Nnamdi Kanu: Why Attempts To Frustrate Biafra Agitation Through The Nigeria Judiciary Will Fail

Nnamdi Kanu: Why Attempts To Frustrate Biafra Agitation Through The Nigeria Judiciary Will Fail 

Offer Princewill Akubunma | Biafra Writers

March 13, 2025

The Nigeria justice system is one characterized with a history of condoning and enabling unjudicious, criminal activities which includes gross human rights abuses, corruption, inefficiency, political interference, lack of access to legal representation etc . These factors contributed immensely to the nosedive of its reputation turning it into a laughing stock amongst the justice systems across the globe, rightfully so. 

Looking at the above mentioned anomalies in the system, the human rights abuses and witchhunting against supposedly citizens, from a certain region of the country, in this case the SouthEast region is responsible for the devastating reputational loses bedeviling the justice system in particular and the Nigerian state in the arena of international relations. 

Cases which has no legal implications and punishment under local or international law,  instead has political undertones which requires a pragmatic political solution and as such, should just be simply concluded and disposed of, is usually delayed by unnecessary adjournments after another using the mechanism of the pliable Nigerian judiciary system. 

For instance, the case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu should have been concluded since October 2017 when his court case was fixed and designated for final resolution, unfortunately the Nigerian government encouraged by its judiciary ambushed the rule and dictates of the law and due process, to illegally proscribe the IPOB movement and swiftly moved to assassinate the IPOB leader, though thanks to the stars, he survived but was forced to flee in order to save his life. Sadly, that unprecedented adventure brutally claimed the lives of 28 innocent, unarmed civilians and many more unaccounted for till date.

Fast forward to this day, whereby the case is still rendered inconclusive and rotated amongst judges by the Nigerian judiciary at the behest of the Federal government in order to frustrate the delivery of justice. Recently, the Cheif Justice of the Federation, Justice Ekun, was reported to have assigned the case to a new judge after the last one was recused for biased and prejudicial dispositions. This sums it up to three consecutive judges within the space of 9 years that could not conclude the case and deliver a sound, conclusive judgement. 

This also goes to buttress the fact that the quest for Biafra self-determination which Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the IPOB movement he leads clamor for is a legitimate one and as such cannot be armtwisted or upturned using the Nigerian judiciary, thus the tactics of delay in a bid to frustrate the agitation into submission is applied by the federal government in cahoot with the pliable judiciary. 

It is imperative to recount that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, whom is known for his profound outspokeness against the marginalization meted on the Easterners by the rest of the country was arrested in October of 2015 in Lagos Nigeria for his political activism, was charged of treason, and subsequently detained in Kuje maximum detention facility, Abuja until he was released on bail under the most stringent conditions known to man in April of 2017. 

Shortly after the attack on his home occurred and he was forced to England where he resides as a full-fledged citizen of the United Kingdom.

However, the federal government with impunity and disregard for international law and due process, to kidnap and extraordinarily rendition him from Kenya where he temporarily traveled for business, health related reasons. The enablers of this egregious act against international law were the federal government of Nigeria, its secret police, the British intelligence with the blessings of top elements in the political and security architecture of the Kenyan government.

Against international laws of cross border arrest and arbitrary rules, he was tortured, blind folded like a common criminal, and renditioned to Nigeria where he was immediately and solitairily confined at the Nigerian secret police (DSS) headquarters in Abuja till this moment.

It is also worth noting that the Supreme Court of Appeal on October 13th, 2022 deservedly ruled that the means through which Mr Kanu was brought to stand trial was illegal and indefensible under law, hence ordering his unconditional release and compensation for gross violations of his fundamental human rights. 

However, the federal government disregarded the court resolution, and in their cunning, deceptive way, went on to manipulate the judiciary into illegally staying an execution of a court ruling even before the adhering to its stipulations. And, reports have emerged that the judges whom delivered the judgement of 13th October 2022, have been subtly punished one way or another. 

This also demonstrates that the judges are under immense duress, and pressure from the federal government to cave and fall in line with their own agenda against the dictates of the rule of law and the constitution or else get punished. This explains the dubious nature of the judges who have handled the case of the IPOB leader so far.

Let it be known, that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu a prisoner of conscience, has no case to answer as far as the Nigerian and international laws is concerned. The federal government having realized that his quest for Biafra self-determination are legitimate and cannot be subdued under the clause of treasonable felony have willfully withdrew these treasonable felony charges and replaced them with terrorism related one. 

But, the truth remains that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a leader of the IPOB movement, which in essence and deed is a non-violent freedom fighting movement seeking Biafra self-determination through a United Nations supervised referendum not through arms struggle. 

Thus, the terrorism charges will not hold sway or upturn the rule and dictates of the law.  As far as the law is concerned Nnamdi Kanu's detention which has overtime turned incarceration is illegal. And, the quest for Biafra self-determination will and can only be solved through a well detailed and pragmatic political means not persecution, extrajudicial highhandeness, forceful disappearances, deceptions and manipulations.

No Victor No Vanquish! A Deceptive Mantra With Sinister Intentions Against Ndigbo

No Victor No Vanquish! A Deceptive Mantra With Sinister Intentions Against Ndigbo 

By Offor Princewill Akubumma | Biafra Writers

March 6, 2025

Shortly after the civil war which ended in January 1970, in order 

to continue to hold Ndigbo down as slaves in perpetuity, in an oppressive Nigeria state, these words was created by the British overlords who actually instigated the war in the first place - a genocidal war which came as a gross consequence of a conspiracy theory that saw a coup, carried out by young military officers from all parts of the country, erroneously tagged as an IGBO COUP, when in the rightful sense, and in every sense of honesty, should be rightfully called AWOLOWO COUP! 

