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ABA- Over 5,000 members of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, today
embarked on a protest march in Aba,
Abia state, threatening that nobody can
stop the actualization of a sovereign
state of Biafra.
The group, who wore black attire and
Biafra emblems, marched from the
Ariaria International Market through
Faulks road to Okigwe road.
A cross section of them who spoke to
newsmen said they were protesting the
statement allegedly made by President
Muhammadu Buhari that he would
crush Biafra.
They threatened that there will be no
peace in Nigeria until freedom is
granted to an independent state of
Biafra. “We are protesting against
President Buhari’s statement that he will
crush Biafra.
We want to assure him that nobody can
assure Biafra, not even a thousand
Buharis.
It will surprise him that Biafra will be
actualized during his reign as Nigeria’s
President.
Buhari supports Western Sahara and
Palestine to be granted sovereignty
while he continues to suppress Biafra. Is
this double standard? In fact, Buhari will
be the last President of Nigeria.”
The protest which was peaceful caused
heavy gridlock along the dilapidated
Faulks road causing motorists to move
at snail speed while others diverted to
other routes.
While, the protest lasted, police patrol
teams moved round the city while
soldiers were on standby to provide
security.
Efforts to contact the spokesman of the
Abia state Police Command, DSP Ezekiel
Onyeke, proved abortive as at the time
of filing this report.

madenigga:
Its all a pipe dream sha, d ikwerres I know wudnt want to form any union with igbos as they are intimidated by them and tend to be unsecured around them.

Ikwerre and igbo situation is wats playing out between edo/yoruba ryt now.
even some ikwerres beleived dat d similarities in there language with igbos were forced on them by igbos as a result of there proximity to each other, just imagine the rubbish, calabar people dat has been in the eastern region were not influenced to adopt igbo language, even small ogoni no adopt igbo language, but ikwerres did out of wishful thinking.

Beremx:
I thought you and your likes said Op is Yoruba?

smh

Beremx:
IPOB touts should keep off my mentions. wanna hear from reasonable Niger Delta people.

doublewisdom:
Avengers be warned! Buhari is an ex general and will annihilate you all! GEJ's era of impunity is gone. A new sheriff is in town! ( A beginner's guide to zombism).

SLIDEwaxie:
chest beating

CACAWA:
good point. Joining ICJ or UN helps to avoid unnecessary wars, even if it means losing some legal battles once in a while.

As for the EU, the template they work on is totally unique. Not all regions operate the same way, for instance, we can't compare the EU to the former USSR, nor can we compare the kind of mandate given to the UAE.

The mandate of UN is also different from that of the AU in terms of how they control their members.

When it comes to Ecowas, their only concern is bilateral disputes. The courts claiming jurisdiction is doing so on the grounds of human rights charter ..which makes your argument somewhat valid albeit weak.

I'd be glad to see them ban Nigeria from any trade within the subregion.

In Dokubo's voice, "dem no fit"

CACAWA:
I think the Ecowas court is only meant to hear bilateral trade and boundary disputes within the subregion, not using any laws per se, but using bilateral agreements. They are more like an arbitration panel.

When it comes to human rights, the Nigerian constitution is abundantly clear.


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The Federal Government has
bluntly told the ECOWAS community
court sitting in Abuja not to hear a
matter brought before it by the
embattled leader of the Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi
Kanu, over his continued
incarceration and trial.
The government, in its written
preliminary objection filed by the
Federal Ministry of Justice, to
Kanu’s suit, No. ECW/CCJ/APP/06/16,
submitted that the sub-regional
court lacked, “the requisite
jurisdiction” to hear and
determine the matter before it.
Consequently, it has urged the
court to dismiss and/or strike out
the action for want of jurisdiction,
“stemming from incompetency in
initiating the application against
the defendants.”
The government noted that
instead of waiting for conclusion
of his application before the
Nigerian Domestic Court of Appeal
on his bail, the plaintiff proceeded
to the ECOWAS court, a move it
stated, amounted to, “an abuse of
court process or subjecting the
Nigerian law to ridicule.”
It submitted that Kanu, was being
tried under existing Nigerian
domestic laws and as such cannot
properly file the suit before the
sub-regional court.
Also, the government stated: “The
corporate existence of Nigeria as a
united, harmonious, indivisible and
indissoluble sovereign nation is
certainly greater than any citizen’s
liberty or right,” adding that once
the security of the nation is in
jeopardy, “and it survives in pieces
rather than in peace”, individual’s
liberty or rights may not even
exist.”
On the issue of jurisdiction, it
averred: “It is trite law that a court
cannot assume jurisdiction over
ancillary claims when it has no
jurisdiction to entertain the main
claim, since an ancillary claim can
only be properly determined by
that court. Thus, it is improper to
approach a court which is
incompetent to determine only
some of the issues in a case if
there is a court with jurisdiction to
determine all the issues.”
Faulting the inclusion of the
Attorney General of the Federation
and the Director General of State
Security Service as defendants in
the suit, the government stated
that in the context and framework
of ECOWAS, only member states
and community institutions can be
sued before the sub-regional court
for alleged human rights violation.
It submitted that the court has no
jurisdiction over the two
defendants because they, “are
neither member -states or
community institutions of ECOWAS
and therefore, not amenable to the
jurisdiction of the community
court of justice”.
The government therefore, urged
the court to strike out their names
as parties in the matter, stressing
that there is neither factual nor
documentary evidence to any claim
against them.

