The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has dissociated itself from the purported ‘Biafra Government in Exile’ led by self acclaimed Finland-based agitator, Simon Ekpa.
Ekpa is currently facing prosecution in a Finnish court for sponsoring terrorism.
IPOB, in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful on Thursday in Abuja, described the said Biafra Government in Exile as the the handiwork of mischief makers who do not represent the interest of the movement.
The group, while washing its hands off the purported illegal Biafra government, said it does not endorse or recognize it and would never be part of such a criminal syndicate.
IPOB said based on the ideology of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, it would never descend so low to declare a government in a barbing salon without the consent of the people.
The group said the person behind the purported government in exile lacks discipline and ideology, adding that Biafra is not a plaything for criminals and cowards who find joy in extorting their own people.
The statement read, “The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), under the supreme leadership of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to an utterly deranged and disgraceful narrative gaining traction among the intellectually bankrupt, in which cowards and charlatans—masquerading from foreign comfort zones as so-called “freedom fighters” —seek to compare Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to a self-proclaimed content creator and certified coward.
“Let us state it categorically: anyone foolish or mentally impaired enough to draw such a comparison needs urgent psychiatric intervention. Comparing the indomitable Mazi Nnamdi Kanu—who has endured extraordinary rendition, solitary confinement, torture and a seven-year political and legal onslaught—to a coward who publicly denied Biafra in open court is the height of lunacy.
“Let the records reflect that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu publicly forbade the following acts, all of which were later carried out by the cowardly fraudster now desperately seeking attention: No Biafran should form a government in exile. No Biafran should form an army or armed group. No Biafran currency should be printed or sold. No Biafra identity card should be created. No Biafran passport should be printed or circulated.
“Yet this Helsinki-based attention-seeker, lacking discipline or ideological clarity, violated every single one of these directives while claiming to “fight” for Biafra. Biafra is not a fantasy. It is not a YouTube show. It is not a plaything for criminals and cowards who find joy in extorting their own people.
“How can any sane person declare a “government” in a barbing salon in Helsinki without the consent of the people? Is this how revolutions are led? Is this what Biafran republicanism has been reduced to?”
IPOB added that the inability of the Nigerian government to sustain any legitimate charge against its leader, despite multiple amendments and desperate media propaganda, was proof that they have a genuine and legitimate cause.
“Let it be known to all that IPOB has nothing to do with the so-called ‘Biafra Government in Exile’. We are not part of that criminal syndicate. We do not endorse or recognize it. We do not kill, extort, or run rackets in the name of Biafra.
“The Kenyan High Court has already declared his abduction unconstitutional. And despite all the torture and manipulation, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains unbroken—because he is fighting a just cause.
“Let the world understand that when the dust settles, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu shall speak again, and the enemies within and without shall be exposed.
“Biafra is not a hustle. Biafra is not for cowards. Biafra is not content for clicks,” the statement added.
