December 28, 2016
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File Photo: MASSOB Members


Mudiaga Affe, Calabar

The Cross River State chapter of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra has raised the alarm over the high cost of living in the state, alleging that people are dying as a result of hunger.

From indication, MASSOB said, so many Nigerians could no longer afford to buy basic food items due to inflation.

In a statement issued in Calabar on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Okon Eyo Effiom, MASSOB said there were indications that the Nigerian state could no longer take care of its citizens.



The statement read in part, “Even at Christmas, a period characterised by celebration and merriment, many people could not afford to cook the common rice meal for their families. Rice is the basic staple during such time but because of high level of poverty in the land many families could not afford to buy it.

“The standard of living in the country has depreciated abysmally in just one year and the cost of basic items has quadrupled beyond the reach of the ordinary person. This has made the citizens to easily succumb to diseases and death while others who are unable to bear the situation are killing themselves.

“Between 2015 and this year, the cost of living has risen by over 500 per cent which is way beyond the ordinary citizen which accounts for the high death rate through disease and suicide amongst our people.”

The group said the state of affairs in the country had given credence to MASSOB’s struggle for secession through peaceful means.

“We want to leave the Nigerian state and build a nation of our own based on the vision of Ralph Uwazurike.

“Fifty-six years after the Nigerian civil war, injustice is still being perpetrated against the people of Biafra especially the minorities as seen with the devastation of Odi in Rivers State and the handing over of Bakassi to Cameroon by the Nigerian government.

“We hereby call on President Muhammadu Buhari to let the people of Biafra go so that we can decide our fate and build our nation instead of languishing in this unholy state called Nigeria,” it stated.
http://punchng.com/dying-hunger-massob-laments/

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Tribune carried same story yesterday, it did not make FP, this one by punch deserve FP. Tribune captioned it : Nigerians are dying of poverty, maybe this twisted headline by Punch can make it reach FP faster
https://www.nairaland.com/3541861/recession-nigerians-dying-poverty-massob

December 27, 2016 Anthony Ubong – Calabar Latest News

MOVEMENT for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Cross River State chapter has decried the high cost of living in the country, saying it has inflicted untold hardship on the people with many of them dying from hunger and starvation.



MASSOB who stated this in Calabar on Tuesday in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Comrade Okon Eyo Effiom, said due to the current economic hardship most Nigerians can no longer afford to buy basic food items and medical bills, a situation he said has led to the loss of lives.



The statement added that, ‘’with the state of things, there are clear indications that the Nigerian state cannot no longer take care of its people which accounts for the failed system which has led to the high cost of living.



‘Even at Christmas, a period characterized by celebration and merriment, many people could not afford to cook rice meal for their families which is the basic staple during such time because of high level of poverty in the land”.

“’The standard of living in the country has depreciated abysmally in just one year where the cost of basic items have quadrupled taking them beyond the reach of the ordinary person, and making them to easily succumb to diseases and death while some are unable to bear the situation which has resulted to them taking their own lives.

“Between last year, (2015) and this year, the cost of living has risen over 500 per cent which is way beyond the ordinary citizen which accounts for the high death rate through disease and suicide amongst our people”.

‘’The state of affairs in the country gives credence to MASSOB’s struggle for secession through peaceful means to leave the Nigerian state and build a nation of their own based on the vision of Ralph Uwazurike.

“56 years after the Nigerian civil war, injustice is still being perpetrated against the people of Biafra especially the minorities as seen with the devastation of Odi in Rivers State the handing over of Bakassi to Cameroon by the Nigerian government. We hereby call on President Mohammadu Buhari to let the people of Biafra go so that we can decide our fate and build our nation not continue to languish in this unholy state called Nigeria.
http://tribuneonlineng.com/recession-nigerians-dying-poverty-massob/

Rice! Rice! Rice!

Wtf is this nonsense??

What happened to garri, akpu, potato, plantain etc??

Massob abi na mascot should go to hell joor...