As we all have known before now from popular accounts of many spectators and active players of that generation, and have more convincingly been confirmed by the Ibrahim Babangida in his new book, that the coup de'tat aim was to install Awolowo as the prime minister of Nigeria. 

Every human with the right set of thinking faculty would immediately, without being told believe or zero in, that Obafemi Awolowo who was in prison at the time was and must have been be in the know of the plot. Yet, after the coup was quelled evidently by unbeknownst set of Igbo officers, he, Awolowo made 180° turn, joined the British propagandists, BBC to and call it IGBO COUP. Inciting the ethnic hatred and euphoria which resulted to the mass pogroms of mid-late 1966 claiming thousands of Igbo lives, amongst others from Eastern Nigeria. 

The coup was almost headed and championed by young Igbo military officers who put their lives on the line, just to see that Awolowo, a Yoruba man becomes the prime minister. Yet, Awolowo and his Yoruba brethren eventually conspired with the north and British to bring war, death, famine and carnage to Igboland in particular and Biafra in general during the 30 months of theBiafra genocidal war. 

Apparently, it became evident that his  political interest which was scuttled as a result of the coup failure, was improvised for its survival and advancement to condone the gross massacre of Igbo officers after the successful July 1996 coutercoup. Including civilians were slaughtered like chickens across Nigeria's northern and western states. 

He earned himself ajuicy and decisive position during the war in Gowon's administrative cabinet. And, as if that was not enough, he introduced the HUNGER POLICY with the slogan of "All is far in war" to ensure that the struggling nascent Biafrans were exterminated not only by the destructive British, Soviet-backed war machine but also by the excruciating burrow of hunger and starvation.

Ndigbo were forced to pay a prize for crimes we did not commit, we were hunted down in the streets of Kaduna and Kano, Ibadan and Lagos, we were annihilated, decimated and killed in droves, a pogrom was committed against us, we were made the scape goat, and made to suffer alone, for offense committed by others for the benefit of others, while the real culprits were exonerated and were celebrated as saints, and were given higher offices and appointments in the country's seat of power, even up until this day. 

It is worth noting that pre-January 1966 coup era, the western region under the premiership of Lakinde Akintola was under severe turmoil as a result of the power tussle between his government and Awolowo who was imprisoned three years earlier. 

Because of the treachrous act of Awolowo, Ndigbo have been made to suffer and endured what other ethnic groups in Nigeria cannot withstand even after the war till date. We have been betrayed by those whom we took as our most trusted friends and assumed allies, we have been stabbed in the back by our most closest neighbors, yet, through all thick and thin, we kept trying to make this country a home for everyone, but the more we try, the more we are marginalized and discriminated against, and the more we were excluded from the scheme of things in all political corridors of the nation's governance. 

Ndi Igbo against whom these injustices had been meted upon, have been trying to move on, but the so called fellow compatriots who should have make confessions, tender an unreserved apology and make restitution where and when necessary, are still busy spreading propaganda against same people, victims of genocide, who were and are always at the receiving end of all the injustices in the country. 

Till this day, Nigerians are still being made to believe that it was Ojukwu that caused the civil war of 1967, when in fact, it was Ojukwu who tried all he could to prevent it from happening and it was Gowon who reneged on the Aburi Accord agreements. 

It was when the killings, massacre became unbearable and the Gowon's government failed to prevail on the rampaging northern mob, that our eternal leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the then military governor of the eastern region, in collaboration with the elders under the Eastern consultative assembly, leaders of think tank, unanimously voted for a separate state in order to save our race from extinction and extermination. And, Ojukwu reluctantly capitulated to their demands and declared Biafra on 30th May 1967. 

Meanwhile, the NO VICTOR NO VANQUISHED mantra, a well deceptively crafted, con word was introduced by the British overlords, in order to soothe the minds of our people to think that they have been given a sense of purpose and belonging, but all to no avail, Because Ndigbo continued to suffer the phobia and ethnic incentivised hate until this day in  present Nigeria, which gave rise to agitation for self-determination by the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB. 

Moreover, the genocide and extermination plots against Ndigbo which was always backed up by propaganda and lies in order to portray them as the evil agressors and trouble makers, has thrived in Nigeria for so many decades until the coming of IPOB, who began to debunk the lies through the mechanism of radio Biafra and social media, sensitizing the Nigerian population, the global  community on the reality of things. Today, the whole world knows the truth and the plight of the Indigenous People Of Biafra and our reason for quest of self-determination.

The way forward for Ndigbo is not just financial restitution or empty national apology rather, Ndigbo and the rest of the ethnic group in Eastern Nigeria who were victims of the Biafra genocide deserves to be asked for their unanimous opinion on what they truly want in and from Nigeria. The right to make a unanimous decision cannot be overemphasized. 

Millions of Ndigbo already harbor in their minds that only an independent Biafra state would serve as the deserving justice the Igbo nation deserves.  In their in minds for Ndigbo have relief,  and escape the post war trauma, the Igbo nation must be allowed to solely and independently chart way for their own their sociopolitical and economic future.

