The video shows members of the Biafra National Guard (aka "Unknown Gunmen" ) at a petrol station as they get ready for war.
The cameraman says,
"Yes, Biafra National Guard. . .the commander of Biafra National Guard. The war for the liberation of Biafra has just begun. Today is day 2 of our glorious week".
As he is saying this, we can see members of the Biafra National Guard taking things from the mini mart in the petrol station.
Then they go outside to the petrol pump and the cameraman says,
"You can see, Biafra National Guard are already on ground and they are on the move to go and liberate the prisoners of conscience, Mrs Onyekachi Orji and the rest of them".
He continues,
"This is Biafra National Guard. As you can see them, they are all on alert, heading for the move. You can see them in their various vehicles, ready for war. The war for the liberation of Biafra has just begun. Yes".
He goes to the vehicles by the petrol pumps and shows the people sitting inside them and says,
"These are the Biafra National Guard, fuelling every vehicle that they are embarking. . .they are going to use for this journey. And this is the commander, General Innocent Orji, sir can you tell us what is happening here"
"General" Orji (who is sitting in an SUV) :
"Nothing is happening, we've come back from Israel. We want to tell them that Anambra election can never hold, since they hold Mrs Onyekachi Orji, director of Radio Biafra Nnamdi Kanu, that's why we come back from Israel. Biafra is real. 30th of October, this very month, sit at home, we are gonna dest . . .declar. . .we are gonna redeclare the sovereignty of Biafra Nation. No lele, nothing pass".
(He then continues speaking in Igbo).
The cameraman says, "Long live Biafra National Guard", then he backs away from the vehicle. He says,
"Yes o! You can see them, you can see our . . .You can see them, this is our military, Biafra National Guard, in their various vehicles and they are at alert, ready to go and free the prisoners of conscience that have been imprisoned for almost 15 years. For almost 15 years. Yes. You can see them fuelling their vehicles. This is one of our commanders. One of our commanders. The Biafra National Guard and they are on ground to make sure that we free all the prisoners of conscience. You can see a lot of our men on ground, a lot of our men on ground, ready for war. On Saturday, 30th of October it's going to be the real declaration of Biafra sovereignty. Saturday is going to be the real declaration of Biafra sovereignty".
The cameraman went to another vehicle that was parked just outside the petrol station, but the armed man that was standing beside the vehicle shouted at him and threatened to slap him.
Some of the members of the Biafra National Guard are dressed in green uniforms, while others are wearing black uniforms. Some of them are also wearing flak jackets or bullet-proof vests, while some are armed with guns.
We didn’t call for boycott of Anambra election – IPOB clarifies statement
October 28, 2021 By Nwafor Sunday
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Thursday, debunked a statement that it called for the boycott of November 6, Anambra gubernatorial election.
Disclosing this in a statement obtained by Vanguard, the group’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful advised media houses to be factual in the reportage.
The group stated that its position in the political sphere has nothing to do with the forthcoming Anambra election.
The group equally berated Nigerian politicians, warning them to leave the group out of their predicaments.
Clarifying its statement, the group said: “that the entire Biafra land would be locked down from November 5 to November 10, 2021 if by November 4 the federal government fails to release our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally. Our position has nothing to do with Anambra election. All we need is the release of our Leader who committed no crime to be held perpetually in custody. We have gathered through intelligence the plot by Nigeria Government to keep our leader in detention perpetually through frivolous court adjournments.”
Read the full statement below:
“The global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great and indefatigable leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU wishes to clarify that contrary to speculations and blackmail, IPOB has never made any official statement or called for the boycott of Anambra State gubernatorial election coming on 6th of November 2021. It will therefore be wrong for people to speculate or peddle falsehood against us when there is no basis for such.
“For the sake of clarity, what we said was that the entire Biafra land would be locked down from November 5 to November 10, 2021 if by November 4 the federal government fails to release our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally. Our position has nothing to do with Anambra election. All we need is the release of our Leader who committed no crime to be held perpetually in custody. We have gathered through intelligence the plot by Nigeria Government to keep our leader in detention perpetually through court adjournments.
“Politicians must leave IPOB out of their predicaments. They should stop dragging IPOB into their election. We knew their evil plans when they were killing their fellow politicians and blaming it on IPOB. They should leave us alone.
“We urge media houses to be objective in their reportage and cross check their facts. IPOB has never at any time called for boycott of Anambra election. Media houses should stop publishing lies against us.”
Alec Baldwin film shooting: Photo emerges of Halyna Hutchins on set before fatal accident
The gun used by Baldwin was one of three that a firearms specialist, or "armourer" had set on a cart outside the building where the scene was being rehearsed, court records said.
Samuel Osborne Wednesday 27 October 2021 07:33, UK
What is thought to be the final image of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust shows her standing in front of Alec Baldwin before the actor accidentally shot and killed her.
