THE BAND IS MORE THAN A WRISTBAND: HE YET LOVES BIAFRA FOR EVERY PERSECUTION IT BRINGS

THE BAND IS MORE THAN A WRISTBAND: HE YET
LOVES BIAFRA FOR EVERY PERSECUTION IT BRINGS
By Ifeanyi Chijioke
For Family Writers
H e is a man fearless before his enemies and he has
lived everything he said, when radio Biafra came into
existence, yes we heard all these things, but we hissed
and said until they catch him, he would take his own
money like Uwazurike and enjoy life. Time has proven
us wrong and circumstance keeps making us fools. He
is there in the prison and fearless even before death,
that he may die for us to live a life devoid of any atom
of slavery.
We cannot pay him for everything he has done, he
forfeited his pleasure to end our pressure, what else
can we do for him if not to show him how much we love
him. For giving his life for us to have our own, he is
worthy of same treatment he gave to us. Don’t be too
far away from sincerity, come out and demand his
freedom because a dead man is better than a man
denied his freedom. The only way to appreciate his
sacrifice is getting prepared to do anything asked to be
done for him to restore Biafra, whether he is dead or
alive.
I saw him in the court today courtesy of still pictures; I
saw a bold smile and unapologetic look, even before
our enemies, he was confident and full. There is no
retreat and neither shall we surrender, the rain is falling
but the sun will shine brighter than it never shone.
Consistency and determination is the key to success
and that is what he stands for. He is not withered and
he is aware that his incarceration is only the force
driving the restoration of Biafra.
The band is more than a wrist band, boldly written ‘I
love Biafra’ I know him very much and I can tell you
what his message is. With his incarceration, he can see
light at the end of the tunnel, a light shinning brighter by
the day. He smiled boldly because his plans are in
shape, he is a prophet and already knows how the end
will be. The end is Biafra “it is either I am lowered to the
grave or Biafra flag is raised—hoisted”
Nothing is greater than Biafra, he loves Biafra because
he was created for Biafra and will die for Biafra, to him
death is nothing but a due price but woe betides him or
them that will implement such, for earth shall swallow
us all for his sake.  To him, there is nothing to lose
because we have lost everything under slavery, Biafra
is our last hope and we don’t only love Biafra but
fanatical about Biafra.
The ‘I Love Biafra wristband is more than a band’ Biafra
is ‘God’ and we love God, to him and to us, Biafra is our
religion and what shall it cost to die for God? The
purpose of man on earth is to implement the will of
creation, and hence we were fated for Biafra, we shall
smile and love Biafra even before our death. Loving
Biafra is an act of loving God and never shall we fear a
man that kills the flesh but can’t hurt a soul. To him and
to us, it is Biafra or we are lowered to our grave.
The persecution can go on and the genocide can go on,
they would only make our love for Biafra stronger and
give us reason to carry on. There is strength drawn
from every bullet-shot aimed at Biafrans, there is vigor
drawn from every Biafran that fell on the street. There
is motivation from the continued incarceration of an
innocent leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
There would be no prevaricating and nothing will stop
Biafra.
His wristband is more than a band, he loves Biafra
more for every discomfort and suffering it brings. He
loves Biafra more for incarcerating him and denying him
everything good, Biafra is strong and he is ready to pay
every price with love. He is obsessed with Biafra, even
while Biafra is dragging him into a pit of suffering, he
loves Biafra. Even when Biafra abused him and denied
him his rights, he loves Biafra. When Biafra tortured him
in DSS detention facility, he endured everything and
loves Biafra. When Biafra gave him all the glories of the
world, he rejected them for his love for Biafra. His
wristband is more than a band.
Who or what is this Biafra he loves? Biafra is you and I,
Biafra is that poor child abused on the streets of Biafra.
Biafra is our mothers in Bayelsa that cannot see good
water to drink. Biafra is those of us that can’t farm on
our land and dying in hunger due to oil spill. Biafra is
those of us that cannot get equal treatment. Biafra is
the marginalized people that were divided and made
minorities to be ineffective in the Lugardian
establishment called Nigeria. He has shown us love
beyond our imagination and he has demonstrated that
death for us is just the ultimate love he can give.                                          http://www.thebiafraherald.co/2016/06/the-band-is-more-than-wristband-he-yet.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&m=1

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