The Pre-1967 feelings are here again among the igbos, as a pro-Biafra group, Biafra Zionist Movement, BZM, announced, yesterday, that it had commenced the process to launch the strugglefor a State of Biafra with the international community, saying that the formal declaration of the new Biafra Republic had been slated for November 5.
This came as Conference of Igbo Youth Organizations, CIYO, warned that Ndigbo "would no longer watch in silence while our brothers and sisters are slaughtered like animals" in the Northern States.
National President of BZM, Benjamin Onwuka, at a briefing said what prevented the realization of Biafra republic over the years was the inability to get the support of world powers, like the United States of America to back the project.
"As we approach the end of 13 years since the mobilization and struggle for Biafran Independence began under the aegis of MASSOB and other groups, the people of Biafra havenot made much effort in realizing our dreams because the struggle has been internalized since 1999," Onwuka said.
He expressed regrets that the international community did not know the aspirations of the Biafrapeople, saying "Biafra must therefore be internationalized because the forces preventing thedreams for our independence arevested in the United Kingdom.
Biafra can only be achieved when we secure the support of the United States of America; the day USA comes to our side, that day we shall be free from Nigeria; the story of South Sudan where a bloody civil war was fought for over 24 years is a typical example."
Meanwhile, the Igbo youths in a statement endorsed by 10 youth leaders, including the National Coordinator, Igbo Youth Grand Alliance, Dr. Uchenna Uchehara, who read it after their emergencymeeting in Owerri yesterday said:"Events of the past few months in Nigeria have become very disturbing to stakeholders, especially the Igbo nation that played a major role in the founding of Nigeria and inspite ofthe tragedies of the Biafran war, resolved to give total support to one united Nigeria".
They lamented that the ugly experience of Ndigbo in Nigeria had been the persistent and unprovoked killings of Igbo citizens outside Igbo land.
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For me i think is time the igbo people stand outand show this monsters that we can do something....where are the real igbo youth half of them have been buchard on the street of kanu....i have there picture on my laptop...how one day if the UNN dont want to do something about it ..humm...humm..humm.
ReplyDeleteNofin stops igbo now to achieve their long planned project. The current situation in nigeria is a clear indication that igbos are not part of Nigeria. He who starts a work receives no praise, but he who finishes it
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