The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) have strongly condemned the outbursts from the convener of Young Yoruba for Freedom (YYF), Adeyinka Grandson, giving Ndigbo in Lagos a 48-hr ultimatum to vacate the city or be dealt with.
The ultimatum was issued via a trending video on social media, threatening Ndigbo to leave Lagos and the entire Yoruba land before Sunday midnight, which failing to adhere, Ndigbo will be massacred in Yoruba land.
However, MASSOB, in a statement on Saturday, by its leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu, described the order as “unwarranted and insensitive” even as it expressed shock over the red signal despite the co-existing relationship between Ndigbo and Yoruba.
The pro-Biafra group, therefore, warned Adeyinka Grandson and his collaborators to desist from sowing the seed of discord or pitching the Igbo against Yoruba and embrace peace and harmony.
It noted that “MASSOB as a peaceful and non-violent organization have worked and is still working in alliance with Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and other notable Yoruba self-determination and pressure groups for the betterment of our respective regions is shocked to receive such red signal from our Oduduwa brothers.
“It is eloquently known that Ndigbo and Yorubas have lived, interacted and socialized in harmony with the Yorubas. MASSOB stands for the self-determination emancipation for all regions of Nigeria. Igbo political leaders are in alliance with their counterpart in Yoruba land clamouring for true federalism and restructuring of Nigeria. Ndigbo have contributed about sixty five percent of economic developments of Yoruba land. MASSOB advised the Young Yorubas for Freedom (YYF) and their collaborators to stop fanning the embers of discord and calumny among the southern brothers.
“Ndigbo have never declared any aggression against the Yorubas or any other indigenous tribe in Nigeria. Ndigbo did not attack or destroy any government or private properties in Lagos. It is evidently known that armless aggrieved Nigerian youths expressing their in comfortability against the Nigeria’s worst administration were massacre by Nigeria soldiers which resulted to burning of government and private properties in Lagos.
“MASSOB warned the perpetrators of the falsehood that is capable of pitching Ndigbo and Yorubas into unpleasant aggression to stop it. Southwest, Southeast, South south and Middle Beltans regions have formed a greater alliance that will emancipate them from their political subjections in Nigeria. We shall never allow the fulanis to create divisions among us again.
“MASSOB disclosed that some parasitic Northern elements are no longer comfortable with the Southern and Middle Beltans alliance for political survival of their respective regions. These enemies of the South are seriously engaging in every efforts that will jeopardize the growing and practical brotherhood the people of Southern regions have built.
“MASSOB advised the leaders of Afenifere, YOLICOM and other notable groups and individuals of Yoruba extraction to call the Young Yoruba for Freedom to order now.
“YFF and their sponsors should avoid heating up the tensions that is already ravaging the economy of the Southern regions.
“MASSOB also warns the hoodlums in disguise of Nigeria Youths protesters to stop looting, maiming, burning and destroying the public and private properties of our people. We warned that destruction of government properties shall stop now. No Igbo youths in disguise of whatever name should allow himself to be used in destroying the properties of the governments in Igbo land.”
