On Monday, the Department of State Services (DSS) received a warning from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to cease associating it with Simon Ekpa, the self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE).
In a statement released by Emma Powerful, its Media and Publicity Secretary, the group emphasized that Ekpa is not affiliated with IPOB because it has nothing to do with him and his rebellious organization, IPOB-Auto-Pilot.
Powerful claimed that attempts by the Nigerian government and DSS to associate Ekpa with its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, are malevolent and dishonest.
Powerful stressed that Ekpa, who is being prosecuted for terrorism in Finland, does not represent IPOB or Kanu and should not be considered a member of either organization.
According to the statement, “IPOB, under the supreme leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, hereby issues this urgent statement in response to the latest round of desperate and disgraceful media propaganda being pushed by the Nigerian Department of State Services (DSS) and their enablers in the compromised press.”
This time, their plot revolves around the debunked and rehashed story of a Finnish content creator named Simon Ekpa, who has repeatedly declared in public that he is not an IPOB member.
In an effort to mislead the public and divert attention from the illegality and futility of their case against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the DSS is now making an effort to falsely link him to IPOB and our leader.
To be clear, Simon Ekpa is not an IPOB member. He does not act on behalf of IPOB, speak for IPOB, or represent IPOB.
“Any effort to associate him with the IPOB family or Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is vicious, dishonest, and wrong. This recent publicity exercise is just the latest in a well-funded psychological ploy to preserve the crumbling narrative of the DSS.
They have now turned to sensationalism and low-level media manipulation after failing to link IPOB to their unlawful and savage military actions in the South-East and their kangaroo case against our leader failing in court.
Additionally, we are aware of the shameful poster campaign that is being used in Abuja to damage our leader’s reputation. A regime that is fleeing the truth is characterized by these behaviors.
“They are also a last-ditch effort to divert attention from the incriminating evidence—some of which have been caught on camera—of the systematic mistreatment, illegal detentions, and abuses of human rights perpetrated by DSS agents against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. These crimes will shortly be made public.
Let the world know that IPOB is a legitimate, disciplined, and internationally acclaimed movement for self-determination. Our objective is still to uphold international law and maintain peace. Propaganda and rehashed misinformation won’t alter this fact.
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We implore the Nigerian people and the international community to look past this deliberate misinformation campaign and concentrate on the true concerns, which include Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s wrongful detention and extraordinary rendition as well as the Nigerian government’s ongoing disregard for both domestic and international court decisions.
“The DSS ought to put an end to these juvenile antics and get ready to deal with the legal repercussions of their behavior.” “Justice will triumph, and history will document their disgrace,” Powerful emphasized.
