IPOB disagree with US congressman Riley Moore over his statement uniting Nigeria
IPOB Replies US Congressman Riley Moore Over Calls for Nigeria's Break-up, the Biafran group insist only Break-up will protect persecuted Christians.
With utmost respect, the position attributed to Rep. Riley Moore reflects a familiar but deeply flawed assumption: that preserving the territorial integrity of Nigeria is synonymous with protecting Christians. History proves the opposite.
For more than six decades, Nigeria has remained territorially intact under a British-designed suffocating central structure. During this period, Christians — especially in Northern Nigeria, the Middle Belt and parts of Yorubaland — have endured cyclical massacres, mass displacement, church burnings, and a culture of impunity enabled by the state itself. The crisis is not a deficit of security cooperation; it is a structural failure of a forced union between irreconcilable religious and civilizational systems.
The claim that self-determination “emboldens terrorists” is a line of reasoning born out of 9 million dollars lobbying enterprise in Washington not reason. Terror movements are not triggered by oppressed peoples seeking safety; they flourish where centralized states suppress identity, deny autonomy, and reward violence with appeasement. Afghanistan stands as a modern warning: decades of military cooperation, aid, and institutional engineering collapsed overnight, while radical ideology reasserted itself with even greater ferocity.
History demonstrates that separation — not forced coexistence — has repeatedly saved persecuted religious minorities. The religiously persecuted Huguenots did not survive Catholic France because France became tolerant. They survived because an independent Protestant England already existed — a sovereign refuge with the political will, military capacity, and moral clarity to protect them. Without Protestant England, there would have been no sanctuary for European Protestants fleeing annihilation.
The same principle applies to Nigeria today.
The agitation led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not a call to violence, nor a scheme to destabilize West Africa as British/Nigerian lobbyists in Europe and USA would have us believe. It is a demand for a democratic referendum, the most peaceful conflict-resolution mechanism recognized in international law. A restored Biafra would function as a safe civilizational anchor — a homeland where Christians and people of other faiths from across Nigeria can live without fear, and from which persecuted Christians elsewhere could find refuge and protection.
This is not theoretical. Since the emergence of the (IPOB), the once-routine mass killings of Igbos in Northern Nigeria abruptly ceased. That outcome was not accidental. Collective self-assertion created deterrence where decades of appeasement failed.
Security cooperation between the United States and Nigeria may manage symptoms, but it has never cured the disease. Repeating a strategy that has failed for generations — while dismissing self-determination as dangerous — is not realism; it is historical amnesia.
No serious advocate of peace opposes cooperation against violent extremism. But refusing to acknowledge peaceful constitutional exits, while insisting on the permanence of a demonstrably broken state, guarantees the continuation of persecution rather than its end.
An independent Biafra, like an independent Protestant England or the State of Israel, would not threaten regional stability. It would create it — by giving persecuted peoples something they have never had within Nigeria: a sovereign place of safety.
True concern for Christians — and for all Nigerians — begins with intellectual honesty: forced unity has failed. Safety, dignity, and peace have always followed self-rule, not its denial.
COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL SPOKESPERSON/MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA
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An open letter to The Honorable Riley M. Moore
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Moore,
I am writing to you today as the administrator of the “Biafra Ideology” Facebook page, a community dedicated to preserving the spirit and aspirations of the Biafran people. From the bottom of my heart, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your courageous stand in presenting Nigeria as an expired country in 2014, based on British government documents, during your address in the U.S. House of Representatives. Your willingness to shine a light on this historical truth has touched me profoundly and given hope to countless individuals who have long felt voiceless in the face of injustice.
As a champion for the Christian faith, your words resonate deeply with us. In a world where religious persecution often goes unchecked, you have boldly spoken out against the atrocities faced by Christians in Nigeria. Your advocacy reminds us of the enduring power of faith and the importance of standing up for those who are oppressed simply for believing in Christ. It is heartwarming to see a leader like you, guided by compassion and conviction, using your platform to defend the vulnerable and call for righteousness. Your actions inspire us to hold onto our beliefs with renewed strength, knowing that there are allies across the ocean who see our pain and refuse to look away.
Yet, as we celebrate your bravery, I must also remind you of the ongoing suffering endured by the Biafran people in this fractured nation. For decades, we have faced unimaginable hardships—systematic marginalization, violent attacks on our communities, economic deprivation, and the constant threat of genocide. Christian families in the Southeast and beyond live in fear, with churches burned, homes destroyed, and loved ones lost to senseless violence. The legacy of the 1967-1970 Biafran War still haunts us, compounded by a government that prioritizes division over unity and justice. Nigeria, as you so aptly pointed out, has outlived its intended structure, and the Biafran people continue to pay the heaviest price in this “terrible country.” Our children grow up in poverty, our elders in despair, and our faith communities under siege, all while the world watches. Your recognition of this expiration in 2014 validates our struggles and urges us toward a future where self-determination can bring peace and prosperity.
Your voice has been a beacon of hope in our darkest hours, reminding us that we are not alone. Thank you for embodying the Christian values of love, mercy, and justice. I pray that God continues to bless you with wisdom and strength as you advocate for the persecuted. May your efforts lead to meaningful change, not just for Biafrans, but for all who suffer under oppression. Please know that our community stands with you in prayer and solidarity.
With heartfelt appreciation and warm regards,
Ifeanyi Anaeto
Administrator, Biafra Ideology Facebook Page
Congressman Riley M. Moore