service provider ship seizure now not related to Nigerian group —Defence HQ
by means of Nwabueze Okonkwo, Chimaobi Nwaiwu & Ugochukwu Alaribe
ENUGU—The Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, and motion for the Actualization of Sovereign country of Biafra, MASSOB, the day prior to this, denied alleged involvement in the seizing and chance to blowing up a merchant ship carrying foreigners.
IPOB Media and publicity Officer, Mr. Emma effective said IPOB is a non violent group with responsible guys in the society in Nigeria and in diaspora as individuals and therefore, can't contain in any violent hobby that could possibly harm or take the existence of absolutely everyone from within and out of doors Nigeria.
He said: “Many human beings are sympathetic to the Biafran actualization purpose due to the remedy meted to the whole Biafran land comprising the previous japanese region. Many corporations are also growing up to talk against the remedy meted to the IPOB chief and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu who at gift is being incarcerated in Kuje prison, and they can use any fashion to make their demand felt by means of the Federal government however no IPOB member has a hand in it.”
The allegation
an online medium had the day gone by, reported that Biafra agitators have allegedly hijacked a merchant ship and threatened to blow it up with its overseas team if government authorities do no longer launch its detained chief agitating for a breakaway state of Biafra.
The medium claimed that a Defence Ministry supply has allegedly confirmed that the hijacking took place on Friday and referred to as it “an act of sabotage.” The book did now not mention the call of the ship or where it passed off.
The booklet additionally alleged that the Defence Ministry source spoke on situation of anonymity because the difficulty is touchy, saying the hijackers have given the authorities 31 days to loose Kanu or they will blow up the ship along with its crew.
We don’t recognise approximately it —MASSOB
Biafra protesters
Biafra protesters
however the chief of MASSOB, Mr. Uchenna Madu, said that the institution has no hand in the alleged hijacking of any service provider ship or any hazard to blow up the alleged ship, due to the fact they're non violent and haven't any weapon to keep any deliver hostage, not to mention seizing and threatening to blow it with its passengers.
He stated: “i'm aware that a militant group sometime gave the Federal authorities twenty one-day ultimatum to launch Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, failing which they threatened that they'll do what will surprise the Nigerian government. can be it's far the organization, I do not even take into account their name however I heard or examine approximately that threat.
“you already know that plenty of groups are springing up from the vintage japanese location to agitate for the actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra and as some distance as they're preventing for Biafra, we can't disown them, however they have got their very own fashion which I think the Federal government of Nigeria knows without problems. if you aren't violent, they'll not recognize and they will forget about you. So, we aid the group if that's what they have got honestly achieved.
“We in MASSOB aren't worried in violence, this is why they do now not take us severe. They trust we are illiterate task seekers which are annoyed in lifestyles and determined to call for for Biafra. They suppose that our very own is to demonstrate peacefully and they will shoot and kill us and go into jubilation that they've dealt with us, but now, they have visible their in shape. We aid the human beings if they have genuinely carried out that.”
He further stated that “any technique carried out via any Biafra agitating institution to ensure that the Federal government of Nigeria respects its regulation and courtroom orders is accepted via MASSOB, however we in MASSOB have selected the course of non-violence and we can keep it till Biafra is done.
No division
MASSOB has additionally denied reviews that the organization is split among the Ralph Uwazuruike and Uchenna Madu factions, scuffling with for supremacy.
Addressing newsmen in Aba, Abia state, leader of MASSOB, chief Solomon Chukwu, who spoke via the organization’s countrywide Director of facts, Sunny Okerefaor said that the group turned into planning to invade MASSOB headquarters in Okwe, Onuimo council region of Imo country to sack the Uchenna Madu faction.
He added that MASSOB cannot allow itself to be distracted with the aid of people he defined as expelled participants who're decided to sabotage Biafra.
Ojukwu Memorial Library as fifth headquarter
in keeping with him, “Ojukwu Memorial Library is our fifth headquarter. We started out from Lagos to Aba to Owerri and Okwe and now returned to Owerri. Okwe is MASSOB headquarters; it belongs to MASSOB. It has never been in rivalry. There are dissidents in every business enterprise. you could take a look at it in every agitation. Uchenna Madu changed into our Director of statistics, but he become expelled for anti-MASSOB sports. all and sundry no longer authorized via MASSOB founder, chief Ralph Uwazuruike, is faux. The most effective MASSOB we've got is the only headed by means of chief Uwazuruike and it's been well surpassed over to me. those are human beings being backed by using the politicians.
“Uchenna Madu and other expelled participants are simply the use of MASSOB to collect cash from politicians. take a look at who're behind the violence all through seasoned-Biafra protests in Aba, Port Harcourt, Asaba and Onitsha? This tells you that they are not MASSOB contributors. Very quickly, i can call Uchenna Madu to order. some thing they are doing, we gained’t combat them due to the fact we are non violent. however at the best time, the world will recognise they are not our individuals.”
He disclosed that over 40 corporations are preventing for the actualization of an independent state of Biafra, with MASSOB as the parent frame and urged the Federal authorities to supply unconditional release to the detained chief of the Indigenous humans of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
Seizure no longer related to Nigerian organization —Defence HQ
interim, army authorities in Nigeria have debunked reviews in foreign media that Nigerian militant organization with sympathy to Biafra and IPOB hijacked a ship and are traumatic the release of Nnamdi Kanu by means of the Federal authorities before the deliver can be released.
speakme with vanguard on the improvement, appearing Director of Defence statistics, Brig-standard Rabe Abubakar said: “It isn't always real. The tale about the hijack has occurred however now not inside our waters and it isn't below any particular organization.
“but it (ship) is currently being guarded through Benin Republic navy. The name of the ship is MT Leondias (9279927), a tanker. The deliver is presently in Benin waters, about 7.5 nautical miles, off Cotonou Port underneath the watch of the Benin Republic army.”
Plea for bail
further, the overall Overseer of Bethel Church of God mission, Enugu, Bishop Amaechi Agbo has appealed to the Federal authorities to order the discharge of the leader of Indigenous humans of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, for the sake of peace and tranquillity in the u . s . a ., saying that even though Kanu had already been denied bail by using the court, the federal authorities can nonetheless use an government fiat or prerogative of mercy to launch him from detention, with a circumstance that he have to deposit his two global passports (British and Nigerian) and then his trial could start in earnest.
In his sermon all through a unique Sunday provider that featured tales, ministration, restoration and Bible studies, Bishop Agbo contended that it changed into important to launch Kanu to keep away from in addition protests by using the IPOB contributors which typically become in destruction of lives and properties and on the same time, created the opportunity for touts and different undesirable factors to infiltrate and take over such protests whenever it's miles staged.
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