This can only be decided through or via a popular or referendum. The Nigerian government must and should active this process if it is really sorry over the years of accumulated injustice against Ndigbo. The international community is also under obligation to intervene and take decisive steps to ensure that justice is granted to Ndigbo who have self evidently gone through a great deal of sufferings in the hands of their supposed compatriots in Nigeria. 

Family Writers Press International 

Edited by Family Writers Press International.

We won’t retreat or surrender, ESN under oath – IPOB dares Tinubu govt on referendum

We won’t retreat or surrender, ESN under oath – IPOB dares Tinubu govt on referendum

The Biafran Times | Jan. 30, 2025

By Seun Opejobi

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday declared that the Eastern Security Network, ESN, is under oath to safeguard the Southeast, stressing that operatives would not engage in any form of criminality.

Celebrating ESN’s 4th anniversary, IPOB disclosed that there are serious consequences for any ESN operative that goes against the outfit’s Code of Conduct and ethics.

In a statement he signed, the spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, commended the gallantry of the ESN Command in the Southeast as they celebrated their 4th year anniversary on December 12, 2024, noting that “IPOB and Ndigbo are happy to congratulate all ESN Operatives on their belated 4th Anniversary Parade that took place on December 12th, 2024, in Biafra Land.”

Disclosing that the anniversary was delayed due to security concerns, Powerful declared that IPOB won’t retreat or surrender until Biafra’s referendum is achieved and President Bola Tinubu releases its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

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According to Powerful: “The ESN Command 4th Anniversary videos and pictures were deliberately delayed because of the security concerns at the time of publication. However, the global family of IPOB and Biafrans in general salute the historic 4th Anniversary of our gallant men and women. We salute their bravery, dedication, and excellent service to our fatherland Biafra. In a special way, we honor the gallant heroes who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in their effort to keep our people safe. The warriors’ spirit in the living and departed comrades are working together to ensure that we restore Biafra Nation. Once again, we say congratulations to the men and women under the ESN Command!

“Eastern Security Network, ESN, is an Indigenous Vigilante Security outfit founded by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the family of IPOB worldwide. The primary mission of ESN is to protect the people of the Southeastern region in the contraption called Nigeria from the marauding terrorists Fulani herdsmen. Prior to the formation of ESN, the murderous Fulani bandits and terrorists occupied many of Biafran’s forests and bushes. From the occupied bushes and forests, they launched attacks on our local farmers, the farmlands, and communities in our region. There were uncountable cases of Fulani terrorists’ attacks on many communities with countless women raped and many people, including children, killed by these soulless terrorists. But in the last 4 years of ESN operations in our land, the cases of Fulani herdsmen mass murder, rapes, killing of farmers, and displacement of communities in the Biafra territory are almost non-existent.

“On this 4th anniversary of the ESN Command, the worldwide family of IPOB wishes to reassure Ndigbo and Biafrans worldwide that ESN has the utmost interest of Biafrans above their own personal interest. They are under oath to safeguard the region and the people. That is why, for the past 4 years, they have sacrificed a lot for the greater good of Biafra land. They have lived in the bushes, confronted many challenges, and faced many difficult circumstances, including loss of lives. However, they have scaled by adopting adaptive strategies and prayers of Biafrans and other lovers of freedom.

“The IPOB leadership and IPOB worldwide have tremendously tried very hard to sustain ESN, and the Biafra struggle in the absence of our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Their resolve and determination to sustain and support ESN financially and morally cannot be overemphasized. ESN remains the last line of defense for Biafra Nation. It beholds Biafrans at home and in the diaspora to join IPOB in providing logistical support for ESN to continue to protect our land for the battles ahead. They are under oath to safeguard the region and the people.

“ESN Operatives have a strong sense of ethics and morality in discharging their duties. Therefore, be assured that ESN shall not engage in any criminal activity or in the killing or destroying of the people they have vowed to protect. There are serious consequences for any ESN Operative that goes against the ESN Code of Conduct and ethics.

“In this year 2025, ESN will intensify their activities in sting operations against all the criminals who have turned our land into a place where all manner of evil and abominable activities—ritual killings, extortion, illegal arrest, and forceful disappearances, drug businesses—take place. It is going to be an eye for an eye operation. Biafra Land must be free from all forms of criminality and terrorism being sponsored by the Nigerian government and desperate politicians just to tarnish the image of ESN, IPOB, and the Biafra struggle.

“ESN hereby warns all the local vigilantes under any code name in Biafra Land to tread with caution in discharging their duties. ESN operatives are not against the genuine vigilantes that are helping to curb crimes. But they must not cross the red lines by being a tool in the hands of the Nigerian Government and her murderous Security Forces to hunt, abduct, and kill any IPOB member or any innocent Biafran in Biafra territory. If they do, they should be ready to have a confrontation with ESN.

“ESN shall apply all necessary measures to facilitate the evacuation of terrorists and bandits in the uniform of the Nigerian Security Agencies out of the Biafra Region. Some of the people in these security uniforms are terrorists and criminals parading as state actors. ESN shall impose harsh punishment on any Biafran conniving with the Fulani herdsmen in land acquisition in the Southeast Region. Moreover, those individuals making money by pointing fingers at IPOB members to be abducted or killed by the Nigerian murderous Security Forces should be ready to be paid in the same coin.

“Finally, the global family of IPOB once again calls on the Nigerian Government under Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and other Biafrans abducted by the Nigeria DSS, Army, and Police and detained unjustly. Self-determination is not a crime under any law in the world.

