The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said it would hold a referendum for a sovereign state of Biafra on February 16, the same date as Nigeria’s presidential and National A
IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful, said this in a statement issued on Monday that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was currently in London where he would be discussing the modalities of the referendum with the group’s members.
“We the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to announce officially to the people of Biafra both home and in the diaspora, friends of Biafra and lovers of freedom that our supreme leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is currently in London to join his family and see a new born child he hadn’t seen because of his illegal incarceration and detention since 2015.
“He will also discuss with IPOB top family members in London to finalize the way foward for Biafra referendum that will hold on February 16, 2019 along with the Nigeria presidential poll,” the statement read.
The spokesperson added that Mr Kanu’s relocation to the UK from Israel is “actually to perfect arrangements” on the referendum in a bid “to ascertain number of those who want Nigeria politics and those who want Biafra freedom through a peaceful and democratic process for the sovereignty of our dear nation Biafra.”
The secessionist group had asked the Igbo to boycott any election in the South-East until the federal government agrees to hold a referendum on Biafra.