I invite TonyeBacanista to come and explain how "South south" got a spokesperson for their branch of MASSOB. Maybe buhari induced hunger is working for the Biafrans in winning more converts

basilo102:
I invite TonyeBacanista to come and explain how "South south" got a spokesperson for their branch of MASSOB. Maybe buhari induced hunger is working for the Biafrans in winning more converts

The hungry TonyeBarcanista that was seen wearing #300naira belt while snapping pictures with a Malaysian diplomat. That guy should not be taken serious.

AntiIPOOP:
Biafraúds una never see anything

Ok but can you say something on how Buhari induced hunger has won more "Biafrau'd" converts in Calabar, abi you no read the full news?? They actually said that Nigerians are dying of poverty and punch twisted it, read thread
https://www.nairaland.com/3541861/recession-nigerians-dying-poverty-massob
In a statement issued in Calabar on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Okon Eyo Effiom, MASSOB said there were indications that the Nigerian state could no longer take care of its citizens.

na that hunger go kill una

Nigerians don wise up now.. you sow hatred, you reap hate

When i tell them that we Akwa-Cross people are Biafra,some imbecilic online "we south south" crew,will be making noise. Let them continue,idiots.

lol..This is definitely a sensational twisted headline. l am a yoruba boy who believes in the right of igbos for self-determination but if they cant feed themselves adequately then they arent ready.

Opakan2:
na that hunger go kill una

Nigerians don wise up now.. you sow hatred, you reap hate

Yes like i said this misleading headline will attract more people, read the thread by Tribune with proper headline
https://www.nairaland.com/3541861/recession-nigerians-dying-poverty-massob
In a statement issued in Calabar on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Okon Eyo Effiom, MASSOB said there were indications that the Nigerian state could no longer take care of its citizens.

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Opakan2:
na that hunger go kill una

Nigerians don wise up now.. you sow hatred, you reap hate

[/s] you are yarning dust. Remind me,in which part of Nigeria do people exchange their children for bags of rice? Unam ikot

HVACSpecialist:
lol..This is definitely a sensational twisted headline. l am a yoruba boy who believes in the right of igbos for self-determination but if they cant feed themselves adequately then they arent ready.

This particular thread has nothing to do with Igbos, thank you for acknowledging the misleading headline by Punch

In a statement issued in Calabar on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Okon Eyo Effiom, MASSOB said there were indications that the Nigerian state could no longer take care of its citizens.

basilo102:

Yes like i said this misleading headline will attract more people, read the thread by Tribune with proper headline
https://www.nairaland.com/3541861/recession-nigerians-dying-poverty-massob
In a statement issued in Calabar on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Okon Eyo Effiom, MASSOB said there were indications that the Nigerian state could no longer take care of its citizens.

keep deceiving yourself..
hunger that is not killing over 300 + tribe is now killing massob

fvck the massob and to hell with them.. asif anyone cares if they starve to death

Opakan2:


keep deceiving yourself..
hunger that is not killing over 300 + tribe is now killing massob

fvck the massob and to hell with them.. asif anyone cares if they starve to death

Lol, afonja media and gutter journalism, see thread from Tribune, also see what MASSOB actually said when you read in full

https://www.nairaland.com/3541861/recession-nigerians-dying-poverty-massob
In a statement issued in Calabar on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Okon Eyo Effiom, MASSOB said there were indications that the Nigerian state could no longer take care of its citizens.

EteEdoho:
[s][/s] you are yarning dust. Remind me,in which part of Nigeria do people exchange their children for bags of rice? Unam ikot

East.. tho. they replicate it in Lagos here

just like baby factory, they exchange their children for bag of rice and beans

Opakan2:


East.. tho. they replicate it in Lagos here

just like baby factory, they exchange their children for bag of rice and beans

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this thread is not for kids

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Op, abeg clarify me more on this.
Is MASSOB dying of hunger or....?

givan:
Op, abeg clarify me more on this.
Is MASSOB dying of hunger or....?

No, read the news in full. MASSOB said that Nigerians are dying of hunger. PUNCH, an Afonja newspaper twisted it

https://www.nairaland.com/3541861/recession-nigerians-dying-poverty-massob
In a statement issued in Calabar on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Okon Eyo Effiom, MASSOB said there were indications that the Nigerian state could no longer take care of its citizens.

Lagos Ibadam expressway gutter newspaper.