The lawyer of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called on the people of the South-East region to intensify efforts towards restoring peace in Igboland.
Ejiofor spoke in a statement he made available to newsmen in Owerri on Monday.
His remarks came days after the arrest of a self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government-in-Exile, Simon Ekpa.
He said he had always maintained that lies, deceit, fraud, treachery and criminality had an expiration date, stressing that when the truth reaches its breaking point, it is inevitable
“To those still clinging to baseless December declaration, rest assured, December will come and go uneventfully.
“In the past, when fantastical claims about fighter jets and warships were peddled as obvious tools for self-aggrandizement by the serial fraudster, I warned those willing to listen that they had been swindled.
“My stance earned me severe criticism, threats, and defamation. But today, where do we stand?”
“It is time for those who profess to have been deceived by an unrepentant serial fraudster to pause, reflect, and retreat. Let us restore peace in our land, so the custodians of Igbo heritage can seek ways to appease the gods for the atrocities committed against our people,” he said.
According to him, there is indeed no gainsaying that Ndi Igbo are deeply marginalized in the Nigerian political setting and system, adding that true struggles for the liberation of the oppressed must reject violence, fraud, criminality, and abuse as strategies.
“Freedom can never be won through such means. There’s no wisdom in cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face,” Ejiofor advised.
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