Members Warned To Steer Clear Of MASSOB Meeting Today

The crisis rocking the Movement for
the Actualization of the Sovereign
State of Biafra (MASSOB) has taken a
new twist with the organization’s
director of information, Mr. Uchenna
Madu warning members to steer clear
of the meeting convened in Owerri
today by its leader, Chief Ralph
Uwazurike as there is most likely to
be bloodshed during the meeting.


In a statement made available to
reporters in Awka yesterday, Madu
said it was improper for Uwazurike to
convene such a meeting when the
mayhem that led to the loss of
several lives at Okwe, Uwazurike’s
home town, was yet to calm down.
He said: “Uwazuruike has just
summoned a meeting of all MASSOB
members at Owerri for Saturday,
30th August, 2014. We see this as
another evil plan to sacrifice the
blood of some members.
“Because of the face-off between
Uwazurike and the Nigeria police,
there was unwarranted death of
some members from Onitsha at Okwe
on the order of Chief Ralph Uwazurike
recently.
“The death of our members from
Onitsha has exposed the selfishness
and insensitivity of MASSOB leader
who uses the organization to enrich
himself.”
“MASSOB lost 18 members in Onitsha
during the last sit at home exercise
on June 08, 2013 which was a total
flop, During MASSOB two months
camping at Kilometer 7 Onitsha-
Owerri Road, beside old spare parts
market, Obosi on the order of
Uwazuruike, MASSOB lost about eight
members and these young Igbo
youths have not been given proper
burials, neither have their families
been consoled. In fact, their names
no longer exist in MASSOB register.
“Our members should be aware that
security situation in Imo state is not
healthy for MASSOB because of the
ongoing crisis and death of our
members at Okwe recently.
“This Owerri meeting is merely to
create tension and bloody encounters
which may result to sacrificing more
innocent lives.
“Because of Uwazurike’s actions,
MASSOB members are no longer
interested in Nigeria politics. Since he
threw MASSOB into the open market
of Nigeria politics, anybody, group or
political party who needs MASSOB
members’ political support, campaign
and vote should also involve MASSOB
regional administrators, zonal leaders
and national officials in their
discussions and modalities for them
to succeed.”
source: www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/another-massob-bloodshed-imminent-owerri-toady/