cindybella101:
Why not call an emergency meeting of all the southern states instead of only the ss/se .
It's like senator abaribe of abia south is very active in the Senate house, have being hearing this name for a while now.

Ajewealth123:
wow Kanu has foresight.pls tell us more of what he said that hasn't happened so we can begin to take into account as they unfold.

Chimex388:
"fifthed"

Adaure4ever:
I love Anambra people esp their boys(they are mostly cute) BUT I Do NOT Like their ARROGANCE, BRAGGARDISM and SUPERIORITY COMPLEX.
They always see themselves as First class Igbos, an Ebonyi man is inferior to them in their eyes.
Igbo Race don't begin and end in Anambra, Recently 2015 IGR Report shows that Enugu state have the highest IGR in South East but you will never see an enugu man bragging about it.
And Yes, Enugu City is a more beautiful City than Awka and Enugu is 4times the size of Anambra.
Ebonyi and Abia are ahead of Anambra in Agriculture.
Let the Anambra man drop his arrogance and embrace humbleness.
Ndewo nu o.

Cape Town - The Indigenous People of
Biafra (Ipob) marched to Parliament on
Tuesday to ask for help in securing the
release of its leader Nnamdi Kanu, who is
currently facing treason charges in a court
in Abuja, Nigeria.
"We need people to be aware of the
Biafran plight," said Innocent Alia, Western
Cape zonal co-ordinator of Ipob, while
handing a petition over at the gates of
South Africa's Parliament during a polite
protest.
He said South Africa, as a "leading light in
democracy", could help immensely in
resolving the decades-old dispute which
had led to the deaths of many people.
Ipob Western Cape spokesperson Gloria
Alia explained that the strife in Biafra was a
result of boundaries drawn by Britain as a
colonial power, without regard for the
preferences of people already living in the
region.
When Britain withdrew from Nigeria in
1960, it left the colonial borders in place. A
protracted civil war ensued between Biafra
and the Nigerian government as Biafrans
sought self-rule.
Biafra was reintergrated into Nigeria after
the two-and-a-half-year conflict, during
which an estimated three million civilians
died in fighting and from starvation
resulting from blockades.
Alia said that Biafrans, who are mostly
Christian, were also being pressured to
convert to Islam by supporters of
predominantly Muslim Ariwa.
Ipob has launched a global campaign to
put their campaign for self-determination
on the world's agenda and Tuesday's
march included dropping a petition off
with British diplomatic representatives.
Kanu was arrested by the Federal
Government of Nigeria in October 2015 for
broadcasting his secessionist views on a
radio station he directed, Radio Biafra.
The station operated out of the UK, but he
was arrested while in Nigeria.
About 40 people attended the march, and
the petition was accepted by a
parliamentary representative, Peter Lebeko,
who explained the lengthy process of
tabling and considering a petition.
Alia said that Nigerian asylum seekers in
South Africa were predominantly from
Biafra and would return "in a heartbeat" if
it were safe to do so.

.Back on shortwaves, satellites, after FG clampdown on the station

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday said that Radio Biafra has come back on shortwave after federal government blocked the airwaves last year after the arrest of the Director Mr. Nnamdi Kanu by DSS at Lagos Airport.
A statement by the IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary Mr. Emma Powerful said that the short waves and satellites covers all the Southeast geopolitical zone, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, London and could be reached through apps, phones etc.
According to him, “Right now we are back on shortwave after Nigerian government spent millions of dollars taxpayers money trying to stop Radio Biafra. All Biafrans and friends of Biafra can now go to 11600 kHz at 25-meter band to cherish the gospel of truth, Broadcasting time is 8pm London time , 9pm Biafra land time. We are unstoppable because Chukwuka Okike Abiama (Almighty God) is on our side”.
It stated that Akwa-Ibom is now on chk 102.1 fm covering Ikot Ekene, Uruan, Oron, Uyo, insiriatai, ibiono, nundo, abak, idioro, Akwa-Ibom dakka, Yamal-402 DTH Platform: Frequency 11045MHz Pol: Vertical Symbol Rate: 40MSym, DVB-S, QPSK, 2/3 FEC, Service ID: 5.

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Cheers.