The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has denied media reports that it had formed any political wing, describing those peddling such false allegations as political jobbers.
The Directorate of State, DOS, of IPOB made the explanation in a statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful.
The statement read, "The noble family and movement of the IPOB, led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to debunk the falsehood that IPOB has formed a political wing by one faceless political jobber Nwachukwu Emereonye. The story is fake and fiction from his imagination planted by the Nigerian Government and DSS.
"The public should disregard this media propaganda from a faceless publisher. IPOB remains nonviolent and freedom fighting movement, has not and will not participate in a fantastically corrupt political selection and system of Nigerian called Nigeria election. IPOB is apolitical! Once Biafra liberation is achieved, IPOB will form a ligitimate political wing for the smooth running of Biafran government.
"This latest propaganda is the deceptive handiwork of DSS to deceive the public. It is likely that the DSS is trying to float a pseudo political party in the South East Region using some faceless political nobodys and nitwits who will claim they are members of IPOB. But IPOB is on the ground in Biafra land, and we are waiting for the DSS agents who will impersonate IPOB while claiming to be part of the Zoo political system.
"IPOB is a freedom fighting movement seeking Biafra Independence and sovereignty from the zoo called Nigeria. IPOB has no political wing, and we are not interested in the corrupt political system in Nigeria.
"The faceless publisher bearing the name Nwachukwu Emereonye is a fictitious Igbo man bearing a made-up Igbo name created by the DSS to confuse Ndigbo. Ndigbo have passed the point of being confused by such nonsense. IPOB can't be distracted by faceless Zoo agents and their media gimmicks.
"IPOB leadership informs Biafrans and the public to disregard the media propaganda authored by the Nigerian government through their lawless DSS for the sole purpose of distracting the public from the real issues tormenting Nigeria.
"The only political system that IPOB will play a role in with the Nigerian government is in the politics of setting up the Biafra Referendum. Until the Biafra referendum season is announced by IPOB and other reputable media organizations, consider every publication insinuating that IPOB has formed a political party to participate in Nigeria's corrupt politics as junk news. Garbage! Trash! Such news should be thrown into the dustbin."