From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri
The leadership of BIM/ MASSOB has passinately appealed to the President of United States, Donald Trump, to accord recognition to the sovereign state of Biafra as he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Isreal.
The pro-Biafra group said that the move was necessary and the only panacea to everlasting peace In Nigeria.
The group made the appeal through a statement signed by the Director of information/Senior Special Assistant to BIM-MASSOB on Media and Publicity, Mazi Chris Mocha, at the weekend .
The BIM-MASSOB supported the reported tough measures taken by the United States against Nigeria, including the planned deportation of illegal immigrants, among others.
The statement reads in part: “BIM-MASSOB known for non-violence and non-exodus methods of agitating for freedom of the oppressed people of over 50 million people ,Trump recognized Jerusalem, as the Israeli capital via an Executive Order similar Executive Order should also be extended to Biafra.
“We believe God saved Mr Donald Trump’s life for the better things to happen in world’s politics by stopping all raging wars, and in addition to this, right 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 UNPO is still looking up to America for its emancipation from political slavery in Nigeria without being hypocritical any further on the issue”.