We Have No Plans To Disrupt Anambra Election – MASSOB

Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has said it has no plans to disrupt the February 2010 governorship elections in Anambra State .

MASSOB made this known through a statement signed by its Director of Information, Mr. Uchenna Madu.

The statement also disclosed that the movement had arrested one Nnamdi Kanu for alleged plans to disrupt the election using the name of MASSOB, adding that the movement has no such plans and cannot allow itself to be dragged into such an act.

The director of information added that the movement has no interest in stopping the election and does not have facilities on ground to stop elections, noting that the movement would not want to provide the Federal Government with an opportunity to impose its candidate on the people.

"We wish to inform all Biafrans and the world in general that MASSOB has captured a most wanted person in Biafran land named Nnmadi Kalu who led a London based-faceless group.

"He was once our member and moderator of a London-based Radio Biafra until he was influenced by some desperate Igbo politicians sponsored by the Federal Government of Nigeria to disrupt Anambra election in order to paint MASSOB black and create a negative impression on the non-violent group.

"He deviated and started using MASSOB’s name to form and organise armed men that would disrupt the 2010 Anambra governorship election. He also launched an offensive and a campaign of calumny against the person and position of Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu.

"Subsequently, we dissociated ourselves from him and declared him wanted in Biafra land on August 30, 2009, through Biafra Intelligent Agency (BIA)."

The MASSOB director of information, noted that the movement reliably gathered that Kanu had come to execute the disruption of the election using MASSOB’s name, "that was what prompted his arrest." the statement concluded.