“IPOB shall never retreat nor surrender until Biafrans are given the right to vote in a referendum or exit Nigeria in some other way. God bless Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB Leadership for launching ESN to save our people from the Fulani bloody terrorists. God bless ESN Operatives for their bravery and sacrifices.”

Published by Charles Opanwa

Report: Killings, Abductions And Disappearances Aimed At Violently Seizing And Pocketing Criminal Billions By Police, Military And Armed Non-State Actors Took The Center Stage Of 2024 Christmas And 2025 New Year Holidays In The South-East

Report: Killings, Abductions And Disappearances Aimed At Violently Seizing And Pocketing Criminal Billions By Police, Military And Armed Non-State Actors Took The Center Stage Of 2024 Christmas And 2025 New Year Holidays In The South-East

Police and military seized at gunpoint and criminally pocketed N21.8billion (police N15billion and military N6.8billion) from South-East roadblock and barracks’ extortions in two months: Dec 2024-Jan 2025

Uga Junction and Atani Road Naval checkpoints most ‘lucrative’ in South-East; N600million (N1m per day) seized at gunpoint and criminally pocketed in two months (Dec 2024-Jan 2025) from at least ten extortion sources

Kidnappers seized N600million from defenseless abductees in 20 days: Dec 28-Jan 18 and N1.2billion in two months (Dec 2024-Jan 2025)

180 defenseless citizens killed in two months: 140 by armed non-state actors; and 40 others killed outside the law by military, police and killer-vigilantes

200 defenseless Southeasterners abducted in two months: 160 by armed non-state actors; and 40 others held outside the law and facing permanent disappearance by military, police and killer-vigilantes

Intersociety Report:

Onitsha, Eastern Nigeria

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Published by EASTERN PILOT 

Nigerian Military Criminally Pocketed N6.8billion In Two Months: Dec-Jan:

The deployed personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police Force and their High Commands in the South-East are responsible for seizing under gunpoint not less than N21.8billion from motorists, other road users and those who came in contacts with them in their barracks between December 1, 2024, and Jan 31, 2025. The sum represented “criminal billions” drawn from direct and indirect roadblock and “barracks extortions”; numbering over twenty sources and seized from members of the civilian population with legitimate means of livelihood who were extorted while preparing or returning for 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year holidays or extorted while heading back to their bases after the holidays. The findings above were derived from detailed research and investigation and their findings contained in the Intersociety’s December 22, 2024-Special International Report: “Ocean Of Innocent Blood Flowing In Eastern Nigeria”. The 282-Page Special International Report was unveiled in Enugu on December 22, 2024 at an international Press Conference. Not less than 19 pages (105-124) were set aside in the Report on police and military extortions and allied corrupt practices in Eastern Nigeria particularly in the South-East. The deployed security forces and their high commands were found to have mindlessly perpetrated the trio of armed state actor conduct-atrocities in the Region; namely: abductions, unlawful killings and corrupt practices of alarming proportion.

According to patterns and trends of these extortions studied by the Report, there are presently at least 300 direct military roadblocks, and 500 patrol teams or indirect roadblocks mounted on South-East roads-with 98% of them engaging in direct and indirect roadblocks extortions using publicly procured assault rifles and their ammunitions and patrol vans. These extortions and allied corrupt practices by military personnel are contrary to Section 108 of the Armed Forces Act of 2004 which prescribes fourteen years jail for any military personnel found involved in offense of extortion. The Report further found that average of N100,000 is illicitly pocketed daily by each of the military roadblocks; translating to N80m daily from 800 military roadblocks and patrol teams in the South-East or N2.4billion per month and N4.8billion in the past two months of December 2024 and January 2025. Addition of N2billion was included and estimated to have arisen from “direct and indirect barracks extortions” and allied others-totaling N6.8billion, seized at gunpoint and illicitly pocketed from South-East motorists and allied others including those that encountered the military personnel in the past two months of December 2024 and January 2025.

Further discovered were not less than ten sources of indirect military extortion in the South-East: with a clear case in point being patterns and trends of the corrupt practices of the officers and personnel of the Ogbaru Base of the Nigerian Navy at Onitsha and Ogbaru-the most lucrative military roadblock in the South-East; to the extent that not less than N1m is seized at gunpoint and criminally pocketed daily; translating to at least N600m in the past two months of December 2024 and January 2025 by the Uga Junction Main Naval Checkpoint and three others located along Atani Road  and Harbor Industrial Layout in Ogbaru, Anambra State.

Nigeria Police Force Criminally Pocketed N15billion In Two Months: Dec-Jan

In the past two months under reference, the deployed officers and personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and their high commands manning estimated 2,500 direct roadblocks and patrol teams or indirect roadblocks on South-East roads and allied others are found to have been responsible for seizing at gunpoint and criminally pocketing not less than N15billion from motorists, other road users and those that encountered the police authorities at their barracks. The breakdown of the above indicated that Imo State with highest number of police roadblocks and patrol teams (700) in the South-East accounted for N2.94billion in the past two months of December 2024 and January 2025; on daily average of N49million (N70,000 per police roadblock), N1.47billion monthly and N2.94billion in the past two months of December 2024 and January 2025.

