Uwazurike in trouble with MASSOB

There appears to be a palpable crack in the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra ( MASSOB) as its leader, Chief Ralph Uwazurike, is being accused of sabotage.

A faction that has emerged from the group accused the leader of sabotage and also vowed to probe him.

The rift in the group is a fall out of the ugly incidents that took place during last week’s celebration of the 16th anniversary of MASSOB.

Several members of the group were allegedly arrested by security agents while attending church services to mark the event in various towns in the South East.

Uchenna Madu, the MASSOB director of information, said the group was now ready to expose the antics of Ralph Uwazuruike’s leadership of his MASSOB faction.

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He accused Uwazuruike of playing with the lives of MASSOB members leaving them to die while he left for Lagos for his own safety.

“We sympathize with the brainwashed and hypnotized members of Uwazuruike’s faction who died and those detained during the celebration of 16 years anniversary of MASSOB, while their leader, Ralph Uwazuruike was dinning with his friends.

“After the police invasion of Uwazuruike’s residence opposite Ojukwu Memorial Library at Okwe, Imo State, and arrested some MASSOB security men, Uwazuruike went to Umuahia on a special visit to the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 9 where he assured the police that his MASSOB does not aim to break Nigeria, or cause trouble and violence against the Buhari administration.

“To further convince the AIG, Ralph Uwazuruike informed him that he signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, in September 2013 with Al Mustapha, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, Dr. Fredrick Fasheun and Alhaji Yerima Sani to refrain from any activities that will affect the oneness of Nigeria,” he said.

He explained that it was after his assurance to the police that MASSOB would not hold the anniversary, that Uwazuruike was released and he promptly left for Lagos leaving his members at the mercy of security agents.

“If Ralph Uwazuruike is a selfless leader who has the interest of his members at heart and who still believes in MASSOB programmes and possibility of Biafra actualization, which church did he attend for the thanksgiving? Why was it that he did not attend any church in Igboland to celebrate the 16 years anniversary of MASSOB struggle to actualize Biafra?”,Madu asked.

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