The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called the leader of Biafra Independent Movement (BIM), Chief Raphael Uwazuruike a fraudster in a statement signed by IPOB deputy leader, Mr. Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor and spokespersons of the group, Mr. Emma Nmezu: “Like the Hausa Fulani Islamic Jihadists he is now working for, Uwazuruike peddled false allegation and definitely has no evidence to substantiate it.”

“Anybody who has been privileged to listen to Kanu preach his gospel of Biafra restoration on Radio Biafra, or any of his numerous press interviews, will know that only few people alive, today, can be said to be his equal or match intellectually… Uwazuruike should provide the public with the name of the university where he studied law and at least two names of his former classmates at the university. We would like to know a title of Uwazuruike’s thesis and the name of his supervising professor. Uwazuruike should provide the public with his Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) enrolment number since he claims to be a lawyer.”

“From all indications, Uwazuruike is the person that does not have any certificate and therefore, a fraudster.  Had Uwazuruike remained faithful to the cause of Biafra restoration and not engrossed in defrauding and deceiving unsuspecting Biafrans, Kanu and IPOB would not have emerged.”