MASSOB turns down asylum offer, says UK planning to stop Biafra

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Thursday, turned down the asylum offer of the United Kingdom for its members.

MASSOB depicted the offer as a plan with President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government to redirect the attention of Biafra people.

A statement by Uchenna Madu, the leader of Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, made available to reporters in Enugu, stated that the asylum offer was part of plans by the Buhari government devised with the British government against the birth of Biafra.

The statement partly read, “The government of Britain is the sole architecture of the political, economic and religious problems of the people of Biafra in Nigeria even till today.

“It has not shown any remorse or apologise to the people of Biafra.

“Britain killed, maimed mesmerised and wounded our fathers, mothers and brethren through the Hausa Fulanis. MASSOB rejects their asylum gift.

“How can the chief persecutor of the people of Biafra suddenly turn to be our pacesetter? Britain and Nigeria can no longer deceive the world again concerning the plights of the people of Biafra.

“Our unified resilience, resolutions and unshakable spirit of no surrender will continue to hunt down this geographical expression called Nigeria.

“MASSOB demands referendum on Biafra not asylum.”