IPOB Rejects Alleged Link to Simon Ekpa, Responds to DSS Claims

On Monday, the Department of State Services (DSS) received a warning from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to distance itself from Simon Ekpa, the self-declared prime minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE).

Ekpa is not a member of IPOB, the group said in a statement released by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, because it has nothing to do with him and his rebellious organization, IPOB-Auto-Pilot.

According to Powerful, the DSS and the Nigerian government’s attempts to associate Ekpa with its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, are dishonest and pernicious.

It is important to note that Ekpa, who is being prosecuted for terrorism in Finland, does not represent Kanu or IPOB and should not be considered a member of either organization.

“IPOB, under the esteemed leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, hereby issues this urgent statement in response to the latest round of shameful and desperate media propaganda being pushed by the Nigerian Department of State Services (DSS) and their enablers in the compromised press,” the statement read.

Their plan this time revolves around the debunked and rehashed story of a Finnish content creator named Simon Ekpa, who has repeatedly declared in public that he is not an IPOB member.

The DSS is currently making an unsuccessful attempt to mislead the public and divert attention from the illegality and futility of their case against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by seeking to falsely link him to IPOB and our leader.

“Let me state this clearly: Simon Ekpa is not an IPOB member. He is not an IPOB spokesperson, an IPOB representative, or an agent of our movement.

All attempts to associate him with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu or the IPOB family are spiteful, dishonest, and deceptive. This latest media gimmick is just the latest in a well-funded psychological manipulation campaign to preserve the DSS’s crumbling narrative.

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Their kangaroo case against our leader is failing in court, and they have now turned to sensationalism and low-level media manipulation after failing to link IPOB to their unlawful and savage military actions in the South-East.

“We are also aware of the shameful poster campaign that is being used in Abuja to damage our leader’s reputation. The characteristics of a dictatorship that is avoiding the truth are these acts.

Additionally, they represent a last-ditch effort to divert attention from the incriminating evidence—some of which have been caught on camera—of the systematic mistreatment, illegal detentions, and abuses of human rights perpetrated by DSS agents against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. These horrors will soon be made public in court.

“Make the world aware that IPOB is a well-organized, legal, and internationally acclaimed self-determination movement. Our objective is still based on international law and is peaceful. No amount of propaganda or recycled lies can alter this reality.

The illegal detention and extraordinary rendition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as well as the Nigerian state’s ongoing disregard for both domestic and international court rulings, are the true issues, and we implore the Nigerian people and the international community to see through this deliberate disinformation campaign.

“The DSS has to put an end to these juvenile shenanigans and get ready to deal with the legal repercussions of their behavior. Powerful emphasized, “Justice will win, and history will document their shame.”