Eight pro-Biafra groups are urging the Commonwealth of Nations to expel Nigeria due to the recent killing of Biafra supporters in the South-East.
The groups made the call via a communique released by spokespersons, Uchenna Madu and
Austin-Mary Ndukwu after a conference held over the weekend, Vanguard reports.
The communique reads:
The
conference rejects Common Wealth of Nations blatant and double standard
on the extra judicial killings of pro-Biafra activists who were going
about their daily activities or peacefully exercising their right to
demonstrate. We hereby demand immediate expulsion of the Federal
Government from Common Wealth of Nations in compliance with the Harare
Declaration and norms and principles of respect to people’s human
rights.
It is the right of Common Wealth of
Nations to respect its founding principles which it did over the unjust
execution of nine Ogoni activists and which it must do now over the
illegal arrest, incessant torture, detention and imprisonment of the
Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu; leader of Biafra Zoinist
Movement, BZM, Ben Onwuka and Chukwuebuka Ikenwa among others.
We
strongly warn that failure to expel Nigeria from the Common Wealth of
Nations will be a ‘carte blanch’ for the Buhari administration to
continue unabated pogrom of extermination of people of Biafra origin. It
will also be a free pass for the forceful islamization of Christian
people of Biafra and the extermination of the members of the christian
community within the confines of Federal Republic of Nigeria and
Biafraland.
Meanwhile, MASSOB had in a separate
statement weekend, revealed that the activities of Niger Delta Avengers
is a natural confirmation that Biafra stretches towards the Gulf of
Guinea. The natural inhabitants and indigenous people of these lands are
Biafrans by birth but Nigerians by citizenship. MASSOB has made it open
that we want Biafra.lomatic interest in Biafra natural treasures. They
kept their hypocritical eyes closed against the fate of over 60 million
Biafrans.
Nigeria and her likes understand the
only language of violence. Today, Buhari’s military soldiers are being
disgraced, economic power block being dismantled, diplomatic relations
being shattered, his government in disarray and even himself is confused
because of the activities of Biafran agitators in the Eastern region
and what the Niger Delta Avengers are doing in the South -South region.
Though we choose nonviolent
approach, we shall also support every genuine and legitimate methodology
and approach chosen by any group towards Biafra self-determination.
Because
of our nonviolent approach, the Nigerian security forces have killed
thousands of MASSOB members and other group members since 1999 when the
current struggle started. These extra judicial killings of non-violent
and unarmed Biafra agitators have gone unchecked by the Nigerian
government and international watchdogs against human rights abuses,
brutalities, genocides and pogroms including United Nations.
The western world seems not to react against the ethnic cleansing of our people because of economic and diplomatic
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