By Andrew Oota
The ‘Biafra Republic’ has described as irresponsible and rascality, recent inclusion of its Prime Minister Simon Ekpas’ name on the list of wanted individuals by the Nigeria Government and the Military.
Director, Defence Media Operation Maj. Gen. Edward Buba has declared Chief Ekpa and others wanted.
Chief of staff to chief Ekpa, Dr. Ngozi Orabueze in a statement said the declaration is not only a “slap on democracy but shows the highest form of rascality, irresponsibility and intimidation”
According to her, ” It is also a ploy by the Nigeria government and military to suppress the basic and inalienable rights of the Biafra people to chose their leader and discuss who they are as a people.
The statement further called for the “withdrawal of the Biafra Government in Exile Prime Ministers name Simon Ekpa from the list of wanted persons published by the Nigeria government”
She also demanded an apology from Major General Buba to the Biafra people whose rights and image has been trampled upon with such fallacy and publication.
In her statement, Dr Orabueze explained that the continuous use of intimidation, suppression, killings and disrespect for the right of over 70 million Biafrans scattered all over the world and inside Nigeria can no longer go without a measurable action. The call for Self Determination, Self Referendum and Redeclaration of Biafra as a Sovereign state is a task geared towards the security of lives and property of indigenous Nigerians in Biafra territory, and must be achieved for peace and reduction in terrorism in that part of the world.
The statement equally said “the 40 United States of Biafra currently under the leadership of Biafra Republic government in Exile headed by Prime Minister Simon Ekpa is the wish of Biafra people. Such wish must be respected.
” The inclusion of the distinguished Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic government in Exile’s name Simon Ekpa among the list of wanted individuals in Nigeria is the same thing Nigeria government and military did to the current Biafra leader leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who is currently being held in Nigeria DSS detention center despite repeated legal rulings to free him. The United Nations has also called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu but the Nigeria military and government has refused. Nigeria is currently in a military rule disguised with President Tinubu as a civilian stooge.
“With this publication, the Nigeria military and government has once again proven to the world that it is a government that uses its power militarily to intimidate, suppress, kill and maim innocent citizens. Thousands of innocent Nigerians have been killed this year alone by government sponsored terrorists. The Nigeria military and government runs a policy to reintegrate and rehabilitate known terrorists. This policy has cause more deaths to indigenous Nigeria citizens compared to Boko Haram. Last Christmas, over 300 indigenous citizens were murdered same day by government sponsored and reintegrated terrorists. The only crime of Simon Ekpa is to speak against these killings and encourage Biafrans to defend themselves against invading terrorists.
“The Nigeria government and military romance/sympathy to terrorist leaders such as Hamas that recently visited Nigeria and welcomed in over 3 news media controlled by the Nigeria government is a grave concern. Such action validates the connivance of the current Nigeria government and military with terrorists”
In her conclusion, Dr. Orabueze called on the Nigeria government to not only withdraw the Biafra Prime Ministers name from their purported wanted list but to respect the wishes of the Biafra people and peacefully start discussion towards the exit of Biafra from Nigeria
The Chief of staff noted that she will be open for such discussion any day.
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