By Our Correspondent
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on its members and supporters across the United States to converge in Washington, D.C., for a peaceful protest against what it described as the Nigerian government’s attempts to downplay allegations of religious and ethnic persecution in the country.
In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, on behalf of the detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB said the protest aims to support the United States’ efforts, under former President Donald Trump’s administration, to end alleged ethno-religious genocide in Nigeria.
According to the statement titled “All Judeo-Christians and Biafrans in the U.S. Report to Washington D.C.”, IPOB alleged that a high-powered Nigerian government delegation is scheduled to visit the United States to meet with President Donald Trump and other American officials in an attempt to “polish Nigeria’s battered image and deceive the world into believing that peace, justice, and religious freedom prevail” in the country.
“We say no! We will not allow the same government presiding over ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, church burnings, abductions, and mass burials of Indigenous Peoples to rewrite the narrative while the victims are still bleeding,” the statement read.
The group emphasized that the planned protest is a peaceful mobilization meant to draw international attention to the plight of various ethnic and religious communities allegedly facing persecution across Nigeria.
IPOB stated that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, had long warned of “jihadist expansion, land-grabbing, and the systematic extermination of Judeo-Christian populations,” adding that his continued detention represents the price he is paying for speaking out against oppression.
“They abducted him, tortured him, and locked him away because he refused to be silent while his people were marked for extinction. We will honor his sacrifice by taking the truth to Washington, D.C. — loudly,” IPOB declared.
The statement listed several regions and ethnic groups it claimed have suffered violence and marginalization, including communities in the Middle Belt, Southern Kaduna, Kwara, and parts of Biafraland.
“If we don’t rise, we will be the next headline, the next mass grave, the next ‘never again’ story. There is no neutral ground in the face of genocide. Silence is surrender. Inaction is consent,” the group warned.
While urging all participants to maintain peace during the demonstration, IPOB clarified that the protest is not a call for violence or confrontation but rather “a mass, peaceful, and unstoppable display of conscience.”
The group extended the call to all Biafrans in the United States, Judeo-Christians, Yoruba Nation activists, Middle Belt movements, and other Indigenous groups, civil liberty organizations, and human rights defenders.
“No tribe stands alone anymore — unity is our shield. Our message to America and the world: no diplomatic lies can cover mass graves; no lobbying can erase the tears of widows and orphans,” the statement added.
IPOB noted that details regarding the exact date, time, and venue of the Washington protest would be announced later.
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