Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
Irked by the shoot-on-sight-order by President Muhammadu Buhari on electoral fraudsters, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has warned the Nigeria military to steer clear of polling units during elections.
A statement issued by the leader of MASSOB, Uchenna Madu, read: “We condemn the position of President Muhammadu Buhari on his presidential order that the military should shoot civilians exercising their civic rights.”
MASSOB said it viewed the president’s order to the military as a wild desperation and frustration of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government.
He noted that the party has failed woefully and claimed that it contributed much to the political, religious, academic, economic and social sufferings of the citizens.
“We earlier informed our people that the primary mission of Operation Python Dance 3, is aligned to work with INEC to rig the election in Igbo land in favour of APC,” he said.
But, despite the order, MASSOB and other pro Biafra groups have urged their members to massively participate and exercise their civic rights on election day.
“We assure our people that nobody will intimidate them on election day. Nigerian military has no constitutional right to appear on polling units on election day.
“MASSOB also reminds the people of Biafra about the atrocities and genocidal killings of our people, through his rampaging Fulani herdsman. We still remember genocidal killings of the people of the Middle Belt, mostly in Benue, Plateau and Taraba states, by same rampaging Fulani militia.
“MASSOB also wishes to remind the people of Biafra to be more sober and conscious of Biafra, because these elections will pass by, with heavy political earthquakes in Nigeria,” the statement said.