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Chairman, Elders Council, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, says Igbo elders are working for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s freedom from the DSS cell.

Speaking to journalists at his Orji Glass House residence on Thursday, Iwuanyanwu said the elders would not rest on their oars until the Supreme Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is released even unconditionally by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

According to Iwuanyanwu, “I, on behalf of the elders, assure the youth that nobody will victimize them for participating at the summit. Already, the Elders Council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has been working tirelessly to ensure the unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. We will not rest on our oars until he gets his freedom. At the Peace Summit, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and some of his supporters including Mazi Simon Ekpa, will be expected to attend in person or send a representative. We need absolute peace in South East which is what we are known for”.

While calling for a peaceful and free poll in the South East, Iwuanyanwu urged the agitating groups to sheath their sword and embrace dialogue with relevant Igbo groups like the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and South East Governors Forum for peace to reign supreme in the region especially during the general elections. Iwuanyanwu regretted the killing of innocent people, arson, destruction of individual’s and public properties by some faceless groups in South East, stating that such ugly situation causes peril, pain, agony, suffering, retards social, economic advancement which he frowned adversely affect the entire people of Igbo.

“As father of youths in Igbo land, as the Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo, as the Grand Patron of virtually all youth organizations in Igbo land and as somebody who has valiantly served Igbo in time of war, I humbly appeal to all concerned to sheath their sword and accept a cease fire in order to allow elections to take place in South East devoid of any bloodshed”, he posited. He added that “after the elections, we will organize a Peace Summit which would give Igbo the opportunity to come in person or through a representative to air their grievances so that we can collectively find a solution and work together to create a new Igbo land built on a foundation of peace, love, prosperity and progress”.

… Says IPOB is a peaceful movement

Media and Publicity Secretary for Indigenous People of Biafra Comrade Emma Powerful has stated that the criminals camping in bushes at some parts of Enugu State claiming that they are ESN Motherland Warriors are neither ESN Operatives nor IPOB members. Comrade Powerful made this known in a press statement made Available to News Echo during the weekend.

According to the report, “ESN Operatives do not have nicknames. They do not have any social media handle on Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp.” He noted that “these organized criminals are sponsored by the Nigeria government and some politicians in Enugu State, namely some Traditional Rulers, Religious Leaders, and other state actors in Enugu State. Their targets can be seen in the viral video that they released in Enugu State.

They claimed that they are ESN, but they are not ESN and do not speak for ESN. The Nigerian government, through some unscrupulous polititcians has hired criminals to keep impersonating ESN as a means to blackmail IPOB and ESN with criminality, but that can’t work.

“These sponsored criminal gangs have nothing to offer but to kill and destroy in our land and at the same time make videos claiming to be fighting for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Biafrans the video is an old video and cannot do anything”. “These are all paid agents of blackmail targeting IPOB and MNK. For these paid criminal agents to claim to be ESN Operatives in their viral videos is laughable.

They are deluded and will pay dearly for the evils they commit against our people and the treachery the perpetrate in the Biafra struggle in due time. As long as they are operating in the East, ESN will capture them one day”. IPOB and ESN operatives don’t indulge in such cowardice or political thuggery and assassination threats. We are warning Chocho and his gang to stop using IPOB and ESN Operatives names again in this 2023. We cannot afford to allow them to use ESN’s name in their criminal activities this year, 2023″.

“IPOB is a peaceful movement, and it’s not in our DNA to go after people who are not our enemies. But if you have sold your soul to the devil and have become a tool in the hands of our enemies against innocent Biafrans and the struggle, then you have made yourself a target of IPOB and ESN. Impersonating ESN is highly prohibited with a capital punishment penalty. If ESN catches you impersonating them, you will have yourself to blame. That is why we are calling on every state sponsored gang to stop linking the sacred name of ESN to their criminality or face capital punishment”.

For the 2023 general elections, the Indigenous People of Biafra have discontinued their weekly sit-in order.
In a statement issued on Thursday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the group stated that it will not issue a sit-at-home order for the purposes of the election.

“The IPOB, led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has never used force to hinder the Nigerian electoral process,” according to the statement. Instead, we once called on Biafrans to boycott elections, which were later cancelled.
“We have stated that we don’t have any interest in the Nigeria shambolic political choosing process dubbed Nigeria elections set for February 2023. Our main concern is the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as well as the timing of the Biafra referendum, which will allow Biafrans to decide whether they want to live in or outside Nigeria.