 Anambra State, which presently maintains second largest police roadblocks and patrol teams in the Region with estimated 600, N42million was criminally pocketed daily, N1.26billion monthly and N2.52billion in the past two months of December 2024 and January 2025. In Abia State with third largest police roadblocks and patrol teams of estimated 500 in the Region, N35million was criminally pocketed daily, N1.05billion monthly and N2.1billion in the past two months of December 2024 and January 2025. In Enugu State with fourth largest police roadblocks and patrol teams of 400 in the Region, N28million was criminally pocketed daily, N840million monthly and N1.68billion in the past two months of December 2024 and January 2025; and Ebonyi State with fifth largest police roadblocks in the Region of 300 police roadblocks and patrol teams, N21m was pocketed daily, N630m monthly and N1.26billion in two months of December and January 2025.

Addition of estimated N3.5billion was made, representing ‘criminal billions’ seized at gunpoint from those that encountered police authorities at police barracks including “bail fees” and monetization and commercialization of arrest, detention and criminal investigations as well as N1billion added as “dark figures of crimes”; totaling estimated N15billion; or N10.5billion arising from direct and indirect roadblock extortions plus N3.5billion arising from “Police Barracks Extortions” and N1billion arising from “dark figures of police corruption proceeds”; totaling N15billion. It must be informed that Police roadblock extortion in Nigeria particularly in the South-East is prohibited and criminalized by Section 99 of the Criminal Code Act of 2004 and Section 408 of the Penal Code Act of 2004; both of which prescribe jail terms of three-seven years; and three-fourteen years respectively.

Kidnappers Seized N600m In 20 Days (Dec 28-Jan 18) And N1.2b In Dec-Jan

Estimated N600million was seized at gunpoint from 2024 Christmas and January 2025 New Year holiday makers or returnees by armed non-state actors operating with assault rifles and criminal digital devices in Anambra, Imo, Enugu and others. The seizure of the estimated N600million by armed criminal syndicates affected more than 100 victims forced at gunpoint to pay the ransoms demanded, which heightened between December 28, 2024, and January 18, 2025; a period  that marked the peak of the two festivities during which members of many South-East families returned home for post-Christmas and New Year activities including burials, funerals, marriage ceremonies, town union meetings, etc. Among the five South-East States, the worst hit was Anambra where estimated N250million or more was seized from kidnap victims through their relatives, friends and associates; out of which Aguata, Orumba North and Orumba South Local Government Areas took the lead with not less than N150million including N35million paid at gunpoint by relatives and associates of a multimillionaire businessman between Ezinifite, Igboukwu and Uga on Dec 28, 2024; N16million (N8m each) paid at gunpoint by parents and other relatives of two siblings abducted on Dec 29, 2024 in the area and not less than N25m paid by relatives and associates of four others abducted same day in the area.

On Jan 16, 2025, another indigene of the area was abducted and released the next day after millions of naira found in his account was transferred out at gunpoint. On Dec 28, 2024, not less than five indigenes of Achina were targeted and abducted at a relaxation joint located between Amesi and Umuchu and held captive in kidnappers’ den for several days until their relatives and associates coughed out tens of millions of naira for their release. Elsewhere around Urum part of the State, a Reverend Father was abducted and later freed after his friends and associates paid N20million, during which a man who was held with him paid N10.3m. A United Kingdom-based businessman was abducted on Jan 10, 2025, at Amaokpala in Orumba North of Anambra State. He had returned for funeral service of his cousin and was freed after three days on payment of undisclosed millions of naira.  Before then, a lady banker was abducted on Dec 13, 2024, and held for days, and later killed and dumped by her captors along a popular roadside after sources said her abductors collected N25million ransom and went ahead to kill her. There were also two Catholic nuns abducted on Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025, along Ufuma Road in Orumba North, and freed six days after, but it was unclear if ransoms were paid before they were released.  These are just to mention but a few.

 Kidnappers in the South-East also made Imo State the second worst hit State in twenty days of Dec 28, 2024 and January 18, 2025, during which not less than N150million was seized from kidnap victims at gunpoint; followed by Enugu State with estimated N100million including tens of millions of naira strongly believed to have been seized by Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen from freed victims of three 18-Seater busloads of passengers abducted at Enugu-Ezike in Igbo Eze North of Enugu State on Thursday, Jan 9, 2025 involving at least 40 passengers. The passengers were traveling to Kogi and nearby northern parts when they were abducted and held for days by the Jihadists during which their mobile phones and other valuables were seized and dispossessed; and all the monies in their accounts transferred out. Parents and associates of some of the victims were also believed to have hurriedly transferred tens of millions of naira to have their loved ones freed.

Abia and Ebonyi States also grappled with kidnap-for-ransom particularly along their highways, urban centers and farmlands by Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen, communal warlords and allied others; accounting for not less than N100million under 20 days of December 28, 2024, and January 18, 2025. In all, nothing less than N600million was lost to Jihadist kidnappers and others drawn from Counterfeit Biafra Agitators and “street criminal entities” thriving in kidnapping syndicates in 20 days of December 28, 2024, and January 18, 2025. Generally, nothing less than N1.2billion was most likely to have been lost to kidnappers by defenseless South-Easterners in the past two months of December 2024 and January 2025 in the Region.

