The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it has uncovered 38 bodies of
slain Biafran activists in a forest located at Obiawom village, Ogwe
community in Ukwa West local government area of Abia state.
Media and Publicity secretary of the IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful, in an
emailed statement, blamed President Muhammadu Buhari, South East
governors, selected elders and politicians for the killings, stressing
that the 38 activists were murdered by Nigerian soldiers during the
Operation Python Dance in the south East zone.
IPOB called for an investigation by international organizations to unravel
the circumstances behind the killings of the innocent Biafrans and punish
those behind the evil act.
“ This cold blooded execution and unceremonious dumping of dead bodies in
the forest by Fulani soldiers at Obiawom village in Ukwa West under the
control of Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, is ample justification for
the recent decision of IPOB to disengage from any further talks with
Ohaneze Ndigbo and South East governors until all issues surrounding the
genocidal Operation Python Dance is cleared up.
“Had these number of murder victims been discovered in any Muslim country,
region or part of the world, the International Criminal Court (ICC),
United Nations, Britain, USA and world media will be up in arms demanding
explanation and holding the perpetrators accountable. Because these events
are happening to Biafrans in Nigeria; where an Islamic government, along
with her security operatives staffed by Fulani officers are aiding and
protecting Hausa Fulani herdsmen and their kinsmen in the army from the
consequences of the worst form of ethnically motivated genocide presently
in Africa, the world remains deaf to the cries of IPOB.
“The sight of these decomposed bodies should be designated as an
international crime scene and promptly investigated. Should the United
Nations, ICC, USA and European Union fail to act on this gruesome
discovery of mass grave of Biafrans in Ukwa Ngwa, Abia State, we would
conclude that there exists a credible bias and conspiracy to exterminate
and Islamize Biafra by the pro-Islamic international community.”
IPOB urged the global Christian community, Amnesty International, Human
Rights Watch and other human rights organizations to prevail on the
Nigeria government and her security operatives to release the remaining
dead bodies of Biafrans in their custody.