The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused Amnesty International Nigeria of losing credibility. According to IPOB, the international organisation was now hobnobbing with the Nigerian federal government, adding that it is no longer a human rights group that should be taken seriously or relied upon any longer.
The pro-Biafra group said this while accusing Amnesty International Nigeria of a hasty conclusion that it (IPOB), has a hand in the gunmen attack on road users at Okigwe in Imo State. This was contained in a statement by IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful.
According to the pro-Biafra group, it is worrisome and concerning that a supposed human rights group as Amnesty International Nigeria, would condescend so low as to aligning with blackmailers against IPOB and ESN, using media manipulation to tarnish the image of a responsible group like IPOB.
IPOB noted that with the hasty conclusion that it was involved in the Okigwe road attack on people last Thursday, Amnesty International Nigeria has diminished its credibility as a reliable human rights organisation.
“The esteemed family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, globally denounce what can be termed as State-sponsored terrorist assaults on civilians along the Okigwe-Owerri road in Imo State on May 8, 2025.
“Simultaneously, we denounce all forms of media extortion aimed at IPOB and ESN, especially from Amnesty International Nigeria, for alleging and highlighting IPoB and ESN as offenders in those crimes. It is truly tragic that the Nigerian government has repeatedly conducted terrorist attacks against its own people merely to coerce IPOB into submission.
“Since 2021, the Nigerian State has funded numerous violent criminal acts in the South East Region, using some irresponsible media and fake rights groups to attribute those criminal assaults to IPOB and ESN to evade investigations.
“Included in those violent events, the Nigerian government at all levels have sponsored and linked IPOB, was the Owerri prison escape, which went on for more than four hours without any response from security forces, despite the multitude of Nigerian security personnel present in and around the Owerri area,” the statement read in part.
