A faction of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has stated that it would support Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, if it sought self-determination and did away with its killings.
This was contained in a statement made by Comrade Uchenna Madu, a leader of a MASSOB faction.
Comrade Uchenna also maintained his faction’s support for the Niger Delta Avengers.
He said:
“Beside the fact that your enemy’s enemy is naturally your friend, the ‘avengers’ have openly declared support for the Biafran struggle and for the release of Nnamdi Kanu,” He said.
“They have a right to pursue whatever is their grouse against the Nigerian state and how they do it, is their choice. What we know is that we have found points of agreement with the group; our approaches may be different, but our pursuit for an independent identity is similar.
“Our conviction is that Nigeria as one nation is not accommodating every integral ethnic nationality and as such, is not working and cannot work. So, we support anything that can accelerate the independence of oppressed ethnic nationalities in Nigeria.
“If the Niger Delta wants independence, let them get it because it contravenes no national or international law; if the Middle Belt wants their own sovereign state, let them get it; if the south-west wants its own and is ready to fight for it, let them get it also.
“We will be ready to also support Boko Haram if they seek self-determination and not these cheap killings along ethno-religious lines,” Uchenna added.
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