 180 Defenseless Civilians Killed In Two Months (Dec 2024 And Jan 2025)

By our findings derived from our December 22, 2024, Special International Report (“Ocean Of Innocent Blood Flowing In Eastern Nigeria”: 282 Pages, not less than 180 defenseless citizens of the South-East were attacked and killed in the past two months of December 2024 and January 2025. The breakdown shows that armed non-state actors took responsibility for at least 140 defenseless civilian deaths; during which Imo State was the worst hit with not less than 70 deaths, followed by Anambra with at least 40 deaths and Enugu, Abia and Ebonyi accounting for the remaining 30 deaths. Among the not less than seventy  defenseless civilian deaths recorded in the hands of armed non-state actors in Imo State, at least 45 including women and children were killed in four communities in Orsu Local Government Area where many of them were mowed down and inflicted with savagely matchet cuts and gun attacks.

 Their gruesome murder had taken place between Jan 5 and 8, 2025, during which, according to eyewitnesses spoken to by the Intersociety, eighteen defenseless persons including women and children were mowed down in Ihitenansa, eight in Eziawa, nine in Umuhu-Okabia, six in Ebenato and one person in Awo-Idemmili. The killings have since continued including killing of at least two persons on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in Orsu-Ihiteukwa part of the Local Government Area. In Anambra State, the not less than 40 killed included at least ten in Ihiala on December 30, 2024; during which a Reverend Father was days earlier shot and killed in the area. A female banker was also among those killed in the State during the period as well as scores of others abducted by kidnappers and killed in their dens.

 The security forces including military personnel, police crack squads and sub-state actor killer vigilantes accounted for not less than 40 civilian deaths across the South-East during the period. The 40 civilian deaths in the hands of the security forces represented those killed outside the law or due process and their killings ‘weaponized’ to justify their atrocious killing. Among them are not less than eight recently killed in Imo State by police crack squads and another eight killed by the Anambra Vigilante Service on Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025 in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State; in addition to scores of others abducted by military personnel and police crack squads  who are unlikely to come back alive.

200 Defenseless Civilians Abducted In December 2024 And January 2025:

The Nigerian Security Forces (military personnel, police crack squads and sub-state actor killer vigilantes), the Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen and allied others, ‘Street Violent Criminal Entities’ and armed Counterfeit Biafra Agitators have separately been responsible for abduction of no fewer than 200 members of the South-East civilian population across the Region in the past two of December 2024 and January 2025; out of which about 160 were abducted by armed non-state actors and 40 others abducted and taken to unknown destinations outside the knowledge of their families and official records. Many of the 40 security forces abductees were those taken away outside the law by military personnel while the remaining ones got missing in the hands of police crack squads. It must be clarified that killing members of civilian population or unarmed citizens suspected to have offended criminal law, before or after their arrest is a serious criminal offense in Nigeria and under international law. Weaponization of crime detection and law enforcement operations is also a serious criminal offense; likewise, killings involving sub-state actor vigilantes disempowered by law to kill, detain, investigate and prosecute. Arresting civilian citizens and taking them away without the knowledge of their families and outside official records clearly amount to enforced disappearances which could lead to extrajudicial, extra jus and extralegal executions.

Further, the breakdown of the abduction of estimated 160 defenseless civilians of the South-East Trado-Judeo-Christian faith and extraction by armed non-state actors across the South-East in the past two months of December 2024 and January 2025 included estimated 60 abducted in Anambra State, 50 abducted in Imo State, 40 abducted in Enugu State and the rest abducted in other parts of the South-East. Also observed was the fact that more than 95% of the 160 abductees by armed non-state actors were forced to pay ransoms through their relatives, friends and associates. In Anambra State where at least 60 were abducted, Aguata, Orumba North and Orumba South accounted for not less than 30 including a retired Anglican Bishop, two Catholic nuns, seven persons abducted between Ezinifite, Igboukwu and Uga, six persons abducted between Amesi and Umuchu, one abducted at Amaokpala, etc.  Imo State with not less than 50 abductees included those abducted for ransom along the State’s highways and its troubled local government areas and communities. In Enugu State with at least 40 abductees, the most noticeable was the abduction on January 13, 2025 of at least 40 travelers by Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen in Enugu-Ezike part of the Igbo Eze Local Government Area.

 There is likelihood of others representing “dark figures of crime” involving unrecorded victims abducted by Jihadists and other criminal entities on their way to 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year holidays or while returning back from to their bases from the same particularly along the highways. Other victims were those recorded in the remaining parts of the South-East especially along their highways.

 Signed:

For: International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety)

Emeka Umeagbalasi, M.Sc.

Criminologist and Graduate of Security Studies

Board Chair, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law

 Chinwe Umeche Esquire (LL. B, BL)

Head, Democracy and Good Governance Program

International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law

 Chidinma Udegbunam Esquire (LL. B, BL)

Head, Campaign and Publicity

International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law

 Obianuju Joy Igboeli Esquire (LL. B, BL)

Head, Civil Liberties and Rule of Law

International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law

Digital Contacts: 

Mobile/WhatsApp Lines: +2348174090052

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Website: https://intersociety-ng.org

 Further References: 

1.       Digital Link To Our Mother Report: “Ocean Of Innocent Flowing In Eastern Nigeria”: https://intersociety-ng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NIGERIA-OCEAN-OF-INNOCENT-BLOOD-FLOWING-IN-THE-EAST-oringinal_11zon.pdf

2.       Digital Link To The Executive Summary Of “Ocean Of Innocent Blood Flowing In Eastern Nigeria”: https://intersociety-ng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Executive-Summary-Of-Ocean-Of-Innocent-Blood-Flowing-In-The-East.pdf

