The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has dismissed the rumour that they were involved in criminal activities in other to obtain amnesty from the federal government.
The group observed that while the government might not want Nigeria to disintegrate, it was glaring that the country might soon crumble.
The Director of Information, MASSOB, Mr. Uchenna Madu, Friday affirmed that with or without granting the region’s request to secede, the current situation in the nation could facilitate the break-up.
He said, “MASSOB is not asking for any form of amnesty from the Federal Government because we don’t see what we are doing as a criminal act. We are not expecting such from government; we are not even demanding such.
“We don’t need amnesty, but there is room for dialogue; we can allow dialogue with the government, so that we can make known what our demands are.”
Asked what MASSOB’s major demand was, Madu said the South-East region would prefer to secede from the country.
“We have only one demand. We want to secede; we want to stay on our own. We know that the Federal Government is not comfortable with our demand, but at the end of the day, they must abide by it because the things that are happening now are a signal that the nation is collapsing. It is proving that, certainly, Biafra must be.
“Currently, the way Nigeria is, shows that it is heading for explosion. Nigeria is sleeping on a timebomb that will explode. Every aspect of Nigeria signals collapse,” he said.
In a similar development, Ohanaeze Ndi’gbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group has denied the ongoing speculations that it had conflicts of ideology and interest with MASSOB.
The body noted that it deliberately distanced itself from political issues.
The National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze, Mr. Tony Oganah, described MASSOB as a non-violent organisation that had not killed anybody or thrown bombs
The group observed that while the government might not want Nigeria to disintegrate, it was glaring that the country might soon crumble.
The Director of Information, MASSOB, Mr. Uchenna Madu, Friday affirmed that with or without granting the region’s request to secede, the current situation in the nation could facilitate the break-up.
He said, “MASSOB is not asking for any form of amnesty from the Federal Government because we don’t see what we are doing as a criminal act. We are not expecting such from government; we are not even demanding such.
“We don’t need amnesty, but there is room for dialogue; we can allow dialogue with the government, so that we can make known what our demands are.”
“We have only one demand. We want to secede; we want to stay on our own. We know that the Federal Government is not comfortable with our demand, but at the end of the day, they must abide by it because the things that are happening now are a signal that the nation is collapsing. It is proving that, certainly, Biafra must be.
“Currently, the way Nigeria is, shows that it is heading for explosion. Nigeria is sleeping on a timebomb that will explode. Every aspect of Nigeria signals collapse,” he said.
In a similar development, Ohanaeze Ndi’gbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group has denied the ongoing speculations that it had conflicts of ideology and interest with MASSOB.
The body noted that it deliberately distanced itself from political issues.
The National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze, Mr. Tony Oganah, described MASSOB as a non-violent organisation that had not killed anybody or thrown bombs
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