The pro Biafra group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is
looking up the United States president Donald Trump to set into whay they
perceive as the Nigerian government unceasing persecution of their members
across the country.
According to the group their members in Aba and Port Harcourt are
being arrested and persecuted by Nigerian security agencies over suspected link
of the group with Israel.
members in Aba and Port Harcourt are being persecuted and arrested
by security agencies since President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel .
In a statement by IPOB ’ s Media and Publicity Secretary , Emma Powerful , the group complained about the open persecution of its religious group, Shalon Synagogue Church of Israel .
The group said its ordeal began shortly after Trump pronounced Jerusalem as the capital of Israel .
In a statement published by the group’s spokesman Emma Powerful they condemned the persecution of their members urging the American president to save them from complete annihilation.
In a statement by IPOB ’ s Media and Publicity Secretary , Emma Powerful , the group complained about the open persecution of its religious group, Shalon Synagogue Church of Israel .
The group said its ordeal began shortly after Trump pronounced Jerusalem as the capital of Israel .
In a statement published by the group’s spokesman Emma Powerful they condemned the persecution of their members urging the American president to save them from complete annihilation.
Explaining their problem, the IPOB spokesman said that worst hit
by the government persecution are members of the Shalom Synagogue Church of
Israel in Aba, Abia State .
The statement read in part thus: “Since President Trump announced US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel , the wave of arbitrary arrests and persecution of Biafrans that practise Judaism in Aba and Port Harcourt have dramatically increased.
“Nigerian government is setting a very ugly and dangerous precedent. Those arrested for their faith must be released immediately, including all those illegally detained for expressing their legitimately held views that they are better off in Biafra than Nigeria .
Powerful added , “Arresting members of Shalom Christian Church because they are connected to the Jews in Israel is religious discrimination of the worst kind . Every religion has a root and in as much as nobody can deny that Saudi Arabia is the root of Islam , nobody can deny that Israel is the foundation of both Judaism and later Christianity . ”The4
The statement read in part thus: “Since President Trump announced US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel , the wave of arbitrary arrests and persecution of Biafrans that practise Judaism in Aba and Port Harcourt have dramatically increased.
“Nigerian government is setting a very ugly and dangerous precedent. Those arrested for their faith must be released immediately, including all those illegally detained for expressing their legitimately held views that they are better off in Biafra than Nigeria .
Powerful added , “Arresting members of Shalom Christian Church because they are connected to the Jews in Israel is religious discrimination of the worst kind . Every religion has a root and in as much as nobody can deny that Saudi Arabia is the root of Islam , nobody can deny that Israel is the foundation of both Judaism and later Christianity . ”The4
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