Aba Massacre of IPOB members: IPOB Customary government calls for international investigation and intervention

ABA MASSACRE: IPOB CUSTOMARY GOVERNMENT CALL FOR INVESTIGATION AND INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION

IPOB Customary Government strongly condemn the continuous killing of unarmed Biafra protesters.

In the last 6 months, hundreds of innocent Biafra protesters have been executed by the Nigeria police and military in different parts of Nigeria.
These trigger-happy security agents' use of live ammunition and execution style killings of Biafrans, as evidenced in the recent massacre in Aba, represent a deliberate escalation of violence by the Nigeria security forces against our people. The video evidence  shows that
 many Biafrans were shot point blank, while they were praying in an open field in the National High School along PortHarcourt road in Aba, Abia State.

Though the Police have admitted killing only two, but the video clips and recent discovery of  the remains of 13 dead Biafrans  in a borrow pit located along Aba Port Harcourt Road, have further exposed their lies and extreme wickedness against us. 

There is absolutely no excuse for the cold blooded massacre of these innocent civilians and We want to say that we fully condemn this evil human rights atrocity.

What crime did they commit that would warrant such act of terrorism against the innocent civilians?  This total disregard of human lives is a further indication that Buhari's government's objective is to shoot to kill and to inflict as high a number of casualties as possible. This may only invite reaction by Biafrans and the cycle of violence will continue.

Nigeria terror campaign against Indigenous People of Biafra has continued since 30th August, 2015. When the military shot and killed many Biafrans on evangelism. Since then, they have killed both men and women. Turning our women to widows, and our children, orphans. Even children are not speared in these orgy of violence. On 22nd of January,2016, a little school girl was shot and killed by the military in Aba.

Despite all these acts of terrorism against our people by the security agents, non of the perpetrators has been arrested and prosecuted. This is an indication, that the massacre is state-organised. 

We want to let the Nigeria military and police to know that there is nothing heroic about the killing of civilians. Neither will their acts of brutality stop our peaceful agitation for the restoration of Biafra.

In order to avoid escalation, we want the Federal government and the governors of South East and South South, to set up a committee to investigate the matter, and make sure that the perpetrators of these violent acts must be brought to justice.

We call on international community and international human rights groups, to intervene before the situation will degenerate to an uncontrollable level. Their silence, especially, African Union ( AU) is outrageous. We are desperately in need of your support to help us find true peace and justice. Please support us in our peaceful struggle against injustice and internal colonisation.

We also urge all Biafrans, especially Radio Biafra London group, to refrain from inflammatory statements and retaliatory action that can only further exacerbate an already tense environment. From henceforth, we want all Biafrans to take instructions from the Customary Government of Indigenous People of Biafra. No one should be involved in any form of protest, without the approval of the Supreme Council of Elders, of IPOB.

We wish to offer our sincere and deepest condolences to the families and friends of all those ruthlessly murdered by the security agents. We cannot imagine what you must be feeling. We shall keep you in our thoughts and prayers. The victims of these terrible crimes will be remembered in the history of our struggle,  along with the other millions of innocent Biafrans who have died in our freedom struggle. May they rest in peace. With time, we shall overcome.


Nnabuike Nnadede
Editor, Voice of Biafra (BVI Channel I)
For: Customary Government of Indigenous People of Biafra