IPOB condemned the continuous illegal detention of Obieze, noting that he was “abducted in Aba, Abia State by the DSS” since May 2022 for allegedly supporting the Biafra self-determination movement.
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of one of its supporters, Mazi Michael Obieze and other Biafrans illegally detained inside the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) or arraign them before a court of law.
IPOB condemned the continuous illegal detention of Obieze, noting that he was “abducted in Aba, Abia State by the DSS” since May 2022 for allegedly supporting the Biafra self-determination movement.
IPOB made the call in a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, stressing that Mazi Micheal Obieze was not a member of IPOB but only a sympathiser and supporter of the struggle for the restoration of Biafra.
IPOB called on the free world to prevail on the Nigerian government and its secret police to release all Biafrans in their custody or take them to court.
The statement reads in part; "The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) condemn the continuous illegal detention of Mazi Michael Obieze who was abducted in Aba, Abia State by the DSS since May 2022 for allegedly supporting the Biafra self-determination movement.
"Mazi Micheal Obieze is not a member of IPOB but only a sympathiser and supporter of the struggle for the restoration of Biafra. We wondered why Nigeria DSS detained him in their secret cell for being sympathetic to Biafra agitation for over a year.
"IPOB is calling on the free world and their leaders to prevail on the Nigeria government and its secret police to release all Biafrans in their custody or take them to court. But if they have murdered them in their custody, they should hand over their lifeless bodies to the families or IPOB family members for proper burial.
"Keeping these innocent people in their custody for a very long time without taking them to court is the highest level of wickedness and human right abuse. We shall continue to expose the inhumane treatment and the wrath in the Nigeria government and her murderous security agencies until they respect human rights.
"Any nation and institution that secretly keeps innocent Biafrans who were peacefully fighting for their freedom from a country that its political and economic policies are targeted at annihilating Biafrans doesn't need to exist. Nigeria is a pariah state and never a democratic nation. The hallmark of democracy is respect to the rule of law, which is alien to the Nigeria government.
"IPOB members and those sympathetic to the Biafra struggle are not criminals. Illegally abducting our people and incarcerating them incommunicado without family and legal representation is repression.”
"Over 2,500 innocent Biafrans were abducted and detained in various DSS detention centers and military barracks across the country. These staggering numbers of abducted Biafrans happened within the last two years.
"Since the day of their abduction, DSS has not allowed any family, relatives, or lawyer to see them. We are, therefore, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Mazi Michael Obieze and other Biafrans illegally detained inside the DSS dungeon or arraign them before the law court," the statement added.
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