IPOB thankful to Israel for ‘recognizing Biafra‎’

IPOB Members

Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), have expressed gratitude to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for openly recognizing Biafra by acknowledging the genocide committed against the people of Biafra by the Nigerian Government.

Biafra happens to be a secessionist state that existed from 30th May 1967 to January 1970 in eastern Nigeria. The region’s secession was the principal cause of the Nigerian Civil War.

During a speech on Holocaust Remembrance Day in Jerusalem, the Israeli Prime Minister reportedly mentioned Biafra as a sad case in history where the world turned a blind eye to the orchestrated murder of millions of innocent civilians.

In response to Netanyahu’s comment, the publicity secretary of IPOB, Mr Emmanuel Powerful said the development signals the best thing to come for the struggle.

“This represents one of the greatest achievements of IPOB worldwide under the command structure of our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

“After nearly 50 years of blindfold diplomacy when Britain actively connived with Nigeria to blind the world to the horrors and atrocities committed by Gowon, Obasanjo, Buhari et al, the world is slowly waking up to their responsibility of accepting the fact that Britain sponsored the Gowon administration to commit mass murder against Biafrans and Igbos in particular.

“Yesterday, 23 April 2017, marks the first day the name Biafra has been mentioned in public by a major world leader.

“Mentioning Biafra in Jerusalem during his speech, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reinforced that holocaust signified our belief in the inevitability of the restoration of Biafra in the near future”

The IPOB mouth piece further stated that if Biafra eventually comes alive, Israel will become a major partner. In his words,

“Biafra nation will be the greatest ally of Israeli because blood is and will always be thicker than water. We are aware that Israel will always love Biafra because they are waiting to see the emergence of a credible Biafran group and leadership, they will speak.

“It’s a gradual process, the whole world can no longer pretend not to be aware now of the genocide against the people of Biafra orchestrated by Britain and executed by the Nigerian Government of Yakubu Gowon.”

He concluded by saying,

“Those who claim to be Igbo people or Niger Deltans, especially those born and raised in Lagos or living outside the sacred land of Biafra, should read the full text of the speech by the Prime Minister to understand that appeasing and begging those that hate you will never stop them from killing you.”