The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has been informed by the youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, that secession won’t favour the Igbo people.
Ohaneze Ndigbo says that it is better for the Igbo to stay in Nigeria and fight for their fair share of the nation’s resources.
National President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro stated this on Saturday during a press conference in Umuahia, Abia state.
He said: “It is better we remain in Nigeria and fight for our rights than secede. We have been patient enough and in 2019, it will be our turn to produce a Nigerian President. It will take a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction to heal the wounds of Biafra.”
Speaking further, he urged the Federal Government to unconditionally release all members of MASSOB and other Biafran activists detained in various prisons across the country.
“While the same government is busy releasing captured members of violent groups like Boko Haram and Niger Delta militants who have taken up arms against the state.”
“Since the Federal Government is secretly negotiating with Boko Haram terrorists, why can’t it also negotiate with MASSOB, which is non-violent? Since it is releasing some Boko Haram fighters, it should also consider MASSOB members detained illegally in prisons.”
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