The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have argued that their movement for Biafra is unassailable because it is their fundamental right to pursue their own political, economic, cultural, and social future.
According to the separatist group, its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is the lone political prisoner being kept unconstitutionally in detention without prosecution because he is an Igbo fighting for his people’s well-being.
According to an IPOB statement signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, self-determination is legal as endorsed by United Nations statutes and the Africa Union Charter, and thus detaining Kanu for demanding a referendum is “unconstitutional.”
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Powerful told reporters that the organization wants the Federal Government to start talking about a referendum date and parameters as soon as feasible, adding that its demand for a referendum is not negotiable.
He claimed that by detaining their leader, the Federal Government has demonstrated enmity and contempt for the Ndigbo, and that they are now a vulnerable group that is discriminated against, targeted, and slain by security agents.
Powerful submitted that “In Nigeria today, Kanu remains the only political prisoner held unconstitutionally in custody without charge because he is an Igbo man. The main reason for his persecution and illegal incarceration is because he is fighting for the freedom and well-being of his people.
“The Federal Government has demonstrated hatred and disdain against Ndigbo by illegally holding onto this Igbo illustrious son without charge. Kanu and other IPOB members in various detentions even after the Nigeria courts have ordered their release are still being held without explanation from the Federal Government.
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“The same Federal Government criminalised the IPOB leader and members for peacefully seeking to chat a political future for Biafrans as enshrined in UN and African Union Charters. Who beats a child and stops him from crying? Who does that?
“If after referendum Biafrans vote ‘yes’ to exit Nigeria, Biafra and Nigeria can still be good neighbors. Our request for the independent state of Biafra is not out of hatred for others but for self-preservation and reclamation of racial dignity.”
Appreciating those who have so far joined voices in advocating for the freedom of the IPOB leader, the group said “We wish to commend people like Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mba, Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, Barr. Kanayo .O. Kanayo, and others for their persistent calls for the release of Kanu from detention.”
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