The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described its alleged death threat to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his family as an Artificial Intelligence (AI) induced propaganda.

Spokesperson of the group Emma Powerful, in a statement he released, condemned the allegation, insisting that IPOB has a high regard for the elder statesman.

His statement read in parts, “Our attention has been drawn to yet another laughable piece of artificial intelligence garbage being circulated by agents of the Nigerian Government, their collaborators in the United Kingdom, and the familiar chorus of anti-Igbo media outlets, claiming that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu threatened to “wipe out Obasanjo’s lineage.”

“Only a regime drowning in shame would churn out such childish forgeries to deceive a semi-literate audience.

“This fresh hoax follows closely on the heels of last week’s fabricated video where the same criminals made it appear as if Mazi Kanu declared himself a god who decides who lives or dies.

“When propaganda becomes this desperate, it can only mean one thing. The enemies of Biafra have lost the argument. They have lost the case. They have lost the moral ground. The only weapon left to them is insult to public intelligence.

“For the record, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has always shown respect to elder statesmen such as Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, and Professor Yemi Osinbajo. There has never been a single instance where he disrespected them. The attempt to tie him to an imaginary threat is a disgraceful propaganda stunt that collapses under the slightest scrutiny.

“The timing of this AI fabrication is very telling. It appears the Nigerian Government and their British handlers are jittery that a respected figure like President Obasanjo may soon call for the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Their solution is to rush out a poorly-edited video to poison the air before the truth overwhelms their narrative.

“IPOB challenges the Nigerian Government to show the public:

The valid and extant law under which Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is being tried, the subsisting legal charge that qualifies as an offence in Nigeria today.

“If they can produce those two things, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will enter his defence immediately. Instead of answering this basic constitutional demand, they are investing in AI deepfakes and media manipulation,” Powerful said.

He added “This nonsense is also proof that Justice James Omotosho at the Federal High Court Abuja may finally be telling those behind this persecution that he cannot continue to aid their judicial rascality. If they could rely on the law, they would not be manufacturing cartoons.

“IPOB reminds the world that the insecurity in the South East began after the extraordinary rendition and unlawful detention of our leader. A man held in solitary confinement for years cannot be the source of external violence,” Powerful stated.

However, the group has insisted in its unconditional release of Kanu, end the persecution of IPOB, respect the right to self-determination and allow a peaceful referendum. (The Sun)