Reinforcement of IPOB Proscription: Wike's Most Insensitive Action

 Reinforcement of IPOB Proscription: Wike's Most Insensitive Action

With decades of stinking policies of the Sokoto caliphate-engineered policies of injustice, oppression and servitude, it is saddening that Governor Nyesom Wike who pioneered the outcry on the glaring reality of cruelty and associated bloody activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigerian Police Force amidst other forms of Federal Government-orchestrated oppression of the South-South, is now disappointedly dancing to the tune of his hawkish Fulani masters at the detriment of posterity. He has cleverly been avoiding saying anything concerning the prevalent onslaught of the Fulani janjaweeds against Obigbo indigenous inhabitants but ill-advisedly quick in making maligning statements against the family members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in the state. There has been spontaneous #EndSARS protests organized and driven by Nigerian youths across the whole country. Through this civil action, Nigerian youths have genuinely demonstrated and expressed their grievances and displeasures over the activities of SARS operatives amongst other legitimate demands aimed at bettering the society.

The Fulani killer herdsmen have been attacking and killing several indigenous residents of Rivers State and Governor Wike has never for once, mentioned either through statewide pronouncement or press statement, the proscription of a known terrorist organization according to Global Terror Index, whose members are overtly operating in the state. The same IPOB which was claimed to have been proscribed, is the one that solidly fought behind you to ensure that you clinched the governorship position in 2015. Recall that some members staked and lost their lives particularly on the eve of that election  because they vowed that you must under God, be voted and sworn in. The IPOB leader himself, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, placed a "no election embargo" few weeks to the 2015 election but had to relax it to enable eligible IPOB family members cast their ballots in your favor. The very recent action against your fellow indigenous Biafrans depicts clearly, the level of ingratitude for a people that put their lives on the line for your election victory.

Opportunity yet abounds for you to retract these debasing statements by humbly tendering a public apology. IPOB is a globally recognized potent, peaceful, well organized, well enlightened, largest indigenous mass movement and so the clandestine and hawkish activities of the the Nigerian government and it's allies are efforts made against her in total infutility. IPOB has the clout to rubbish and defeat any foe on her way to freedom.

Governor Nyesom Wike should note too with the array of unbiased intelligence reports at his disposal both as a lawyer and the Rivers State Chief Security Officer, that the ongoing #EndSARS protests across Nigeria, has absolutely nothing to do with IPOB. The protests of the Nigerian youths are spontaneous and have no blueprint of IPOB. Therefore, issuing statements through the Rivers State Government officials that no part of the state would be ceeded to Biafra is completely laughable. This is a  denial of your igboness which is obviously in sharp contrast with the reflective meaning of your names, language/dialect, tradition, culture and lineage.  The present Bight of Bonny was only re-christened by the British colonialists in their mad bid to perfect their customary "divide and rule" tactics for crass economic reasons. Bight of Bonny was originally known as Bight of Biafra and be also reminded that it was an Ijaw man called Frank Opigo that suggested the name Biafra to Odimegwu Ojukwu. So falsely claiming that Rivers State is not part of Biafra is synonymous to denying that you are not a blackman or a male. Rivers State is inalienably Biafra and will continue to fight against all shades of servitude of the Sokoto caliphate cum Abuja-based Fulani janjaweed cabals who are bent on pocketing other ethnic groups for their selfish religious, economic and political interests. 

Governor Wike should be clearly reminded once again in case he has forgotten, that the crude oil and gas from his land is presently flowing uninhibited to the North on daily basis. The Headquarters of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other Multi-National Companies in the state are being located elsewhere and are being controlled by the Fulani cabals. Every average Rivers State resident knows fully well that there exists several untouchable radical Fulani  Islamists camps herein with very atrocious crimes being perpetrated. Such locations include Garki Oil mill at Elelenwo, Port Harcourt Slaughter at Oginigba, the popular yam zone at Iriebe, amongst others. These globally known terrorists yet operate with reckless abandon in the state, remaining unperturbed and unproscribed. 

Wike, why?

Written by Loveson Agweye

Edited by Peter Oshagwu

For Family Writers Press International