 3. Digital Link To Our Human Rights Handbook: “Human Rights Made In Nigeria”: https://intersociety-ng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HUMAN-RIGHT-MADE-IN-NIGERIE_compressed.pdf

 4.  Digital Link To The International Joint Solidarity Statement By 27 International Human Rights Experts And Other Respected Persons/Groups Backing The Reports: 

https://intersociety-ng.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/International-Press-Release.pdf

Unite Across All Faction In Six Months Or Risk Losing Relevance In Igbos Affairs — IPOB Charges Ohanaeze Ndigbo

 Unite Across All Faction In Six Months Or Risk Losing Relevance In Ndi Igbo Affairs — IPOB Charges Ohaneze 

The Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) movement has taken a swipe at the Ohanaeze Ndigbo sociocultural group for not upholding the obligations expected of it and allowing itself to be divided by external forces and used for selfish political ulterior agenda against the interests of Ndigbo, vowing to no longer tolerate the irresponsibility of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo. 

In a statement issued by the IPOB media and publicity secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, the movement decried the divisiveness and docility of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, charging them to mend fences amongst factions and provide a consensual leader of all divides within six months. 

The statement cited the recently concluded Ohanaeze Ndigbo president-general elections where three contestants were declared winners by their respective factions as the height of lack of organizational discipline and coordination in the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, alluding that the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been hijacked by politicians in the South-East and the federal government. 

"The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) worldwide has called on the Ohaneze Ndigbo Social Cultural Group to tell Ndigbo, who is their authentic President General worldwide."

"The unfortunate turn of events in the last Ohaneze Ndigbo's election where three(3) Igbo sons from Ikwere land in Rivers State  claimed to have been elected as the Ohaneze Ndigbo President General is of serious concern to all." 

"Senator Azubuike Azuta Mbata, Barr. Dim Uche Okwukwu and Jack Omenazu were all declared winners from different factions of Ohaneze Ndigbo. We call on Ohaneze Ndigbo members to rally together and reach a consensus on who the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo is." 

"We call on Ohaneze Ndigbo members to mend their fences with their many factions and present to Ndigbo a consensus  President General or risk being relegated to the background in the affairs of Ndigbo worldwide. IPOB and its leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU will not allow Ohaneze Ndigbo to operate in this form." 

"IPOB has followed the activities of Ohaneze Ndigbo in the last 8 years and found out that the Ohaneze Ndigbo group has been hijacked and polarized by the Nigerian government and their proxy actors, Igbo governors and other Igbo politicians." 

"The various factions that exist in Ohanaeze Ndigbo today are because of the overbearing influence from the Nigerian government via their proxy Igbo politicians,"the statement read in part. 

According to IPOB, the Ohaneze Ndigbo should have replaced the defunct Igbo Union of 1945 in representing and discharging the sociocultural responsibilities to the Igbo nation but failed to do so as a result of political hijacking and polarization. Thus, vowed to intervene if leadership sanctity is not restored in Ohaneze Ndigbo in the next six months. 

"IPOB and its leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU thought Ohaneze Ndigbo Social Cultural group would have replaced the Igbo union of 1945.

"But, it is very sad that Ohaneze Ndigbo has turned to a political group instead of a social cultural group that ought to defend Igbo interest on every level. This sad development has made Ohaneze Ndigbo a stooge to the state governors and other politicians who work for the Fulani government of Nigeria. The Ohaneze Ndigbo has lost her voice to speak the truth to powers." 

"Therefore, IPOB calls on the Igbo Elders Forum, Igbo Traditional Rulers, responsible politicians, religious leaders, Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Leaders, and so on to intervene in this matter." 

"The factionalization tactics that the Nigerian government and her proxy Igbo politicians tried to create in IPOB without success, they have successfully carried out in Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The responsible members of Ohaneze Ndigbo must fight to rescue themselves. If possible, they (Ohaneze Ndigbo) should organize another open and transparent election among the three people concerned." 

"If Ohaneze Ndigbo members fail to resolve their election dispute peacefully, it means they are incapable of speaking for Ndigbo. IPOB might be forced to take drastic decisions against Ohaneze Ndigbo and their activities in Biafra Land."

"IPOB is waiting and hoping that the Ohaneze Ndigbo will, within six months, resolve their leadership quagmire, or they will lose their relevance."

Family Writers Press International

The Accusation Against IPOB: Is VDM Simply Clueless or Indirectly Hinting at His Sponsor's Script?

 The Accusation Against IPOB: Is VDM Simply Clueless or Indirectly Hinting at His Sponsor's Script?

In recent times, the blackmailing narrative of  Nigeria government against the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) has become increasingly contentious, with various persons being mobilised to weigh in on the movement's legitimacy and motives. One such persons is a Nigerian social media celebrity VeryDarkMan(VDM), who has been in conversations for his malicious accusation against IPOB, claiming that the organization is destabilizing Southeast Nigeria.

However, a closer examination of his statement and body language while he spoke, raises questions about the motivations behind his claims and whether he is merely echoing a script written by unseen sponsors with vested interests in discrediting the Biafran freedom movement.

VDM's assertion about IPOB being a destabilizing force in the Southeast aligns closely with narratives often propagated by governmental authorities. This raises red flags and prompts an examination of whether his claims are truly his own or if they are part of a larger agenda designed to delegitimize a peaceful movement that seeks justice and self-determination for the Biafra Nation. The timing of such accusation, amidst ongoing tensions and political strife in the region, suggests that they may be strategically aimed at diverting attention from the real issues at hand. The agendists wants to manipulate the public into wrongly and ignorantly discussing about peaceful IPOB while they(the agendists) continue to perpetrate crimes in the region. 