“We knew that this mushroom group called PANPIEC is among those sponsoring this fake group claiming that they are IPOB issuing and enforcing reckless sit at homes in the East.
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“If they are not their sponsors, why do they keep linking the paid agents of confusion with us even as IPOB have publicly denounced any link with Simon Ekpa and his collaborators?

“It’s on record and in the public domain that IPOB has not called for any sit-at-home during the February elections. It’s also obvious that IPOB and ESN do not have any faction or splinter groups. IPOB remains peaceful and indivisible under one command for the liberation of Biafra Nation from the Republic called Nigeria.

“We reiterate for the records that, IPOB has not, did not, and will not issue any sit-at-.home order in February during the elections period. We also did not call for any boycott of the upcoming elections yet.
“The focus of IPOB is the release from illegal detention of our Leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, whom Appeal Court and other courts have discharged and acquitted since 13th of October 2022, and Biafra referendum date.”

The lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu the detained leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra IPOB Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor has cried out that his client Nnamdi Kanu needs urgent medical surgery to address his deteriorating health.

Ejiofor disposed this on Monday 30th January 2023 after his visit to Nnamdi Kanu in DSS headquarters in Abuja.
Ejiofor also decries the failure of the Nigerian Department of Security Service DSS for their act of wickedness by not taken care of Nnamdi Kanu as they have refused to administer any drugs on Nnamdi Kanu.

He also revealed that their particular concern is the fact that the DSS have no adequate medical facilities to treat Kanu’s deteriorating health condition adding that Kanu seriously lamented about severe pains particularly on his left ear.
He equally narrated how the DSS doctor had emphatically told his client (Kanu) that if after 45 days from November 18, 2022, when he was examined, his case had not improved, then he must undergo immediate surgery to save whatever remains of his left ear.

The Statement Reads

Today’s visit to our indefatigable Client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu- at the DSS detention facility, Abuja, where he is still being unconstitutionally held, was led by our erudite Lead Counsel – Professor Mike Ozekome, SAN,CON, OFR.
Our indefatigable Lead Counsel seized the opportunity offered by the visit to discuss the present health condition of Onyendu. Onyendu carefully narrated to him the non-provision of proper medical care to the barrage of life-threatening illnesses he is faced with.
Of very particular concern is the fact that the DSS have no adequate medical facilities to treat Onyendu’s deteriorating health condition.

Onyendu seriously lamented about severe pains particularly on his left ear. He also recounted that a previous scan at the instance of the SSS revealed that he must undergo an advanced surgical procedure to repair his left ear drum that has become greatly impaired by the severe torture and beating he received from agents of the Federal Government when he was forcibly kidnapped in Kenya and savagely renditioned back to Nigeria in June, 2021.

Generally, Onyendu needs urgent advanced medical treatment and surgical operation to address his deteriorating health condition,especially on his left ear. He narrated how the DSS doctor had emphatically told him that if after 45 days from November 18, 2022, when he was examined, his case had not improved, and then he must undergo immediate surgery to save whatever remains of his left ear. He lamented that several reminders and pleas that the DSS carried out their own medical doctor’s instructions have met a brick wall. Being held in a solitary confinement, the DSS has also bluntly refused him access to his private doctor for independent medical assessment as ordered by the court.

Our legal Iroko, Ozekhome, painstakingly took comprehensive notes of Onyendu’s entire medical concerns and has immediately swung into action with full legal initiatives to forestall any untoward eventualities.
The man of letters spent quality time in his briefing with Onyendu, as he updated Onyendu on the current status of our appeal before the Supreme Court which the Federal Government is deliberately forestalling.

In view of the length of time allotted to our erudite Lead Counsel for this all-important briefing, and considering the overall time limit for the visit which does not even permit a joint conference of two lawyers with Onyendu’s, I could not personally meet with Onyendu today. I will therefore meet with him on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the suit which we had earlier filed to compel the Department of State Services and its Director General, to allow Onyendu access to his medical doctors and medical records comes up this week before the Federal High Court, Abuja.
As usual, Onyendu thanked you all, millions of his irrepressible followers and dogged supporters for standing shoulder- to- shoulder with him in this trying period. He is thankful, more importantly, for your unceasing prayers, even as he urged you all to continue to sustain the prevailing peaceful tempo as you have always done.

