– A new group called RE-IPOB has broken away from the Biafra movement
– Spokesman for the group, Ikemba Biafra says that the group will choose its leader on Monday, August 29
– RE-IPOB says it is ready to dialogue for an end to the agitation if the federal government is sincere

The new group, which is called the Reformed Indigenous People of Biafra (RE-IPOB) says it has sacked the IPOB led by the detained Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and the second faction called The Rebranded Indigenous People of Biafra (TRIPOB).

RE-IPOB’s spokesperson, Ikemba Biafra said in a statement that the new faction was the result of a meeting held on Monday, August 22 in
Aba, Abia state, which also produced TRIPOB.
It also said it would present its leader on
Monday, August 29.
The statement threatened that the group would
expose the sponsors of IPOB if the parent
movement and rival faction, TRIPOB ‘continue
with their antics

“Both IPOB and TRIPOB have been sacked; they
should no longer speak for the Biafran people.
They are the same outfit and have nothing to
offer Biafra. We warn that if Nnamdi Kanu ,
IPOB and the so-called TRIPOB continue their
antics , RE-IPOB will be forced to make public
the sponsors of the two groups. RE-IPOB will
not accede to the burning of the Biafran flag as
the sacked TRIPOB planned. The Biafran flag is
sacred to Biafrans,” the statement read.

RE-IPOB also expressed readiness to dialogue
with the federal government if it is sincere in
ending the agitations for an independent state
of Biafra.
“If the federal government is sincere in its
dialogue with RE-IPOB, then the Biafran flag can
be exchanged with the Nigerian flag in the
presence of President Muhammadu Buhari, the
National Security Adviser, Director of State
Security and the Elders of Biafra. If the dialogue
is fruitful; then a peace treaty and a ‘no victor
no vanquished tree’ will be planted at Gakem
where the first shot of the Nigerian Civil war
started and at Amichi Nnewi where the formal
cessation of hostilities of the war began.”

The head of media and publicity of IPOB,
Emma Powerful, said the organisation under
the leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, had not
changed and the loyalty of members was not in
doubt.
“The only recognised IPOB is the one led by
Nnamdi Kanu,” he said, adding that both locally
and internationally there is no other group that
goes by that name
A group called TRIPOB emerged on
Wednesday, August 24 and threw supporters of
Biafra into confusion.

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