The Biafra National Guard, BNG, has declared that
the Nigerian military can “go to hell” because it would defend people of the
South East.
BNG made the declaration while faulting the
decision of the Nigerian Military to declare the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a
terrorist group.
Reacting to the declaration, BNG stated that it
would not be blackmailed by the terrorist tag, stressing that Biafra will be
restored.
In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Major
Nkuma and sent to DAILY POST, BNG maintained that it is not a terrorist group,
adding that Nigerian government is a “big joke” for making such declaration.
According to the statement, “Nigerian government
can be rest assured of self-defense” because it would “never retreat or
surrender till death lift our hands.”
The statement reads, “It did not come as a surprise
to Biafra National Guard that Buhari through Nigerian military declared IPOB a
terrorist organization. Let us remind Nigerian establishment and Britain that
IPOB is not a group or organization- IPOB is the people of Old Eastern region
and having declared IPOB a terrorist organization, it implies that every
Biafran is a terrorist.
“It is sad that we found ourselves in a country we
are considered species of terror and a country we have no right to ask for
self-rule. We the Biafra National Guard believe that the declaration is the end
of the road for all Indigenous People of Biafra who have been peacefully
clamoring for referendum. The big question remains; are we going to watch them
implement the genocide they just declared?
“It is important to clearly state that Biafra
National Guard has been in existence for years and was not formed recently as
claimed by Nigerian military and it is an independent self-defense group;
primarily saddled with the responsibility of defending old Easterners’ as
enshrined in 2007 UN charter on the rights of Indigenous People.
“IPOB under the leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is
the mother of all pro-Biafra groups and as such, all pro-Biafra activists are
Indigenous People of Biafra. The Biafra National Guard is Indigenous but
clearly independent and doesn’t subscribe to the peaceful strategy of IPOB but
fully endorsed, and respects IPOB because it is Biafra people’s wish.
“Biafra National Guard is not likely to take orders
from IPOB because IPOB is peaceful unless they decide otherwise- as we have
always maintained, IPOB is the representative of the entire people of Biafra.
We the Biafra National Guard carries the responsibility of self-defense in
Biafra land; and we are unapologetic, we don’t care what Nigeria tags the
people of Old Eastern region but they should be rest assured that we must
defend our lives according the 2007 UN and human rights charter.
“As thoughtless as the Nigerian military; a
supposed intelligent officer that passed out of school and living in a modern
world to tag a peaceful freedom fighting outfit terrorist organization is the
height of the joke- Nigeria is a big joke.
“The daftness of Muhammadu Buhari has infected the
Nigerian military that they both speak out of sheer hatred instead of reason or
experience. It is laughable that it took UN to declare Boko Haram a terrorist
organization but took a wayward soldier to declare a peaceful or non-violent
people a terrorist organization. The Nigerian military can go to hell because
we won’t be blackmailed; we will defend our lives at all cost and we will
restore Biafra because we are freedom fighters.
“Nigerian government and her military must be taken
back to the classroom or lecture hall to study history. They should be well
taught that Nelson Mandela was never a terrorist; Martin Luther King and
Mahatma Ghandi were never terrorists.
“They should be lectured that no freedom fighting
outfit or fighter has been labeled a terrorist; it is only possible in artificially
created Nigeria. Nigerian government and her military should go to UK and ask
them why they never tagged Scots terrorists and they should also go to Spain
for Catalonians. Must Nigeria continue to disgrace herself before the world; is
Nigeria a world apart from the real world?
“Buhari and Britain should be well informed that
they cannot blackmail us; if being a freedom fighter is being a terrorist, we
are proud terrorists. If being a Biafran is being a terrorist; we are happy to
be one but by virtue of our activities, we are not terrorists and can never be.
We are Biafrans; we forbid terrorism; our culture and everything we represent
forbids terrorism. Nigerian military is killing our people and we must defend
ourselves to avoid our extinction.
“Biafra National Guard will never engage civilians
but will oppose armed murderous Nigerian forces. We have been labeled terrorist
to enable them implement the genocide against us but we will defend our lives.
Nigerian government can be rest assured of self-defense because we shall never
retreat or surrender till death lift our hands.
“Britain must be held to account because they are
the brain behind the genocide and terrorist tag; they are backing this second
phase genocide against the people of Biafra. Britain did not tag Scotland
agitating for Self-determination terrorists but went ahead to force Nigeria to
tag Biafrans who are like Scots terrorists. We will resist every attempt to
implement this second genocide; may God never forgive us if we watched on while
ethnic cleansing is carried out.”
Credit: Daily Post
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