The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dissociated itself from the purported formation of a Biafra Government in Exile, stating it is the work of mischief-makers who do not represent the interests of the movement.

The group made this clear in a statement signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Thursday in Abuja.

While distancing itself from BGIE, the group asserted that it does not endorse or recognise it and would never be part of such a criminal syndicate.

IPOB emphasised that the ideology of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu — discipline, non-violence, and moral clarity in the Biafra restoration project — would never sink to the level of Helsinki-based attention-seekers and impostors, who declare governments in a barbing salon without the consent of the people.

The group remarked that the individual behind such a plot lacks discipline and conviction, adding that Biafra is not a fantasy, a YouTube show, or a plaything for criminals and cowards who take joy in extorting their own people.

The statement read: “The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), under the supreme leadership of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to an utterly deranged and disgraceful narrative gaining traction among the intellectually bankrupt, in which cowards and charlatans—masquerading from foreign comfort zones as so-called ‘freedom fighters’—seek to compare Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to a self-proclaimed content creator and certified coward.

“Let us state it categorically: anyone foolish or mentally impaired enough to draw such a comparison needs urgent psychiatric intervention. Comparing the indomitable Mazi Nnamdi Kanu—who has endured extraordinary rendition, solitary confinement, torture, and a seven-year political and legal onslaught—to a coward who publicly denied Biafra in open court is the height of lunacy.
“Let the records reflect that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu publicly forbade the following acts, all of which were later carried out by the cowardly fraudster now desperately seeking attention:

“No Biafran should form a government in exile. No Biafran should form an army or armed group. No Biafran currency should be printed or sold. No Biafran identity card should be created. No Biafran passport should be printed or circulated.
“Yet this Helsinki-based attention-seeker, lacking discipline or ideological clarity, violated every single one of these directives while claiming to ‘fight’ for Biafra. Biafra is not a fantasy. It is not a YouTube show. It is not a plaything for criminals and cowards who find joy in extorting their own people.

“How can any sane person declare a ‘government’ in a barbing salon in Helsinki without the consent of the people? Is this how revolutions are led? Is this what Biafran republicanism has been reduced to?”

The group stated that the Nigerian government’s inability to sustain any legitimate charge against its leader, despite multiple amendments and desperate media propaganda, was proof that they had a genuine and legitimate cause.
“Let it be known to all that IPOB has nothing to do with the so-called Biafra Government in Exile. “We are not part of that criminal syndicate. We do not endorse or recognise it. We do not kill, extort, or run rackets in the name of Biafra.

“The Kenyan High Court has already declared his abduction unconstitutional. And despite all the torture and manipulation, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains unbroken—because he is fighting a just cause.

“Let the world understand that when the dust settles, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu shall speak again, and the enemies within and without shall be exposed.
“Biafra is not a hustle. Biafra is not for cowards. Biafra is not content for clicks,” the statement added.