– The Delta state government insisted that it is not part of Biafra
– The state also warned agitators for an independent state to stay off
The Delta state government has publicly denied being a part of Biafra and has warned its agitators to stay clear off the state.
The agitation for an independent Biafra state has risen with different protests and by members of separatist groups being organised in different parts of the country.
The arrest of Nnamdi Kanu has also raised the level of protest and call for an independent state but the Delta state government has rejected the notion that it is part of the proposed Biafra.
The Guardian reports that Mr. Festus Ovie Agas who is the Secretary to Government of the state noted that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) have intensified their agitation.
“Faced with this situation, it has become imperative for the Government of Delta State to make this clarification to avoid any confusion or misunderstanding regarding the status of Delta State in the renewed Biafra agitation.
“While some communities in the state may have cultural affinity with the people of the South-East, it is clearly a patent error for anybody or group to suggest or insinuate that Delta State, or more specifically, the Anioma people have been or are part of the South-East that is supposed to make up the proposed Biafra Republic.’’
He explained that the state has always occupied a unique place and has never been part of Biafra agitation.
He rejected the inclusion of Delta State without her consent in the proposed Biafra Republic.
He also warned against any form of protest or rally in the pursuit of Biafra.
Guardian reports that the pro-Biafra group claimed that Kabiru Umar, popularly known as Kabiru Sokoto, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for mass murder in 2013 has been released by President Muhammadu Buhari while Kanu was still in detention.
In a statement released by the spokespersons of the group, Emma Nmezu and Dr. Clifford Chukwuemeka Ironya, IPOB claimed most of its members arrested were either injured or dead.
Source: naij
