The Presidency has accused the Indigenous
People of Biafra of using a false allegation of
persecution of Christians to drive a wedge
between the country and the United States,
United Kingdom and European allies.

A statement issued by the Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Media and
Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, said
available intelligence had shown that IPOB was
using two interconnected campaigns running
concurrently to achieve its aim.

The Presidency, in the statement, said it
wanted to draw the attention of all citizens and
the international community to “a most
misleading campaign” spearheaded by the pro-
secessionist group.

It advised Nigerians and the international
community to ignore the alleged campaign as
they had disregarded similar past campaigns.

The statement fully reads, “The Presidency
wishes to draw the attention of all citizens and
the international community to a most
misleading campaign spearheaded by the so-
called Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) using
false allegations of persecution of Christians
against the Nigerian state.

“A very deep and wide investigation by an
agency of the Nigerian government, working
with international partners, have made us
aware that there are two, interconnected
campaigns being run concurrently by the IPOB
in this regard.

“Both are using the cover of Christianity – and
calling for a US Special Envoy to be appointed
to stop the “genocide” of Christians in Nigeria.

But the real purpose is to drive a wedge
between the Nigeria government and its US and
UK/European allies.

“IPOB leadership of course self-proclaims as
“Jewish,” a position not shared by the generality
of the members. For reasons of convenience,
he claims to have an interest in the welfare of
Christians – but this is a ruse: the case for
independence, the leader believes, is
strengthened by “proving” the government of
Nigeria is “autocratic”, engaged in a “silent
slaughter” of their citizens along religious and
ethnic lines – and that therefore the only viable
option for the unique religious and ethnic
minority is a sovereign Biafra separate from
Nigeria.


“Nigerians and the international community are
advised to be wary of this divisive campaign,
which available evidence shows is being funded
with monthly spending of $85,000 since
October 2019, with no records of the source of
this largesse.

“The campaign consists of producing articles in
the names of the alleged Christian NGOs’
leaders (of campaign groups created at the
time this PR contract with a US lobbying firm
was signed) and letters to and from members
of Congress to the White House.

“Unfortunately, some members of Congress
have been persuaded there is indeed “Christian
persecution” underway in Nigeria – and do so
quoting the campaign – and they are known to
be taking up the case directly with the White
House to appoint the special envoy.

“The American charity secured a meeting with
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and has
made presentations to the US Commission on
International Religious Freedom.

“There is also the UK and European angle of
the Campaign, which is more opaque than its
US sister campaign – given there is a less legal
requirement for public filings – but what is
known of this at the moment is that their
budget is sufficient to hire four PR firms in the
UK, Belgium, France and the US (the latter
additional to the above).

“They have founded an “NGO/Charity” and a
linked web-based campaign named “Stop the
Silent Slaughter” which is well designed and
complete with video “evidence”-completely
concocted.

“Members of the alleged Christian NGO have
had multiple Op-Ed articles in conservative
news websites promulgating their message of a
“Christian Genocide”. Some of those articles
have also been used as “evidence” in the sister
US campaign.

“Two of those conservative news websites were
co-founded by the owner of the UK PR firm
they have hired to generate their publicity as
well as an OP-Ed article in the name of a
British MP who may have been convinced by
their campaign under false pretences. “They
have secured additional coverage in France, EU
and Germany.

“They secured an MPs debate on the “Christian
Genocide” in the House of Commons in which
staff member of the UK PR was referenced as
the “private secretary” to the leader of the UK-
based Charity.

“It is clear from all of the above that the IPOB’s
extraordinarily and dubiously well-funded
campaign in the US and UK/Europe is misusing
the issue of the welfare of Christians purely to
further their political ends, and it seeks to
damage inter-religious dialogue in Nigeria as
well as to damage the international reputation
of Nigeria.

“Nigerians and the international community are
hereby advised to ignore this campaign as they
have disregarded similar past campaigns
originated by this group which has been
designated as a terrorist organisation by the
Nigerian state.

“International groups and societies are welcome
to send representatives to Nigeria and give a lie
to the false claims made by these terrorist
groups who are duping them of their money
and involving them in conduct and activities
disguised to destroy the harmonious
relationships existing between their home
countries and Nigeria.”

http://saharareporters.com/2020/06/08/ipob-using-“christian-genocide”-allegation-wage-war-against-nigerian-state-–-presidency

Give to IPOB; these guys are highly organized and networked globally

However, Buhari should run an all-inclusive government so that their campaigns will amount to nothing

That was how Jonathan rendered them useless even though Kanu was calling him a zoologist leading the zoo

It ll always backfire and they ll bury themselves in shame and loss

2by40ft:
It ll always backfire and they ll bury themselves in shame and loss

Number one person afraid of break up.

You and your people.

Lol

So People From Slavery Religion Are Not Killing Christians Right?

You want everyone to shut up so that you continue the atrocities against Christians abi

They should continue the good work by exposing this govt. Ipob na ekwueme (talkinado)