Asari Dokubo proclaims new Biafra govt, declares self leader

An ex-militant in the Niger Delta region, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, has announced himself as the leader of the new “Biafra de facto customary government” citing “injustice and marginalisation” on the Igbo found in various zones of the country as the reason for his aspiring for a “better life for his people.”

Dokubo’s declaration was contained in a statement issued by one Uche Mefor, described as the Head of Information and Communication of the customary government. Copies of the statement were made available to journalists in Warri on Sunday.

The statement also named George Onyibe as Secretary of the group and Emeka Esiri as the officer in charge of its legal matters.

Dokubo, the statement said, vowed that the new body would take care of the current insecurity challenges faced by the Igbos as well as focusing on science and technology to make life easier for the people.

According to him, in the efforts to achieve the set goals, the ‘government’ shall never go into war with anybody.

In the same vein, he reiterated the customary government’s determination to take care of the needs of the people.

Dokubo listed the proposed government’s paramount agenda as comprising security by “securing the lives and properties of our people, we are going to invest everything we have in science and technology to increase the scientific and technological discoveries, fabrications and making life easier for our people through science and technology”.

He said, “We are going to pursue rigorously the education of our people, we are going to make sure that we feed ourselves.

“You are all aware of the recent plot where they decided to stop food from the north. They failed woefully, they will continue to fail.

The government of Biafra States will look to make sure that we only eat what we can produce. Punch