The
leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of
Biafra , Comrade Kingsley Madu , on Thursday , declared that Lagos ,
Nigeria ’ s capital territory , Abuja , and other cities where Igbos
reside and own major investments are all part of ‘ Biafraland’ .
“
Pro - Biafra groups have adopted a new ideology which stated that any
part of the country where a large population of Igbos is found , and
where Igbos contributed towards human and material development , is part
of Biafra , ” Madu said .
According to him , ‘ Biafrans’ do not want to ‘ confine ’ themselves to a particular place.
The
MASSOB leader made the declaration at Awgu , in Enugu , during a rally
organised to welcome the leader of another pro - Biafra group, the
Biafra National Guard , ‘ General’ Innocent Oji.
Oji was recently released from detention . The Biafra National Guard is said to be the ‘ military wing’ of the pro - Biafra groups .
Addressing
the rally , Madu raised the alarm over the alleged sacking of Igbo
traders from a portion of land at Trade Fair and FESTAC in Lagos .
He
said the affected traders were evicted by Lagos State Government after
they had invested billions of naira in developing the area .
Igbo would not be forced out in any part of Nigeria, where they invested lots of resources to develop, Madu vowed .
Stressing
that Lagos and Abuja are part of Biafra , he said , “ Some years back a
portion of land at Trade Fair and FESTAC were conceded to our people
for development in Lagos .
“ After spending billions of naira in
developing this part of Lagos for the economic growth of Nigerian
government , today information reaching us is that the Federal
Government , conniving with the Lagos State Government , yesterday
retrieved the land , the platform, all the investment and everything
from the people of Biafra .
“ This is part of the reason for Biafra agitation. “ And we are warning because we now believe that everywhere an Igbo man is is part of Biafra . “ That is the latest ideology we have .
“
We don’ t want to confine ourselves to a particular place ; we now
believe that wherever our foot touches is our land that is Biafra . “ Lagos is also Biafra , Abuja is also Biafra .
“ Anywhere our people are that place is Biafra . “
So what we are saying now is that that part of Lagos that our people
developed with their money is also part of Biafra and we cannot leave.”
The
MASSOB leader, however , advised Igbos to locate their investments in
the ‘ Biafra mainland’ , South - East and South - South , where they are
guaranteed safety and protection .
He welcomed Oji back home after several years in detention .
Earlier , Oji , leader of Biafra National Guard , commended Madu for carrying on with the struggle while he was incarcerated. Oji declared that Biafra will be achieved in less than one year .
The
Biafra military wing leader warned that any attempt by the Federal
Government to arrest the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra ,
Nnamdi Kanu , who he described as ‘ Supreme Leader’ , would be met with
stiff resistance.
“ By the grace of God , this struggle will not last beyond one year from now because we have our strategy .
“
But if the Federal Government feels we cannot do anything let them go
and arrest our supreme leader, Nnamdi Kanu , for them to see what we can
do , ” he said .
Oji also warned the British Government , which he said was responsible for the perceived oppression of Igbos .
He
said , “ Have it in your mind today that Britain is aware of what is
happening in Nigeria , all these things they are doing to us is caused
by Britain.
“ I am using this opportunity to warn Britain and
their government , if they say they are not behind what Fulani herdsmen
are doing to our people , killing our people and raping our women and
other things, they should come out openly and deny it and ask Nigeria to
let us go , otherwise when it will happen nobody should be talking
about genocide, Britain should be held responsible . ”
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