During a press briefing in Calabar, Biafra called on Cameroon authorities “to desist from forcing and collecting proliferated taxes from Nigerians living in the Bakassi Peninsula.”
According to
report, the leader of Biafra Nations League, BnL, Princewill Chimezie Richard
has given the federal government of Nigeria 14 days to release Nnamdi Kanu.
The group
threatened to shut down oil exploration in the Nigeria/Cameroon maritime
borders.
It has
also given the same ultimatum to the Nigerian government to withdraw military
troops from the South-East region.
Richard
said, “We want to use this medium to reiterate our decisions to shut down
maritime borders if our demands are not met within 14 days, effective from 8
May, 2022.’
He claimed
that BnL was enjoying support from other groups.
“We are capable
of doing anything. We cannot disclose the extent of our capacity.
“You
should know that we command massive loyalists and followers even amongst the
natives. It will be disastrous if our demands are not met.”
He called
on President Muhammadu Buhari to release Kanu before he hands over on 29 May,
2023, and stop being recalcitrant by not obeying court orders.
“We are
disappointed and have lost confidence in Buhari’s government.
“I can’t
say I have confidence in Bola Ahmed Tinubu who would be replacing Buhari. I
don’t even know him.
“Even if
Kanu is released, it will not stop our agitation for Biafra sovereignty. We are
demanding for safety and freedom from Nigeria. We have never believed in
Nigeria.
“BnL is
not alone in this struggle. There will be no negotiation about Biafra.”
The group
said Nigerian authorities should not force them to take laws into their hands.
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