A pan-Biafra organisation, the Biafra Zionist
Federation (BZF), formerly Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM), led by British
trained lawyer Benjamin Onwuka, has claimed responsibility for the attack on
the Enugu Government House.
The group said its motive was to hoist the
Biafra flag and “reconfirm the independence of the Republic of Biafra.”
Over 500 members of the Biafra Zionist
Federation were arrested and detained by the police on November 5, 2012, at
Enugu, after it re-declared the Republic of Biafra.
Members said Nigeria “must vacate Biafra by
March 31 and failure to do so will result in a blood bath.”
Onwuka, who led the Enugu invasion, told
reporters in Enugu that “since January 12, 1970, the Biafra flag has never
rested in Government House, Enugu, which is the Biafra’s centre of power.”
He said they were unarmed, saying they only
brought flags, sticks and ropes to hoist the flags, which also included that of
Israel. “We don’t know how the police came up with the story of machetes,
cutlasses and charms.”
Onwuka said: “What we did on March 8 was to
re-confirm the independence of the Republic of Biafra, which we successfully
did. We didn’t attack the Government House. But we captured it for the Biafra
people. We battled for four hours from 3 a.m. By 7 a.m., we retreated because
we didn’t have any weapons, to avoid loss of life.
“And the reason why we did it was to show the
Biafra people that the hope of Biafra is still alive. And nothing shall quench
the aspirations of the people to be independent. And that independence has
resurrected. So the Biafra flag was raised at the Government House on March 8.
And I, Benjamin Igwe Onwuka led the operation.”
The group warned the police to free four of
their members. “Those boys must be freed now because what Nigeria is going to
face soon would not be forgotten easily.
It called for the unity of pan-Biafra
organisations, such as MASSOB, MEND, Bakassi Peninsular Boys, Zionism and
others.
The BZF, which drew a new map of Biafra,
including Benue, Kogi, Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River, Akwa Ibom,
Ebonyi, Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Abia and southern Ondo, said there was no division
among these groups.
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To hell wit dos Igbos ,who won belong to dos evile people,Kogi belong to north.
ReplyDeleteNiger Delta can never bn in biafra,bcus we ar on our own ,we ar richer dan igbo
ReplyDeletePoor caption. I thought I saw "Why we attacked Enugu Goverment house... MASSOB! How come the story is now about Biafra Zionist Federation? What kind of jounalism is this? Quite shameful I must admit.
ReplyDeleteThe entire Igbo nation should understand now that their leaders are betrayers. They have sold their political right to Jonathan for a piece of paper. Biafra republic will remain a mirag as long as these sets of Igbo leaders exist.
ReplyDeleteThe proclamation and the attempt to hoist the. Pseudo-Biafra flag is treasonable felony per excellence. The people involved should be arrested charged and jailed without option of fine. The president should not treat the case with levity.
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