Uwazuruike Warns IPOB's Members To Apply Caution
Ralph Uwazuruike, who was expelled by a faction of Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) led by Uchenna Madu, a former national director of information, said that he was not responsible for the travail of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamadi Kanu.
Uwazuruike who now led Biafra Independent Movement (BIM) cautioned members of the IPOB to apply non-violence method for that actualization of Biafra state and for the release of its founder, Kanu and leader of Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM), Benjamin Onwuka and other members of the groups who are currently being detained by Nigeria’s security agencies.
This advice was contained in a statement released by the deputy director for information, Mazi Chris Mocha of BIM.
He said: “We are not against IPOB protest. In fact, we will support the demonstration once it is carried out in a non-violent manner.”
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Mocha noted that his group has credible evidence to proof that Madu, the factional leader of MASSOB, collected huge sum from the federal government to cancel IPOB’s earlier protest, saying “It is regrettable that Chief Uwazuruike, founder of the proscribed MASSOB and now leader of BIM had promoted Madu from District Officer, DO, Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State to Deputy National Director for Information and to National Director on July 15, 2003 and April 30, 2005 respectively, without knowing that he is so money and power conscious with little or no interest in the Biafra struggle.
“All he needed is money and not the Biafran struggle to emancipate our people from their bondage in Nigeria. This was part of reasons he was expelled from former MASSOB on August 30, 2014. The Uwazuruike-led BIM has, therefore, cautioned the acting Director of radio Biafra, London, Mr. Uche Mefo to make sure that Madu does not take any part or represent IPOB in taking policy decision in any capacity or else he would bring IPOB to disrepute like he did to MASSOB.”
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Vanguard reported that BIM assistant national director of information, Sunny Okereafor, stated that the detained leader of IPOB, Kanu was one of Uwazuruike boys, stating that the Biafra leader had no cause to plan evil against him.
“If Uwazuruike had a hand in the travails of the director of Radio Biafra, he would not have used every opportunity to urge the Federal Government to release the IPOB leader unconditionally and still stand by that call,” he said.
Meanwhile, Uwazuruike had reportedly disowned Kanu. Uwazuruike disclosed that Kanu who was arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) does not belong to the Biafra movement.
He described the Radio Biafra director as a rebel who had long been expelled by the Biafra movement owing to the fact that he had at a time incited violence among members.
Source: Legit.ng
