In light of recent protests in various states in the nation due to the current economic hardship that Nigerians are facing, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned against any demonstrations in any south-eastern state, News About Nigeria reports.
According to the group, anyone who dares to organise any protest in Biafra land would regret it.
The warning was contained in a statement released on Tuesday by the spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, who noted that the hardship in Nigeria does not concern Biafrans.
In the statement, Powerful added that Biafrans are no longer concerned about the affairs of Nigeria because they were denied the right to vote during the 2023 general elections by the current administration.
The statement partly reads, “Following the unprecedented hardship in Nigeria, IPOB ably led by the leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, hereby cautions the people of Biafra not to join any protest against hunger in Nigeria in any South-East territory.
“The current hardship in Nigeria should be the concern of Nigerians, not Biafrans. Biafrans are no longer interested in the affairs of Nigeria. Biafrans were abused, intimidated, beaten, and killed and denied voting rights during the election of this present government. Ndigbo were told to wait and that it was their turn to rule, not the turn of Ndigbo.”
The IPOB spokesman further noted that the warning is to avoid any accusation from the Federal government as they did during the #EndSARS protest when they accused Ndigbo of attempting to destroy Nigeria with violence because Ndigbo participated in the mass protest.
He further alleged that the current hardship is from God and that it is a punishment for Nigerians for all the atrocities committed against Biafrans between 1967 and 1970 and even up to date.
Admitting that the Igbos are also suffering from the current economic hardship, noted that God is still seeing Biafrans through.
