The group in a letter dated January 18, said it was formally inviting the security operatives to its peaceful solidarity rally for the United States of America President-elect Donald Trump.
The Indigenous People of
Biafra has invited the Department of State Services and the Nigeria police to
its planned rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
“On that momentous day, we
shall match for peace, justice, equity and love in order to demonstrate our
penchant for peace and justice and to welcome civil and pragmatic democracy
anywhere we find it,” IPOB said.
The group also added that
the aim of the rally is to demonstrate tenacious understanding for the value of
peace.
“We therefore stand to live
by example and ask you to join us to embrace the peaceful event marking this
historic day,” the IPOB said in its letter signed by Emma Nmezu and Clifford
Iroanya, spokespersons for the group.
Also copied in the letter
are the inspector general of police, Amnesty International, European Union,
ECOWAS, British Embassy, American Embassy, Inter-society, Traditional rulers,
National Judicial Council, Nigerian Union of Journalists and National Students
Union Government.
In a different letter also
dated January 18 and titled: “Permission letter”, the IPOB also sought the
permission of the security agencies to embark on the peaceful protest.
The group said: “We seek
for your permission to assist us in maintaining law and order and to wade off
criminals who may want to create crisis to tarnish the hard-earned IPOB image
and also see how peaceful we shall conduct ourselves as always.”
“We are law abiding people
as we have proven countless times and we will always maintain peace as its
concerns law and justice,” IPOB said.
The group had over the
weekend announced its plan to embark on an IPOB-Trump solidarity rally on
Thursday, January 20.
See letters below:
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