t know.
“For nearly eight years Okorocha has serve as a governor in
Imo state, can he show to the public accomplished projects that benefits the
people in the state , Am not talking about building “roundabout” and trafficking
Igbo youths to Turkey which he is a professionalism to that aspect .
“Okorocha have made all efforts in his disposal to sabotage
the Biafra restoration for years and he always fail in every step he took against
IPOB. He played a major role in the arrest of our leader Nnamdi kanu in 2015
and he even boasted in the public that Nnamdi Kanu will die in jail for trying
to divide Nigeria. He paid millions of tax payers’ money to the media agents to
blackmail Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB that we are useless and irresponsible people and
now he called us” DECEIVERS “
“Let me sound this note of warning to Okorocha, we shall pay
you with the right coin when time comes make no mistakes about that. Since you
made yourself available to be used against Biafrans. You shall have no hiding
place when the big pot corn is toppled.
“The power of reasoning and common sense instill in Biafrans
in few years by Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB is what generates fear in you political
imbeciles, that is why you are looking for people to pay to come against us and
that you have failed woefully.”
The pro-Biafra group claimed that Okorocha is in a state of
confusion because of its declaration that no election will hold in the state.
IPOB said, “Okorocha is in state of confusion and
frustration because we said there will be no more election in Biafraland until
a date for referendum is announced for us.
“If okorocha want to be part of the contraption called
Nigeria ,call for a referendum period! He should know that the game have
changed from political power to peoples power, in fact, the change brought in
by IPOB is fizzling political harlots like Okorocha from power.
“Presently Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB controls over 40 million
Biafrans worldwide, the presence of IPOB can be found in over 150 countries and
counting, we are whiter than white and whiter than snow and that is what have
brought us far, die hard Biafrans under the leadership of Nnamdi Kanu who have
sworn to restore Biafra are in thousands and are ready to die for the
restoration of Biafra.
“IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu have raised the hope of Biafrans and
that of a common man on the streets of that contraption called Nigeria. If we
are deceivers we could not unify the whole of south east. If we are deceivers
you political harlots will not panic at the mention Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB.
“The blind can see and the deaf can hear and understand what
Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB are fighting for and if we are insincere and not called
for this mission we would have compromised. Call us names ,but we shall not be
distracted until we restore Biafra.”
By Seun Opejobi
