The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has praised
activities of the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, saying that they are fighting for
the freedom of the enslaved people of the area by an oppressive Nigerian
government.
This was contained in
a statement, entitled, ‘IPOB supports our kith and Kin- the NDA,’ and jointly
signed by the spokesmen of the organisation, Mr. Emma Nmezu and Dr.
Clifford Iroanya, yesterday.
The statement read in part: “We want to place it on record
that IPOB under the leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has no connection with some
groups who are claiming on the pages of the newspapers that they do not support
our fellow freedom fighters – the NDA. We make reference to a particular group
which is a well-known turncoat and its leader who has been bribed with oil
blocks allocations in the oil-rich areas of Biafra land. This same compromised
group is known to have started the ugly incidence of kidnapping in Biafra land
with its members often used as thugs and hired killers for politicians in the
country.
“The NDA had
consistently stated that the release of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu is a
precondition for any discussion with Nigeria. Unfortunately and disgracefully,
the incompetent Nigerian government has swept this demand under the
carpet while magnifying the notion of amnesty payments and resource control as
reasons for the NDA‘s actions. For the avoidance of doubt, the NDA is fighting
for the freedom of the people of Biafra and not for amnesty payment or for
resource control as some commentators would like to believe. When Biafra is
finally liberated from the bondage called Nigeria, resources shall be
controlled by the owners of the land where those resources are located. “The
incompetent Nigerian government should stop deceiving the entire world into
believing that what the freedom fighters of NDA are demanding is resource
control.
Amnesty
is associated with criminality and a people who are fighting for their freedom
should not be unjustly termed criminals. “The notion and talk about amnesty for
our own freedom fighters, the NDA, is a misnomer and should be taken out of any
discourse. On the contrary, amnesty should be granted to the Nigerian
government, especially to those from the criminal class masquerading as elite,
who unjustly appropriated oil and gas wells and other resources in Biafra land
to themselves and their cohorts to the detriment of the masses.”
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