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We cannot be silenced, eyes on Biafra – IPOB replies CDS Musa

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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday, insisted it will not be silenced in its pursuit for the actualization of Biafra.

IPOB was reacting to a warning by the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa that Southerners should stop propagating its activities on social media.

Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB insisted that Musa’s call was an affront of the group’s fundamental human rights.

Powerful reminded Musa that IPOB’s social media activism halted the Fulani RUGA settlement scheme in his “village” in Kaduna.

In a statement he signed, Powerful insisted that IPOB’s social media activism stopped the Waterways Bill designed to enslave indigenous populations to Fulani hegemony.

According to Powerful: “The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, under the resolute leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, unequivocally condemns the brazen and provocative statements by Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, who has once again resorted to threatening and intimidating Biafrans for exercising their inalienable rights to free speech and self-determination through social media.

“Musa’s reckless call for Southerners to cease propagating IPOB’s activities is not only an affront to our fundamental freedoms but a desperate attempt to silence the awakening of Biafran consciousness. We will not be cowed, and we will not be silenced.

“Musa’s Nigerian Army, an institution soaked in the blood of innocent Igbo youths, has no moral standing to lecture Biafrans on what is good for us. This is the same army that has orchestrated relentless massacres of our people since 1966, from the pogroms that claimed over 5 million Igbo lives to the ongoing genocidal campaigns in Biafraland.

“We ask Musa: What was the crime of the Biafran youths slaughtered at Nkpor in 2016, a massacre acknowledged by Amnesty International and UN Special Rapporteurs as constituting crimes against humanity?

“What was the offence of the Igbo youths mowed down at National High School, Aba, or those killed during the Trump solidarity rally in Port Harcourt? What justified the murderous invasion of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s residence during Operation Python Dance, where 28 innocent Biafrans, including Kanu’s parents, were killed in cold blood by your forces, orchestrated by your Fulani overlords?

“Musa, your audacity to spew gibberish on Biafran soil is enabled only by the cowardice of lily-livered traditional rulers who grant you audience to desecrate our land with your presence. Such traditional rulers are unfit to lead and must face the consequences of their betrayal. We hold them in contempt for entertaining an agent of oppression whose hands drip with the blood of our people.

“Let us remind Musa of the undeniable truth: It was IPOB’s social media activism that halted the Fulani RUGA settlement scheme in your own Kaduna village, preserving your people’s right to their ancestral lands. It was IPOB, under Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s leadership, that stopped the Waterways Bill designed to enslave indigenous populations to Fulani hegemony. Instead of gratitude for IPOB’s tireless efforts to protect indigenous peoples across Nigeria from Janjaweed domination, you parade your ignorance, vilifying the very movement that safeguarded your community from perpetual bondage. Shame on you, Musa, for your blindness and ingratitude.

“Your reference to IPOB as “unlawful” is laughable. No nation in the world, except your Fulani-controlled Nigeria, has proscribed IPOB. Even Canada, which rejected your visa application, hosts one of the largest and most vibrant IPOB families globally. Your Fulani masters proscribed IPOB not because we are a threat to peace but because we stand as an unyielding bulwark against their agenda to subjugate Biafrans and other indigenous peoples. You are too myopic to see that IPOB’s activism protects even the likes of you from the very forces you serve.

“Musa, learn from the mistakes of Yakubu Gowon, who today watches helplessly as his own people are massacred, powerless to even utter a word of condemnation. Your army’s frustration stems from its inability to crush IPOB’s resilience or extinguish the fire of Biafran consciousness. Our youths have awakened to the reality that Nigeria’s forced unity is a death sentence for Biafrans. We will not join your bloodthirsty army, nor will we participate in your colonial contraption. Colonialism cannot confer citizenship—only the collective will of the people can. Until your Fulani masters and their British colonial handlers agree to an all-inclusive referendum to determine the fate of this artificial creation called Nigeria, your threats are but empty noise.

“We call on all Biafrans to intensify our social media campaign to enlighten our people that Biafran freedom is not just a dream but the ultimate goal of every Southeasterner. Let Musa and his ilk know that IPOB remains undeterred, unbroken, and uncompromising in our pursuit of self-determination. The Nigerian Army’s history of atrocities—from the 1966 pogroms to Operation Python Dance—only strengthens our resolve to break free from this oppressive entity.

