I Am A Biafran – Ex-militant Leader, Asari Dokubo

By Oladapo  Okeowo

Ex-niger-delta-millitant, Asari Dokubo, on Thursday said the South-South and South-East geopolitical zones are a part and parcel of Biafra.

The former Niger Delta militant, speaking during an interview, said those who are distancing themselves from Biafra are doing so out of fear of government reprisal.

Dokubo said IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, deserves commendations for the stand he has taken in the actualisation of  Biafra and said when the secessionist struggle starts bearing fruit, those denying and hiding would come out to share in the victory.

He said: “The Ijaws, Igbos and Ibibios who are saying they are not Biafrans. There are so many Igbos who are saying they are not Biafrans. There are many Ijaw people who are saying they are not Biafrans. You don’t blame them.

“Who want to die? Nobody wants to go to prison. I went to prison. Nobody wants to fail but people always rejoice with those who are successful. When success comes, the same people who are saying they are not Biafrans will run down to say, ‘We are the Biafra.’ Many people would not want to put their lives at risks.

“It is wrong for anybody to ask me if I’m Biafra. Is like asking me whether I’m Dokubo Asari. I will say it, continue to say it, Alhaji Dokubo Asari is a Biafran.

“I have no apology to give to anybody, I have no explanation for anybody. I’m a Biafran and that’s what I am. I can go to the Supreme Court of the Nigerian State to defend I’m not a Nigerian.

“Nnamdi Kanu’s sacrifice is a necessary thing that some of us must make for the actualization of our motherland. For the independence of our motherland, we must make these sacrifices. And one day, our brother will reap the benefit of his sacrifice.

“He will reap the benefit of his sacrifice because those who imprisoned him will not go unpunished. What I’m saying is that we’ll not bow, we’ll not be cowed and we’ll not beg. I’m strongly behind Nnamdi Kanu for what he stand for. He will surely come out a hero in the struggle for actualisation of Biafra.”