Tag: MASSOB

‘Kanu recruits Igbo youths from prison to fuel violence’ – MASSOB alleges

Aminu Imam
MASSOB on Kanu

Founder of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Ralph Uwazuruike, has leveled heavy accusations against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, claiming he is directing deadly violent activities from his prison cell. Uwazuruike alleged that Kanu, who is serving a life sentence for terrorism at the Sokoto Custodial Centre, has continued to actively recruit impressionable Igbo youths from inside the facility. He stated that this ongoing recruitment pipeline directly drives the rising body count of young people across…

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“?May 30 Biafra Day celebration sacrosanct; must hold”  – MASSOB

Aminu Imam
MASSOB

The South-East group, Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB), has insisted that the May 30 Biafra Day celebration must hold, despite threats by Nigeria security agents. MASSOB said there will be a sit-at-home exercise in commemoration of the 57th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra Republic by General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. According to an issued statement signed by the group’s leader, Uchenna Madu, all schools, banks, markets, public offices, motor/ Keke parks, air/seaports and other corporate bodies shall be closed to commemorate the event. The…

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MASSOB accuses PDP of betrayal

Aminu Imam

…Says party dead in S’East The south-eastern group, Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB), has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), for what it calls its insensitive, deliberate and political neglect of the people of the South-East region. It warned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) not to toe the same line as it would lead to the dismemberment of Nigeria, which according to the group was already on the verge of collapse. MASSOB stated this in a press statement issued in Enugu yesterday, through…

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