PRESS RELEASE,
25/03/2024.

The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by the great liberator Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kanu commiserate with the Peoples Republic of Russia on the attack and murder of innocent citizens by the heartless terrorists. The leadership and the global family of IPOB send our condolences to the Russian families that lost their relatives on the unfortunate terrorist attack.

IPOB stands against violent extremists and soulless individuals who attack unarmed civilians globally. We trust the Russian Security intel to unravel the sponsors of the terrorists that attacked, injured, and murdered a large number of their civilians in cold blood. If a sophisticated nation like Russian can be attacked either by the homegrown or foreign terrorists, it shows how dangerous terrorists and their sponsors can be. Therefore, Russia and their allies must double their efforts in eliminating the breeding grounds of the terrorists that may target them in the future.

One of the biggest breeding grounds for terrorists globally is Nigeria. Nigeria alone is the headquarters for about four or more deadly terrorist groups in the world. Nigeria is home to the following terrorist groups: ISWAP, BOKO HARAM, ANSARU, FULANI HERDSMEN, BANDITS, and more. These terrorists are controlling some territories in the Northern Region of Nigeria. The Nigerian government and military are either complacent or fed up with countering the terrorist activities. These terrorists freely carry out mass abductions of school children while the government pays them millions of dollars as ransom to free their victims. In this way, these terrorists are emboldened and funded to coordinate and carry out continental and intercontinental terrorist attacks.

Unfortunately, Biafrans that have been victims of these terrorists’ attacks attempt to exit the terrorist infested Nigeria are either illegally detained, murdered, or forcefully disappeared by the Nigerian Security Forces. We are not even allowed to defend ourselves against the state sponsored terrorists. The IPOB leadership formed the Eastern Security Network (ESN) to protect Biafrans against terrorists in our farmlands. But, the Nigeria government decided to proscribe IPOB for daring to protect Biafrans or opt out of the country that indirectly funds terrorists. Biafrans have, for many years, suffered terrorist attacks either from one of the above terrorists or from the Nigerian Security Forces.

One of the easiest ways Russia and other nations can stop terrorist attacks against them is to put efforts in decolonization of Africa, particularly the Indigenous nations in Nigeria. When Nigeria and other Africa countries are decolonized terrorists and their sponsors will not have resources to fund their activities.

IPOB stands with Russia during this trying period and will support any actions taken to defend themselves against terrorists and their enablers.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL, MEDIA, AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.