The leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Mr. Uchenna Madu has revealed that the group has nothing to do with the Biafran anniversary celebrations that led to a bloody clash between soldiers and pro-Biafran activists.


"We are not involved in the protest that paralysed commercial activities in the area. Security operatives of the Federal Government are arresting and killing people who are non-violent. Is it because we are not armed? It appears the only language the Nigerian security understands is violence.

"This issue is not about MASSOB or IPOD. It is about Ndigbo generally. In the ongoing killings, innocent people were also targets.


"The government is negotiating with Niger Delta militants and faceless Boko Haram, but is threatening to wipe out pro-Biafra agitators because they are Igbo," Mr. Madu said.