By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reiterated its resolve to ensure the actualisation of a Biafran nation.

The group noted that not everyone that bears a Biafran name is a Biafran either by blood or decent.

A statement on Saturday by IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, reads in part: “We urge the good people of Biafra not to be unduly burdened when certain comments designed to pander to the Fulani Caliphate are uttered by some individuals or politicians as we march ever so remorselessly to our destination which is freedom for Biafra.

“Again, we reiterate that we are not expecting every person to support Biafra agitation as long as we know that currently 99.9 per cent of our people are in support of the movement IPOB is making towards our quest for Biafra independence.

“We are not perturbed by the utterances of a few compromised politicians and their agents, who because of their desire to please their masters, are ever ready to sabotage our collective interest. A million of them cannot deter us in our quest and unstoppable march to restore Biafra in the shortest possible time.

“Everybody that bears a Biafran name cannot be expected to support wholeheartedly the move IPOB is making to ensure that our freedom is restored because not everyone with a Biafran name is a Biafran by blood or descent.”

The group said that the ungodly statements from Biafra politicians are sort of encouragement that fires up its determination to restore the lost identity and freedoms.

IPOB, adding: “We quite understand that they are under the influence of whatever it is their masters fed to them but in time they shall all be put to shame or worse.

“We are aware Biafran politicians serving Nigeria in Abuja and other places took an oath to be 'faithful, loyal and honest' to Nigeria which for some of them means subjugating their fellow citizens to the whims of the masters in the core north. So, we expect them to honour their pledge the same way those of us serving Biafra in different capacities have pledged to serve her with the last drop of our blood and make sure it comes into existence in our time.

“IPOB is well organised the world over and solidly built on an immovable rock. More words from our traitors cannot change our strategy nor will it dent our resolve to restore.

“IPOB and our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, are ready for more remarks from these traitors, their foot soldiers and pay masters. But our assurance to them is that in the end, they will regret their actions. The day of reckoning is fast approaching.

“Each person is entitled to his or her opinion about whether to be a free soul or to continue living as a glorified slave. For us in IPOB, we have chosen to be free but we shall let those that wish to be enslaved to continue to do so till eternity. It’s all about choice.”