EXCLUSIVE: IPOB Disowns Simon Ekpa Again,Details Emerged

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has once again distanced itself from Simon Ekpa, describing recent attempts by international media to link him to the group and its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as “deliberate disinformation.”.. Read Full Article.. .

In a statement on Saturday signed by its spokesperson, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB condemned a report by the Associated Press (AP), which it said falsely tied the group to the conviction of Ekpa in Finland.

“The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been drawn to…publication from the Associated Press (AP)—deliberately seeking to manipulate global perception by falsely linking IPOB and our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to the recent conviction of Simon Ekpa in Finland,” the statement read.

Powerful stressed that Ekpa is not a member or leader of IPOB, a position he said has been established both in Nigerian courts and in foreign jurisdictions.

“Simon Ekpa is not, and has never been, a member or leader of IPOB. This fact is not speculative…it is on court record,” he said.

According to IPOB, the attempt to associate the group with Ekpa’s activities is aimed at influencing the October 10 trial of Kanu before Justice James Omotosho in Abuja.

“Any attempt to force a link between IPOB and his personal actions in order to influence Hon. Justice James Omotosho come 10th of October, is wicked, dishonest, and mischievous,” Powerful added.

The group maintained that it is a lawful and global self-determination movement, registered in over 60 countries and active in more than 100 territories worldwide.

It rejected Nigeria’s designation of IPOB as a terrorist organisation, describing it as a desperate attempt to stigmatise its struggle.

“No other nation on earth regards IPOB as a terrorist organisation except…Nigeria, out of the entire comity of nations, persists in its futile attempt to stigmatise Biafra’s legitimate self-determination,and..  Read . .More —