Barely 24 hours he declared himself as a President of Republic of Biafra, Ijaw communities have lambasted a former warlord, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, for listing them as part of the Biafran territory under his leadership.
The communities under the auspices of Movement for the Survival of Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in Niger Delta (MOSIEND) said Dokubo was on his own and should not be taken seriously.
The President of MOSIEND, Kennedy Tonjo West, who spoke in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday, said all Ijaw communities were insulted by Dokubo’s attempt to associate them with Biafra and called on the ex-militant leader to tender unreserved apology to the Ijaw.
West said: “Asari Dokubo’s statement is lacking in substance and merit. It is self-seeking and self-serving. He is on a wide goose chase and a lonely Biafran. Izon communities can never be Biafran province. Dokubo’s Biafra Customary Government is a figment of his wildest imagination.
“None of the purported province claimed by Asari Dokubo belonged to Biafra. Dokubo’s statement is insultive, provocative, and narrow in perspective. Can he say this before the communities or their kings?
“MOSIEND condemns it and demand apology for his bogus and unfounded claims. Asari is on his own. Asari should not be taking seriously on this matter.”
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