In a statement issued by its Chairman of the Standing Committee of Senior Officials (SCSO), Godstime Ntukidem, the group expressed disappointment at Asari’s call.
“We are disappointed at his broadcast. Nobody should brag about sabotaging his people. Nnamdi Kanu is in detention now. He offended not only Asari but many other people, including sidelining BnL, which ensured that he was released during his first arrest.
“People could also recall how our loyalists in the Gulf of Guinea hijacked a Liberian ship to demand his release. But that does not mean we should jubilate that he has been arrested again, people can see that we are putting more pressure on our operational areas for his release. Tomorrow, another Biafran agitator could be arrested.
“We condemn Asari’s call for the execution of IPOB members because the majority of Igbo youths identify more with IPOB than any other group in the South East and beyond,” the statement reads.
The group, therefore, urged the Igbo to ignore Asari’s demand, adding that he had failed to carry out his task as Chairman of Biafra National Council and the customary government, which he was appointed to lead.
It further lamented that most Ijaw people have refused to identify with the Biafran struggle, as they did during the Nigeria civil war between 1967 and 1970.
It would be recalled that the Nigerian Army had blocked the Welcome to Bakassi entrance where the group reportedly seized control and hoisted its flag in November 8, 2021, as the ultimatum to release all Biafran detainees and IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, elapsed.
The Camerounian government responded by deploying troops to the ceded part of Bakassi Peninsula to contain separatist militants in the area, while some oil firms reportedly suspended operations since the BnL’s ultimatum elapsed for fear of being attacked by militants.
