Two Igbo groups, the Biafra Independent Movement (BIM) and Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), have appealed to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to accord recognition to the sovereign state of Biafra, just as he recognised Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.
The leadership of the groups which came under the auspices of BIM/MASSOB, in a letter sent to the US leader, said according Biafra the recognition is necessary and the only solution for lasting peace in Nigeria.
In the appeal letter issued on Saturday and signed by the Director of Information/Senior Special Assistant to BIM-MASSOB on Media and Publicity, Mazi Chris Mocha, the group said it supports the reported “tough measures taken by the United States against Nigeria, including the planned deportation of illegal immigrants and the ordering of the sale of private jets and properties allegedly owned by Nigerian politicians, among others.”
“BIM-MASSOB, known for non-violence and non-exodus methods of agitating for the freedom of the oppressed people of over fifty million people, believes that since Trump recognised Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, a similar ‘Executive Order’ should also be extended to Biafra,” the letter reads.
“We believe God saved Mr. Donald Trump’s life for the betterment of world politics by stopping all raging wars and, in addition, righting the wrongs of past leaders that have hitherto remained unresolved and buried for over a hundred years now.
“Biafra, which is the 46th member nation of the UNPO, is still looking up to America for its emancipation from political slavery in Nigeria without being hypocritical any further on the issue.”