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IPOB has revealed how it gets funds to sponsor its activities

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied claims that some politicians are sponsoring its struggle for the freedom of Biafra.

The group said report making ground that the group’s activities are being sponsored by some Nigerian politicians is false and baseless.

A statement signed by the IPOB spokesperson Emma Nmezu and Clifford Iroanya said the report showcases the prominence of brown envelope journalism in Nigeria.

Condemning such, IPOB said: To set the records straight, one of the cardinal rules in IPOB is that we don’t mingle with politicians nor do we accept any monetary gift or inducement from any politician.”

Nmezu said: “IPOB is a global mass-movement that no single individual is capable of funding because we are in over 100 countries and territories all over this earth.”

“Who in their right mind in Nigerian politics can afford what it takes to fund IPOB we ask?” the group asked.

Nmezu further said it depends on monthly contributions and free will donations by dedicated members of the group to sustain the activities of IPOB.

“IPOB depends on monthly contributions of dedicated family members all over the world for its sustenance. We do not have moneybags nor do we have politicians among us with bags of money to sponsor our activities and never will.

It will constitute an insult to the memory of our fallen heroes and departure from our principled stance should IPOB seek to accept the engagement of politicians in our activities,” Nmezu added.
Also releasing a video, the IPOB accused the leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB) Raphael Uwazurike and the group of collecting monetary gifts and items from politicians.