THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the statement credited to Rochas Okorocha, Imo State governor, stating that the organisation and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, were deceiving Igbo people, stressing  that it was not possible to deceive millions of Biafrans.

The separatists group said in a statement issued by Chinasa Nworuof its Directorate of State that its attention has been drawn to a publication credited to Okorocha through Sam Onwuemeodo, his chief press secretary  on Aug 14, that Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB are deceiving Igbo with Biafra.

In the statement, IPOB reminded Okorocha that the struggle for the restoration of Biafra was a divine mission, adding that its members would not allow themselves to be distracted.

“Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB are not fraudsters or criminals, who acquired wealth through fraudulent means and illicit businesses before coming to power,” the statement said.

“Okorocha should know that we are fighting for freedom of our people and it is our human right to fight for freedom. It is also our right to seek for self determination.

“We are fighting for survival today in this contraption because the so called   leaders   have led us into slavery, death, economic marginalisation  and other dehumanizing ways of living. It is unfortunate that when we talk about freedom through the ballot box, the likes of Okorocha would term it a call for war.

“I want to inform Okorocha that Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB are not ready to build bridges with those who killed over 3.5millions of our people and still killing us till date. We cannot build bridges with those who see a call for referendum as a call for war and see truth as hate speech. We cannot build any bridge with those who see us as objects or infidels and not as humans,”  it said.

Aug 16, 2017 @ 17:40 GMT