Arrest of 'Gentle': Stop your lies against us - IPOB
warns DSS, military, others
By Chinwe Nwacha, Onitsha
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Tuesday warned the Department of Security Service, DSS, to stop lying against it and attributing all crimes to it in a bid to drag its image to the mud
Sounding the note of warning while reacting to the parade of a suspect, called "Gentle", arrested by the military who the military claimed is IPOB Commander, IPOB denied the claim of the military stating that the suspect is not her member and had made it clear that he is not a member of IPOB.
Reacting through its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the movement stated that, "Our great leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has once again noted with outrage the latest satanic propaganda churned out by the Nigerian security agencies and their rented media collaborators, falsely linking IPOB to yet another case of insecurity.
"It has become the cheapest trick in Nigeria: any time the DSS, the Army, or the Police bungle in their duties, they quickly fabricate a headline — “IPOB/ESN commander arrested”. Today it is kidnapping, tomorrow it will be armed robbery, and by next week they will blame IPOB for floods, for road accidents, or even for their inability to impregnate their wives. This is not only ridiculous, it is insane.
"Let it be clear: IPOB is a peaceful, lawful self-determination movement recognized across the world. We are not kidnappers. We are not criminals. We are not terrorists. Our only “crime” is saying NO to slavery, no to colonial injustice, no to the perpetual bondage of our people.
"The so-called “commander” paraded by the Nigerian Army, one “Gentle” or whatever his name may be, has publicly denied being a member of IPOB. His videos are everywhere online for all to see. Yet the Nigerian media, in their demonic haste to demonise IPOB and the Igbo people, insist on pasting our noble name on every criminal fabrication.
"Journalists who refuse to lift their pen when unspeakable genocide is visited upon the Igbo race are the first to rush and publish unverified junk handed to them by the mortal enemies of the Igbo and Biafran people — namely the Nigerian Army and DSS. Such double standards and ethnic prejudice are not journalism; they are complicity in oppression.
"This is the same anti-Igbo prejudice that made it acceptable to kill Igbo people when they come out to vote during elections in Lagos. It is the same script: demonise IPOB, demonise the Igbo race, disparage Biafra and condition Nigerians to accept injustice against the chosen children of God. But let it be known — we will not fold our arms. Every defamatory publication against IPOB will be dragged to court. The era of slandering IPOB and getting away with it is over.
"The truth is simple: Nigerian security agencies have failed. Instead of admitting their failure, they cook up lies and push them through corrupt journalists who trade their pens for blood money. These merchants of falsehood are lower than vermin. You cannot save yourselves with these lies, because history and truth will catch up with you.
"We remind the Nigerian press: journalism is supposed to be a noble calling, not an extension of DSS propaganda. When you join in staining IPOB with fabricated labels, you are not just injuring IPOB — you are participating in the destruction of truth itself. And God Almighty will not forgive you.
"Let the world know once again: IPOB is not and will never be part of Nigeria’s insecurity. Our demand for Biafra is rooted in justice, equity, and freedom. No amount of cheap propaganda will change that. Write all your junk until you are blue in the face, IPOB remains unshaken," it maintained.
