The Reformed Indigenous People Of Biafra (RIPOB) has said that it sacked the leader of IPOB Nnamdi Kanu and the TRIPOB because it discovered Kanu collected huge sums of money from local and foreign sources to betray the cause.
Spokesman of the group, Ikemba Biafra, accused Nnamdi Kanu of insulting and denigrating respected Biafran and Igbo leaders and converting the Radio Biafra set up by the MASSOB leadership for his private propaganda machinery.
The also accused Kanu of making utterances and statements that led to the death of so many innocent Biafran youths and the detention of many others.
It said that Nnamdi Kanu is not actually sincere about the Biafran struggle “but is just playing to the gallery and using the platform for fame and fortune seeking.
Ikemba Biafra said that TRIPOB emerged as a result of internal in the IPOB, saying that members and officers of IPOB loyal to Emma Nmezu, one of the spokesmen of IPOB were behind the TRIPOB.
“There is nothing actually different between IPOB and TRIPOB, and for that reason, the two groups have been sacked.”
The Reformed IPOB spokesman said that the group would name its leader on Monday, 29, adding that it would also name its proposed Mediators to any possible Dialogue with the federal government if need be.
The group advised all pro-Biafra groups to remain calm and to cease any contact with Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB or TRIPOB and await further information from Reformed IPOB new leadership..
The group called on the Nigerian Army not to molest or kill pro-Biafran agitators so as not to escalate the tension in the country. [myad]
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