Biafra Day Killing: Gov Obiano didn't induce us - MASSOB

6/8/2016

The Movement for the Ac­tualisation of the Sover­eign State of Biafra (MAS­SOB) has denied reports that it met with Anambra State Gover­nor Willie Obiano, where it re­ceived huge sums of money to absolve the governor of any role in the May 30 killing of agitators.

A statement issued by its leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu, said “The attention of MASSOB has been drawn to a destructive rumour going round Anambra State that Governor Obiano had induced us with monetary leverage to compro­mise the activities of the struggle for the Biafra actualisation. The reformed MASSOB can never be bought or hijacked by polit­ical elements; we cannot com­promise or sabotage the struggle for emancipation and survival of our people.”

Madu however warned the state government to stop drag­ging the name of MASSOB or Biafra to the mud.

He insisted that the group never sent anybody to represent MASSOB in any capacity in their dealings with pro-Biafra groups.

“Anybody or group of peo­ple who claim to represent or is sent by MASSOB in any capaci­ty in dealings with the Anambra State government is fake, includ­ing some members of staff of the state. In as much as MASSOB is willing to partner or work with other Igbo groups, state govern­ments and individuals, it must be for Igbo and Biafra interest, not compromising the ultimate hope of the Ndigbo,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has said that more Nigerians and groups are identifying with its struggle for the restoration of Biafra.

The IPOB Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, in a statement he issued in Onit­sha, asserted that “not minding the fierce persecution from anti-Biafra forces orchestrated by the Nigerian security forces led by the Nigeria Army, more people had joined the struggle. These include notable individuals and groups and we are happy to re­ceive them into the IPOB family.”

Powerful said that some groups had met in Enugu and Umuahia and agreed to mobi­lise support for the proposed prayer session for a referen­dum, noting that IPOB members who were injured during the at­tack on black Monday by securi­ty forces were receiving massive support from Nigerians.