The Biafra Nations Youth League (BNYL) has announced plans for the BNYL-Nembe Communal Congress with representatives from various Ijaw clans slated for January 20, 2017 and the BNYL National Congress in Bakassi Peninsula scheduled to hold on February 24, 2017.

The group, through its Chief of Staff and Leader of Displaced Bakassi Youths, Comrade Linus Asuquo Essien, also stated: “Our programmes for January and February will fully place us in the right track as an organisation of various ethnic nations in the Bight of Biafra.

“Independence of Biafra is not just referendum because without the support of the Nigerian Government a referendum cannot work, since the government of Nigeria is opposed to a referendum, the best thing to do is for every groups to organise themselves and form a leadership platform to coordinate activities with proper documented agreement.

“The BNYL took part in Ghana Conference and we are part of the process and formation of Biafra Peoples National Council, there is equally a Customary Government of IPOB that believes in legal process. However, groups that are not satisfied with these can come up with a proposal and let’s move forward.”

The BNYL Chief of Staff disclosed that these were among discussions in the BNYL National Congress in Bakassi Peninsula come February 24.

Comrade Essien further disassociated BNYL from the widely circulated rumours of recruitment of Biafra Army as being speculated in the social media.

“We know nothing about it and we won’t be part of it. We should learn from Kanu’s mistake as regards to this, you simply do not signal your enemy to get ready while you are not prepared,” he said.

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