It is worthy to note that IPOB have clarified severally with evidences that the chaos in Southeast Nigeria is not a product of the movement, but rather a result of government-sponsored provocateurs who aim to create discord and justify heavy-handed responses. Governor Hope Uzodimma also in one of his public addresses equally stated it clearly that the crimes being committed in his state in particular, are not committed by IPOB. But unfortunately, the Nigerian media and people like VDM cannot see those glaring vindications of IPOB because they are working on a dirty agenda. 

By accusing IPOB of destabilization, it shows that VDM is a pawn in the hands of those who wish to suppress dissent voices and maintain the status quo. This tells that his accusation is  not only a reflection of his hateful views, but he is simply a mouthpiece for a script designed to undermine the aspirations of the Biafran people.

In a society where narratives can be shaped by those in power, it is crucial for individuals to critically assess the motivations behind such public rant.

Furthermore, the implications of VDM's accusations extend beyond just his personal views; they resonate with a larger audience that may not fully understand the complexities of the IPOB movement. This can lead to misinformation. Let us state it clearly to all who may not know, that the Biafran struggle is rooted in historical grievances and a legitimate desire for autonomy through a legitimate process. So, reducing it to mere destabilization ignores the broader context of the struggle and diminishes the voices of those advocating for meaningful change. The spiteful statement of VDM is potentially scripted by the government towards impacting negatively on the discourse surrounding such a significant movement as IPOB. 

The government has bought over VDM, seeing how he is manipulating a large mass of the jobless Nigerian youths on social media, thinking that aligning him with the government narratives can alienate supporters of IPOB and those who advocate for the rights of the Biafran people.

The Biafran nation is not merely a political issue; it embodies a historical and cultural identity that many hold dear. By dismissing IPOB's efforts as mere destabilization, VDM tends to undermine the legitimate concerns of countless individuals who have faced marginalization and injustice. This dismissal not only perpetuates a harmful narrative but also distracts from the real issues that need to be addressed, such as economic disparities, security challenges, and the demand for self-determination. This is very wrong. 

Therefore, these social media celebrities and their likes should get civil in their reasoning and know that as the discourse around IPOB continues to evolve, it is crucial for all stakeholders—activists, influencers, and the general public—to engage in informed discussions rather than propagate government scripted rhetoric. 

As the Biafran nation continues the quest for self-determination, IPOB is focusing on the unity of all clans in the Biafran Nation, understanding, and advocacy for justice, rather than some cheap divisive rhetoric. The conversation around IPOB and her goals should prioritize the voices of those directly impacted by the movement and the historical context that shapes it. By fostering a more informed and respectful dialogue, we can move toward a future where the rights and aspirations of all are recognized and respected. So, it is crucial to challenge narratives that seek to diminish this struggle.

We must remain vigilant against misinformations coming from clueless and misguided voices of government agents as  VDM. We must stand united in the quest for a better tomorrow for the Biafran nation, and other entrapped ethnic nations in the British contraption, Nigeria.

Family Writers Press International

BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Insists On Recusal Of Binta Nyako From Case, As Court Fixes Proceedings Date

 BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Insists On Recusal Of Binta Nyako From Case, As Court Fixes Proceedings Date 

The incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has insisted that the recusal of the former presiding judge at the Nigerian federal high court, Justice Binta Nyako must be upheld as date for resumption of his legal tussle with the Nigerian government draws near. 

This was made known by his lead counsel, Barr Aloy Ejimakor on his X official handle after his routine visit on Wednesday, 22th January 2025. 

Recall that on 24th September 2024, amidst court proceedings the IPOB leader accused Justice Nyako of bias and prejudice, demanding her recusal from his case after 8 years of inconclusive precedence. The judge obliged and acknowledged the prayer of Mr Kanu, accepting to step down. 

However, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho has been alleged of reassigning the case to Mrs Nyako even after her unanimous decision to withdraw from the case. 

Hence, the IPOB leader according to his recent publicized opinion through his legal representative maintains his grounds of appeal that the recusal of Mrs Nyako from his case should be upheld by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court. The IPOB leader also instructed his legal team to commence countervailing actions to ensure that the reassignment of the case to another Judge is upheld.

"Due to its constitutional implications, Onyendu instructed the legal team to take certain countervailing steps to ensure that his case is not handled by the same Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako who had withdrawn from the case by virtue of the order of recusal entered on 24th September 2024." 

The press statement allured that the reversion of the case to Justice Nyako's table would be a legal abberation and imply that the decision cementing the recusal order has been violated.

"The point was stressed that should the case still lie with Justice Murtala-Nyako, it would mean that the same court is disobeying an order that it made. We are therefore looking forward to going to court as long as another Judge of the Federal High Court is assigned to the case." 

Alternatively, the statement suggested the case being transferred to Eastern Nigeria (the homestead/region of the IPOB Leader) if the federal high Court has lost confidence in other judges on the bench at the federal capital territory, Abuja. 

"If no other Judge in Abuja is willing to handle the case, the Chief Judge is free to transfer the case to Umuahia, Awka, Enugu, Asaba, Port Harcourt or any other Federal High Court within the former Eastern Nigeria where the offenses were alleged to have happened or allegedly had impact," the statement concluded. 

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