The Department of State Services, DSS, has dismissed reports of poisoning Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in its custody.
DSS said the issue with Kanu was not political; hence Nigerians should discountenance the report of poisoning.
There have been reports that DSS was poisoning Kanu in its custody.

It was claimed that some youths are planning to burn down government properties in the Southeast.
In line with this claim, IPOB accused DSS of secretly and systematically trying to kill Kanu by denying him access to his medical doctors.
However, an operative of DSS who spoke exclusively with DAILY POST on the ground of anonymity, said Kanu is being treated well.

He said: “Nnamdi Kanu can’t be denied access to his doctors, and what is happening to him is political. Even if the prisoner is a hardened criminal, we treat him well, so Kanu’s case is not different.

“There is no truth in the claim that DSS is poisoning Kanu; it’s all a lie – he has access to his doctors. However, he has his medical issues, but he is not denied access to his doctors.
“You know we should not expect anything good from IPOB, their issue and agenda are against the government so disregard all these reports.”

Head of Directorate of State of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Chika Edoziem has raised an urgent alarm over the deteriorating health condition of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by on UN, AU, EU, UNHRC, USA, UK, Canada, Ohaneze, PANDEF, Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Arewa Consultative Forum, the Christian Association of Nigeria, Governors of the South East and South South Regions, Politicians of Biafran extraction, especially Politicians of Igbo extraction, Civil Society Organizations, etc, to pay close attention of the maltreatment going on by the DSS.

Mazi Edoziem made this known through its media and publicity personnel, Comrade Emma Powerful in a statement made avaliable to News Echo during the weekend.

According to the report, “The Directorate of State of the Indigenous People of Biafra is very much concerned about the report we received regarding the present health condition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, who is still being illegally held in the custody of the Nigerian Secret Police, the DSS, notwithstanding the fact that the Nigeria Court of Appeal discharged and acquitted him of all the trumped up charges brought against him by the Nigerian Government”.

“We wish to alert the International community of the fact that the Nigerian secret Police, the DSS has deliberately escalated its torture of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, whom they are still illegally detaining despite the order of a Court of competent Jurisdiction for his immediate and unconditional release”.

“We have it on good authority that the DSS acting on the script given to it by the Nigerian Government and in collaboration with certain politicians of Igbo extraction like Hope Uzodinma, the Imo State Supreme Court Administrator, some Ohanaeze leaders, Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and others whose names will be made public in due course, met to discourse how to eliminate Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. At this meeting, it was suggested that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu should be poisoned and allowed to die slowly”.

“With the current deterioration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s health, coupled with the refusal for weeks now by the DSS to allow him to be seen by a doctor, and the fact that they have continued to provide inadequate medication for his known ailments and deny him proper feeding, it has become obvious what the plans of the DSS and their collaborators are”.

“Recollect that certain collaborators who claim that they are counting down to the declaration of Biafra, are actually working according to the time line they have set for the poison administered to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to have irreversible effect on him”.

The statement further demands that “The Nigerian Judiciary must prove that it is not indirectly part of this sinister plan to eliminate Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by expediting the hearing of the appeal brought before it.

“The Directorate of State of the Indigenous People of Biafra wish to put the UN, AU, EU, UNHRC, the USA, UK, Canada, Ohaneze, PANDEF, Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Arewa Consultative Forum, the Christian Association of Nigeria, Governors of the South East and South South Regions, Politicians of Biafran extraction, especially Politicians of Igbo extraction, Civil Society Organizations, Amnesty International etc, on notice that nothing must happen to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in the custody of the DSS or shortly after his release”.

“The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra must not be held accountable for the grave consequences that will ensue should the Nigeria Government continue in their chosen path of illegality and planned murder of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu”.

“Self Determination is a universally recognised right of Indigenous peoples and we the Biafran People will not be cajoled or compelled to jettison or abandon this right”, it concludes.

…accuse Nigerian security agencies of nonchalancy

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned the brutal murder of the Ideato North Sole Administrator, Mr Chris Ohizu by sponsored criminals whose agenda is to blackmail the Biafra struggle.

Media and publicity secretary of the group, Comrade Emma Powerful disclosed this in a press statement made avaliable to New Echo on wednesday.

