The Indigenous Folks of Biafra, IPOB, has recommended the designation of Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ by the USA authorities.
Reacting to the event in an announcement on Sunday, IPOB spokesman Emma Highly effective famous {that a} Canadian court docket had earlier designated Nigeria’s main political events – All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, as terrorist organizations.
Thanking US President Donald Trump for taking the choice, IPOB described the designation of Nigeria as a rustic of specific concern as an ethical victory for justice, fact and the sanctity of human life.
The group in the identical vein urged the US authorities to probe ethno-religious killings in Nigeria, significantly within the South-East.
The assertion learn, “The Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), beneath the in a position management of our supreme chief, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, warmly welcomes the latest designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern by the federal government of the USA.
“This growth comes on the heels of the Canadian court docket’s landmark designation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) as terror-enabling organisations.
“The IPOB household extends profound gratitude to President Donald J. Trump, Senator Ted Cruz, and to all patriotic Biafrans and buddies of Biafra in the USA who’ve relentlessly championed this noble trigger. Their brave advocacy has introduced international consideration to the evil of spiritual persecution, state-sponsored violence, and sectarian killings which have lengthy plagued Nigeria, significantly focusing on the Christian and Igbo populations.
“This recognition shouldn’t be merely symbolic; it represents an ethical victory for justice, fact, and the sanctity of human life. By calling out the Nigerian state’s complicity in ethnic and spiritual violence, the worldwide neighborhood has helped save numerous lives that will in any other case have been misplaced to orchestrated insecurity and genocidal assaults.
“Nonetheless, IPOB insists that the work of the US authorities and the broader worldwide neighborhood is way from full. There stays an pressing want for an unbiased worldwide inquiry into the foundation causes of persistent ethno-religious killings and insecurity in Igboland. Such an inquiry is crucial to unmask the perpetrators, financiers, and political enablers behind these heinous acts, and to make sure that justice is finished in accordance with worldwide human rights regulation.
“We salute the unyielding braveness and resilience of all Biafrans worldwide, particularly the distinctive advocacy of American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), Ambassadors for Self-Dedication and Rising Solar, together with different advocates of liberty around the globe who’ve continued to talk towards tyranny, impunity, and the continuing genocide towards our individuals and Northern Nigeria Christian communities. Historical past will keep in mind your braveness. Reduction shall ultimately come to the individuals of the lengthy struggling peoples of the Center Belt area as a end result of this designation.
“As soon as once more, we commend all members of this nice IPOB household for his or her unwavering willpower in pursuit of freedom rooted in liberty for all. All of you performed a component on this important diplomatic milestone. Collectively, we’ve taken one other step in the direction of fact, justice, and the restoration of the dignity of all peoples trapped on this Lugardian contraption known as Nigeria.”