The 42-year-old cinematographer can be seen dressed in a beanie with headphones on and her back to the camera, while Baldwin can be seen in costume.
The image was shared by the film's chief electrician, Serge Svetnoy, who had worked with Ms Hutchins on several films before.
Mr Svetnoy said "her blood was on my hands" as he held her in his arms while she was dying.
In a charged post on Facebook on Sunday, he blamed producers for her death and called out "negligence and unprofessionalism" among those handling the weapons.
He said the picture was "the last photo with Halyna on set".
It comes as the local district attorney said criminal charges in the case have not been ruled out.
Santa Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies told the New York Times an "enormous amount of bullets" had been found on the set and an investigation was needed into the nature of that ammunition.
She also said it was incorrect to refer to the firearm used in the accident on the set of a western film as a "prop gun".
"It was a legit gun," Ms Carmack-Altwies said. "It was an antique-era appropriate gun."
The gun used by Baldwin was one of three that a firearms specialist, or "armourer" had set on a cart outside the building where the scene was being rehearsed, court records said.
Assistant director Dave Halls had taken a gun off the cart and handed it to Baldwin, shouting "cold gun" to indicate the gun was safe.
But court records say it was loaded with live rounds.
Director Joel Souza was also wounded in the shooting.
A prop maker and licenced pyrotechnician who worked with Mr Halls on another production said she had raised safety concerns about him in the past.
In a statement on Sunday, Maggie Goll said she filed an internal complaint with the executive producers of Hulu's Into the Dark series in 2019 over concerns about his behaviour on set.
And The Los Angeles Times has cited two unnamed Rust crew members who said five days before the shooting, Baldwin's stunt double accidentally fired two live rounds after being told the gun did not have any ammunition.
According to the paper, a concerned crew member told a unit production manager in a text message: "We've now had 3 accidental discharges. This is super unsafe."
Baldwin, known for his roles in 30 Rock and The Hunt for Red October, as well as his impressions of former US president Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, described the killing as a "tragic accident".
He's done this with almost every sports minister since the early 2000s.
He wants the Federal Government to sponsor his Guinness World Record fight, but the government has other more important issues to take care of, besides, it is not certain that Bash Alli will survive such a fight. Therefore, he has taken to accusing sports ministers of receiving money from government for the fight and stealing the money. He often goes to the Sports Ministry to cause a lot of trouble and this usually ends with security men having to throw him out of the complex. He has once again threatened to invade the premises of the Sports Ministry.
My 2012 post.
naptu2: He's still trying to break the record for the oldest world champion. He tried to get funding from President Obasanjo to stage the fight in Nigeria. Obasanjo bought the idea at first, but pulled out after Bash Ali performed badly in a warm up fight (he didn't want to sponsor a suicide attempt).
Presidents Yar'Adua and Jonathan ignored him, so he turned to Ghaddafi for funding. He was in Libya when the crisis started and was one of the Nigerians that were evacuated by the Federal Government.
naptu2: Bash Ali was one of my favourite boxers of the late 1980s and early 1990s. I will never forget Bash Ali vs Joe Lasisi in the late '80s (Ali and Lasisi were the best Nigerian boxers at that time).
Bash Ali rearranged Lasisi's face and Joe Lasisi protested that Bash Ali should have been disqualified because he (Lasisi) saw two Bash Ali in the ring. He claimed that Bash Ali used juju. Bash Ali replied that he defeated Joe Lasisi with his Bendel Insurance and that became Ali's catch phrase. (When a man is punch drunk, it's quite likely that he will see double.
In the early 2000s Bash Ali decided that he wanted to set the record of being the oldest man to win a world title. He initially got the support of President Obasanjo, but Obasanjo later pulled out after Bash Ali performed poorly in a warm up fight. Ali was beaten black and blue by another African boxer and Obasanjo decided that he did not want to sponsor a suicide attempt.
Since then, Bash Ali has been pestering every government to sponsor his world title attempt. He has frequently gotten into tussles with security aides of government officials. In 2013 the bodyguards of the then sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi also roughened him up.
naptu2: In fact, the problem actually started when Obasanjo was president.
Obasanjo had agreed to back his title fight. Then Bash Ali fought a warm up fight in Lagos. He was beaten black and blue by an unknown boxer. That's why Obasanjo pulled out. He didn't want to sponsor a suicide attempt.
Bash Ali has been harrassing government officials since then. He wants to force them to sponsor the fight.
This is the third or fourth time that he has been involved in altercations with government officials.
In fact, he got fed up of Nigerian officials and went to Libya to get Muammar Ghaddafi to sponsor his title fight. He was trapped in Libya when the uprising began and he had to be rescued by the Federal Government.
Politics › Re: Video Of Biafra National Guard Preparing For War In Anambra. by naptu2(op): 10:22am On Oct 29, 2021
