Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said that the recent declaration of Operation Python Dance by the Nigerian Army in the Southeast region is a plan to annihilate the people of Biafra.

Condemning the exercise, MASSOB insisted that the presence of the Nigerian military would never deter its members from the struggle, even as they cautioned the army “in every Igbo man, Biafra lives”.

MASSOB leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu yesterday said the group is even more determined with the presence of ‘enemies’ as that simply proves “the enemies are in discomfort”.

According to Madu, “Operation Python dance is another dimension of persecution by the Buhari led administration against Ndigbo, as well as a declaration of state of emergency in South East States.”

He said the operation was a plan to Islamize Igbo lands as well as intimidate and demoralize people returning home for the Christmas celebrations.

The Guardian