The Story Linking A Particular Sefer Torah To Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Is Nothing But FAKE NEWS!

Contrary to the news trending on social media as reported by some blogs and online media- the arrival of a Sefer Torah to Nigeria has nothing to do with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB). Our attention has been drawn to the information currently being circulated through Facebook by individuals who are hell-bent on twisting the whole story to gain cheap media publicity by deceiving members of the general public. Therefore, it has become important to officially refute these mischievous claims that have no element of truth whatsoever but only intended to be used to ferment trouble and paint a different picture of those practicing Orthodox Judaism in the country.




Firstly- the Sefer Torah in question was donated to the Nigerian orthodox Jewish communities in 2019, and scheduled to arrive in 2020, but was delayed due to the Covid-19 travel restrictions. Hence, all those propagating FALSE INFORMATION by linking the Sefer Torah to mazi Nnamdi Kanu are completely ignorant of the fact that there is no such connecting link.


Secondly- there are over 5 Sifrei Torah in Igbo-land, and thus this is not the first time a Sefer Torah has arrived from Israel. It is therefore laughable for a group of outsiders to deceive the general public by claiming that a broadcast by the leader of IPOB made sometimes last year is the reason for the arrival of the Sefer Torah.



Thirdly- a Sefer Torah is nothing but a part of the Jewish Bible containing the first 5 books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) and written on a traditional scroll parchment. This Sefer Torah donation is meant to encourage and boost the faith of the Jewish Youth Association and was never meant for the general Igbo public or in any way connected to the current agitation/secession. It is therefore surprising for anyone or group of people to openly mislead the public into believing that the arrival of a single Torah scroll from Israel has become the Game Changer in the ongoing struggle.



Finally- the WeWereNeverLost movement is primarily focused on highlighting and projecting the orthodox Jewish community activities of some practicing Igbo Jews, helping to create a more cordial relationship with Israeli Jewish communities, while giving back to the Jewish society through training on media acquisition skills, and the Sefer Torah donation.



Based on this, the general public is hereby kindly advised to disregard the purported claims by numerous Fake News peddlers who are posting all sorts of unverified stories on their blogs, YouTube and Facebook, in an attempt to hijack an event they know nothing about, and putting great effort to twist the whole story to score cheap political points and satisfy the collective interest of their target audience.

Shalom

Moshe Ben Yehudah

Orthodox Jewish Association in Nigeria


https://jewishcorridor..com/2021/07/the-story-linking-particular-sefer.html?m=1

Anything about Biafra is fake

U dont say.....

Baawaa:
Anything about Biafra is fake

Judaism is a religion on its own and it's time for folks to stop dragging it into politics. Most persons who claim that they are fighting for Biafra knows nothing about Judaism. So, I'm surprised that people would be tagging a religious event as something Nnamdi Kanu is propagating when it's not true