According to Mr Powerful, “the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the leadership and command of the indefatigable Liberator Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, condemn the barbaric murder of Mr. Chris Ohizu from Ideato North Local Government of Imo State”.

“The barbaric murder, beheading recording, and viral video of Ideato North Sole Administrator, Mr Chris Ohizu is a premeditated action by sponsored criminals whose agenda is to blackmail the Biafra struggle. Though they assailants distanced themselves from IPOB and ESN  yet talking about Biafra in their barbaric murder of a Biafran  in Biafra soil is not acceptable to IPOB.  The political gladiators and thugs who took it upon themselves to make Imo State ungovernable for their selfish political ambitions will soon become more irrelevant in the political space of Imo State”.

IPOB is worried over the numerous sponsored killings, kidnappings, and illegal abductions of civilians in the Southeast, especially in Imo State, because of Hope Uzodinma’s illegal political manouver.

We are warning the criminals shouting “no election in Biafra land” while abducting and killing people in Igboland to know that they are not speaking for Biafrans nor are they representing the interest of IPOB or the Biafran struggle. Those contracted by politicians to increase the insecurity and make Igboland a killing field are not working for Biafra freedom. Only fools will see the deaths of Biafrans as a means to achieve Biafra freedom”.

Those contracted to carry out such barbarism and criminal activities against our people in the name of “No election in Biafra Land” are doing so to their own peril.

“IPOB is on a divine mission to restore Biafra, not by killing our people or killing innocent people. Our mission is to restore Biafra through peaceful means while defending our forest and bushes from foreign invaders who want to destroy us from within”.

Any attempt by hired criminals and political thugs to make the Biafra struggle unattractive will be resisted. Nigeria government is already tired with the stage managing movies of fake ESN Operatives. It is possible that they can use some Igbo born criminals to continue their blackmail against the Biafra struggle. They are very desperate and running out of time in stopping IPOB by demonizing us, but Elohim is with us”.

“IPOB expects the Nigeria Security Agencies to protect our people. Unfortunately, the Nigeria government is behind the insecurity going on in the Eastern Region Biafraland.

How can one explain this level of insecurity in the Southeast where all the Nigeria Security Agencies have their bases. South East is heavily militarized by Nigeria Security forces, yet insecurity is at a high level. We have said it before that that it is either the security agents are the unknown gunmen or they are backing up the unknown gunmen just the way they are backing the Fulani terrorists ravaging Nigeria”.

“IPOB is not responsible for the brutal murder of Mr Chris Ohizu of Ideato North sole administrator, its irresponsible to the military linking IPOB into the heinous crime because they hated IPOB members and Nnamdi KANU. Nigeria Government and its military shame on you IPOB and ESN operatives doesn’t kill Biafrans we are fighting for their liberation”.

The statement further noted that “If Nigeria Security Agencies are fed up in securing our land, they should excuse themselves, and we will call on our ESN operatives to come out from the bushes to protect our people. ESN has succeeded in dislodging the threat from fulani terrorists masquerading as herdsmen in our bushes and forests. It’s time to come out and defend our people and their properties in our towns and villages because the Nigeria Army, Police, and DSS have failed to protect our territory. IPOB will not continue to watch while the contracted criminals and murderous groups keep killing our people in cold blood and in a gruesome manner”, he added.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, have expressed concern over a Fulani terrorist invasion of Anambra state.
The group claims that intelligence information at their disposal informed them of the terrorists’ plans to assault the Nnewi and Awka communities in the state in a statement signed by its media and publicity secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful.

The Fulani herdsmen that enter the aforementioned areas and claim to be there on business are, according to the statement, “really terrorists coming for attacks.”

The statement reads in part, “We the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of the great and indefatigable liberator Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kanu wish to inform the people of Anambra State to get prepared for the invasion of fulani jihadists into their State.

Intelligence information at our disposal has it that the fulani terrorists a.k.a herdsmen chased out from Enugu State, mostly from Oji River Provence, are trooping into Anambra to invade some unspecified Communities there.
“Nnewi is in the heart of every righteous Igbo man and woman because it is the home of our eternal leader, Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu.

Moreover, Nnewi stands tall as a Biafran industrial revolution center providing high level of employment to many Igbo youths. Nnewi is a very important and strategic place that needs to be protected. Any form of terrorist attack at Nnewi will be a big blow to Biafra and to Ndigbo in particular.”

