Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra
13
militant groups led by the Convener and Leader of Niger Delta
Watchdogs, John Duku, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to allow
Igbos go to avoid another civil war.
A Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators have called on President
Muhammadu Buhari to allow the Igbo ethic group to leave Nigeria in order
to avoid a civil war that could claim millions of lives.
The Niger Delta Militant groups, however condemned the attack on
security agents and the Hausa community by members of the Indigenous
People of Biafra.
It expressed shock that IPOB members could extend their aggression
to Oyigbo Local Government Area in Rivers State, a Niger Delta State. In
a statement made public on Monday and signed by 13 militant groups led
by the Convener and Leader of Niger Delta Watchdogs, John Duku, the
coalition also called on the Federal Government to release funds to
South-East states since they appeared not to be interested in a united
Nigeria.
Apart from John Duku, some of the signatories of statement are Ekpo
Ekpo (Niger Delta Volunteers) Osarolor Nedam (Niger Delta Warriors),
Henry Okon Etete (Niger Delta Peoples Fighters), (Asukwo Henshaw
(Bakassi Freedom Fighters) Ibinabo Horsfall (Niger Delta Movement for
Justice) and Duke Emmanson (Niger Delta Fighters Network).
Others are Inibeghe Adams (Niger Delta Freedom Mandate), Abiye
Tariah (Niger Delta Development Network), Joshua Ebere (Renewed Movement
for Emancipation of Niger Delta) Jeremiah Anthony (Movement for
Actualization of Niger Delta Republic), and Francis Okoroafor (Niger
Delta Freedom Redemption Army).
“We condemn the IPOB attack and destruction of properties in
Oyigbo in Rivers State; we have warned this people several times that
Rivers State and the entire Niger Delta region is not and would not be
part of Biafra. They rush to Rivers State to attack Hausa community in
order to involve the Niger Delta territory in the ill-advised secession
agenda of IPOB.
“We are appealing to the Nigerian government to allow Igbo to
go and have their independence without the involvement of other zones
since they are tired of being in Nigeria.
“Rather the government should allow them to be on their own,
stop funding the South Eastern states with the Niger Delta money. They
should be on their own, generate their funds and pay their bills. It is
high time Nigeria allowed Igbo to be on their own to avoid another civil
war.
“Nigeria is not ready to go into another civil war, we
therefore appeal to the government to allow Igbo to go and be on their
own, all the serving governors, senators, House of Reps members,
ministers, Ambassadors from the South East extraction should resign
immediately and join Nnamdi Kanu to form Biafra government, let peace
reign in Nigeria,” the coalition added.
It, however, condemned the call by former President Olusegun
Obasanjo on the Federal Government to dialogue with Nnamdi Kanu, saying, “It is totally wrong that the man who destroyed Udi, Bayelsa State in Niger Delta can today talk about dialogue.
“During his tenure Asari Dokubo and others were locked up for
over one year without trial while he was busy siphoning Niger Delta
money, today he is talking about dialogue.”
The group insisted that government must follow due process and the
rule of law in declaring a group a terrorist organization, adding that
the recent declaration of IPOB by the Nigerian Army as a terrorist
organization remains contrary to the tenets of democracy.
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