“To the traditional rulers who entertain agents of genocide like Musa, we say: Your time is up. The Biafran people will hold you accountable for betraying our collective struggle. To Musa and the Nigerian Army, we declare: Your intimidation will not bend us. Your massacres will not break us. Biafra will rise, and no force on earth can stop it. All eyes on Biafra.”

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Higher fertilizer cost threatenening wet season farming – Jigawa farmers cry out

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Farmers in Jigawa State have expressed fear of inability to go back to farm due to the higher cost of fertilizer and losses recorded during dry season farming.

Some of the rice farmers disclosed this in an interview with Ekwutosblog ahead of their preparation for the wet season farming.

They explained that many farmers will not go back to farm for the wet season farming because they are unable to recover from the huge losses suffered during the last dry season farming.

 

According to Malam Musa, a farmer, “without government intervention, it will be difficult for most of us to return to our farms for the rainy season.

“The fertilizer we used to buy at N40,000 is now being sold at N60,000 and what we used to buy at N35,000 is now being sold at cost of over N45,000.

“We are therefore appealing to Governor Umar Namadi to come to our aid for timely provision of agricultural inputs,” he said.

They also urged the state government to use the previous section and distribution procedure used under the Fadama office to ensure that fertiliser and other inputs reached genuine farmers at the grassroots.

Another farmer, named Auwalu Kaci said, “It’s only through Fadama lll office our farmers at the grassroots level get access to the government’s inputs directly without any hindrance.”

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Buhari showed little respect for my grandfather – Shehu Shagari’s grandson

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Nura Muhammad Mahe, a grandson of Nigeria’s former President Shehu Shagari, has accused late former president Muhammadu Buhari of showing little respect for his grandfather even in death.
Mahe said this in a statement on Wednesday, publicly expressing dissatisfaction with the way the late Buhari handled Shagari’s death.

He, however, lauded President Bola Tinubu for what he described as a show of honour and statesmanship in organising a state burial for Buhari, who died on Sunday and was laid to rest on Tuesday in Daura with full military honours.

He described Tinubu’s attendance at the funeral as a symbol of national unity and dignity.

“This is in stark contrast to how the late President Shehu Shagari was treated during the administration of Muhammadu Buhari,” Mahe said.

According to him, when his grandfather died in 2018, Buhari neither attended the funeral nor arranged a state burial in his honour despite being in Nigeria at that time .

“Instead, a government delegation led by the then Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who is notably a non-Muslim, was dispatched to represent him,” he said.

Mahe said the actions were a slight to Shagari’s legacy, stressing that the late leader deserved more recognition for his service as Nigeria’s first democratically elected Executive President.

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Military can defeat insurgency with locally made weapons – EIB boss, Echefu

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The Chairman and Managing Director of EIB Group, Dr. Bright Echefu, has said that the Nigerian military now has the capacity to defeat insurgency using weapons made in Nigeria.

He made this statement on Wednesday during a media tour of EIB Group’s facilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), where journalists were shown locally produced drones, bombs, and other military equipment.

Dr. Echefu said Nigeria no longer needs foreign help to fight insecurity, as local companies are now producing the tools needed to defeat terrorists.

“Nigeria has the capacity right now to end this insurgency with the amount of local companies that are investing heavily,” he said.

He added that the Nigerian military is supporting local manufacturers through partnerships, protection, and direct purchases.

“The Nigerian military strongly supports local manufacturers through research collaboration, protection, and patronage,” he stated.

The Managing director noted that this partnership is helping Nigeria become more self-reliant in terms of defense.

Echefu explained that EIB Group is already helping by monitoring drone operations in many northern states, gathering intelligence to track terrorists hiding in forests.

“Our goal is to ensure that these terrorists are completely removed from our land,” he said.

According to him, with local support, the Nigerian Air Force now has the ability to maintain and service its fleet locally.

Dr. Echefu called on the government to continue supporting local companies and expand policies that help grow the defense sector.

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