The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has refuted the reports that said it had replaced its Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, with its Head of Directorate of State (DOS), Mazi Chika Edoziem.
According to a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB described the report as the handiwork of mischievous elements bent on confusion.
The organization urged the public to disregard the reports.
The statement reads: “We condemn the useless and fabricated media propaganda and blackmail from some media houses that IPOB has another or acting leader replacing our indefatigable liberator and prophet, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“Those peddling this kind of lies are those criminals who …are publishing this to confuse the weak-minded people.
“We want everybody to bear in mind that Mazi Chika Edoziem is the Head of IPOB Directorate of State (DOS) and not IPOB Acting Leader.
“There was never a time that Emma Powerful, the Publicity Secretary of IPOB, issued any statement purporting that our Leader had been replaced by Mazi Edoziem as IPOB Acting Leader. The said statement was the handiwork of mischievous elements bent on confusing is unfortunate that some mischievous elements twisted an unambiguous statement by IPOB where we clarified that in the meantime that our Leader is in detention, the Head of DOS, Mazi Edoziem, will be providing direction on the day-to-day activities of IPOB. We never said that Edoziem has become the Acting Leader of IPOB.
“For the avoidance of doubts, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains the Leader of IPOB. The entire IPOB family all over the world is loyal to him. IPOB has no Acting Leader…”