The group urged the governor and the residents of Anambra state to be on guard against incoming terrorists who, according to the organisation, have well-rehearsed plans to attack the state.

The statement continued, “IPOB worldwide is appealing to those having intentions to attack the Hausa community in Ihiala LGA to stop. Hausas are not the same with fulanis. Hausas came into Igbo land for business while fulanis came to conquer Igbo Land. As our leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU has said that innocent Hausas are free to do legitimate business in Biafra without molestation.

We are not after the Hausas, but we are after invading terrorists. Governor Soludo we appreciate your efforts to demand the release and surety our leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU and every IPOB member worldwide thank you,

“Gov. Soludo and every concerned Nnewi citizen should be prepared and ready to confront the invading terrorists because they have perfected plans to camp and later invade the state. IPOB will be willing and ready to work with those who are willing to secure our land from fulani terrrorists.

The Indigenous people of Biafra has accused the Nigerian police and it’s working agents as those responsible for staging a bomb factory in Ebonyi state.

In a statement made available by the media and publicity secretary of IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful, noted that “Following the frustration and failure among the Nigerian Security architecture  to blackmail IPOB with burning of INEC and Government infrastructures and killing of Security Personnels in the East, they have upped their blackmailing game with the so called bomb factory in Ebonyi State”.

“We the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of the great leader, Mazi Nnamdi KANU wish to debunk the lies and blackmail business of Nigeria Police linking IPOB and ESN to any so called discovered bomb factory in the South East and arrest of two ESN Operatives”.

“We want to make it categorically clear that IPOB is innocent of this accusation.  Nigeria Police don’t even know how to present their blackmail accurately. It is  unfortunate that the Nigeria government is damaging their remaining image and reputation in the bid to blackmail IPOB and deceive the world into perceiving IPOB as terrorists. Little did they know that the world has Intel that give them accurate information about IPOB activities.

Nigeria Government frustration is heightened because IPOB has defeated them in the global arena as well as on the local stage, even with their huge lobbing efforts against us. IPOB is the only obstacle to their Fulanization agenda, hence the intensified diplomatic and media blackmail. But Elohim sent us on this mission, and He alone will give us victory at the end”

“We advise the media houses in the zoo and others outside Nigeria to investigate issues before reporting. The more they published unverified reports from Nigeria Security Agencies, the more they damage the small remaining image of their country before the world and tarnish their own image as well”.

According to Ebonyi Police Spokesperson, Chris Anyanwu as published in the  compromised Newspaper, “The Nation”, he said “however, a scrupulous investigation aided by his antecedents/profile with the Police Command proved that he is a native of Obegu, Onicha LGA of Ebonyi State and indeed the factional Commander of the outfit in Obegu”.

The Nigeria compromised  Police claimed that the person they arrested is a factional commander of ESN.

“For record purposes, ESN and IPOB do not have any faction. IPOB members are individual persons living in their houses while ESN Operatives are in the Bushes protecting our land from Fulani terrorists herdsmen”.

“Nigeria Government has been trying to create a faction in IPOB and ESN so as to use their sponsored faction to blackmail IPOB, but we have remained one and indivisible IPOB family. Nigeria Police must have planted all the materials and the persons to be used for their dirty business. But as always, Chukwu Okike put us ahead of their evil agenda”.

“Again, for record purposes, IPOB and ESN don’t use bombs in their operations and do not have any bomb factory anywhere. If there is any bomb factory discovered in the East, then Nigeria Fulani controlled Police must have set it up with their terrorist brothers, the Fulani herdsmen who are bomb experts. We demand full and independent forensic investigation into the so called bomb factory so that the lives of our people will not be endangered by enemies whose agenda for years has been to exterminate us and take over our lands and resources”.

“However, anyone who allows themselves to be used to cause confusion and havoc in the South East should know that they are going to face some serious and stiff resistance from IPOB. We are watching Nigeria Police ridicule themselves and their Government”.

“We promised to destroy them with truth, not with bullets and bombs. The more they blackmail IPOB, the more IPOB exposes their crookedness and emptiness to the world.  Elohim has called us on this mission, and we shall not retreat nor surrender irrespective of blackmail, arrest, torture, killing, and forceful abductions until Biafra is fully restored to an independent free nation”.