
26/07/2025
Biafra; MASSOB Woos US To Support UN Principle Of Self-Determination
The leadership of Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, and Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra otherwise known as (BIM-MASSOB) on Saturday, called on developed countries of the world particularly, the United States, to among other things exercise the will to honour and support the United Nations principle of Self-Determination in West Africa Sub-region.
BIM-MASSOB's call is contained in a statement made available to Newsmen and signed by the Director of information/Senior Special Assistant to BİM-MASSOB on Media and Publicity, Mazi Chris Mocha, also appealing to the United States to avoid double standards permitting Self-Determination only in Europe and America, for example , while at the same time denying the same right for West Africa -- in this case , Biafra, because we are blacks.
MASSOB gave obvious example of this to include former Yugoslavia, former USSR, Spain, Indonesia, Georgia, Montenegro, East -Timor, Serbia, Kosovo and in Africa, Sudan.
The group restated its earlier position that the pursuit of Self-Determination by its leader, Barr. (Chief) Dr. Ralph Uwazuruike , and the members of his organization can not be unlawful or illegal; and especially, when Self-Determination is being carried out using Non-violent and Non-exodus methods.
Going down memory lane, BİM-MASSOB stressed that the British Empire which created the expired amalgamation of Southern and Northern protectorates in 1914, separated Pakistan from India.
Soviet Union in 1991 was divided into 15 independent States just as
Czechoslovakia had in 1992 separated into Czech and Slovakia Republics.
The statement added that Eritrea in 1991 went their separate ways from Ethiopia just as Singapore also separated from Malaysia.
Sweden also separated from Norway, the tiny population of East Timor of about 821, 000 during this period under review in May 21, 2002 separated from Indonesia.
Serbia and Montenegro after a referendum conducted on Sunday, November 12th and Monday 13th 2006 during a world football tournament separated into two Republics.
İn Africa South Sudan also separated from Sudan on July 9, 2011.
Kosovo, a part of Serbia and a tiny population of about 2 .2 million people also gained her Independence on February 17, 2008.
İf these ethnic nationalities in Europe and America could be divided why not recognize Biafra in West Africa sub- region; İs it because we are black people, MASSOB asks the United President Donald Trump.
İt is on record that the 1974 Yugoslav constitution had laid down Kosovo's status as an autonomous province of Serbia but pressure for Independence mounted in the 1980s shortly after the death of Yugoslav President Josip.Broz Tito.
Kosovo later hit the international headlines in the late 1990s when forces under Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloservic attempted. to suppress the ethnic Albanian majority.
Biafrans need justice here having suffered persecutions and wasted more human lives of over 3 million during the 1967 -- 1970 civil war with Nigeria.
Biafrans also lost properties more than these smaller countries with lesser populations that have been granted Independence in Europe and America.
Accusing the United Nations, UN, for not being proactive in dealing with cases in Africa until such problems results to civil conflict and war, for example, Southern Sudan (Darfur Region), Biafra, Congo, Somalia, Rwanda, Sierre-leone, among others, MASSOB said UN waited till the problems of these African countries including Biafra escalated to war and Genocide.
BİM-MASSOB appeals to the leader of a Free world and representative of the American people, Mr. Donald Trump to recognize Biafra as an İndependent, Sovereign State from Nigeria.
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