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‘Pope prayed for us, called us Biafrans,’ Group claims

The claim was contained in a statement released by IPOB Media and Publicity Officer, Emma Powerful.

IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu

The claim was contained in a statement released by IPOB Media and Publicity Officer, Emma Powerful.

It reads:

“The IPOB bombarded Pope Francis with 5,500 calls and the Pope answered the calls and gave his word to make sure he talks about Biafra and its restoration and  yesterday, about 35,000 Biafra agitators in Europe, Asia and America visited the Pope at Vatican City and the Pope and other Catholic leaders addressed them as Biafrans and prayed for them.”

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“That was the first time a world leader at that level addressed us and called us by the name Biafrans and prayed for us. We are therefore calling on other church leaders to condemn the evil of killing innocent protesters and agitators and detention of an innocent man who did not do anything to break the law of a country we are not part of, a country that we are demanding for our freedom they have forcefully taken and upon that, they are killing us for demanding for our freedom.”

“This evil must be condemned by the world leaders and religious leaders, whom we want to pray for us. We urge the Christian leaders, Archbishop of  Canterbury, Anglicans worldwide, World Christian Society, WCS, American Christians to pray for Biafra actualization and freedom.”

“This is the time to stand up for the truth because the Boko Haram members who are killing people on daily basis have not been visited with the type of extrajudicial killings with which this APC government has visited us.”

IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in October 2015 and is being held at the Kuje Prison in Abuja on charges of treason.

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