The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has accused Facebook Nigeria of colluding with the Nigerian Government to remove his followers.

He said that the action was aimed at reducing the reactions to his post, and in so doing demoralise his base, and give the misleading impression that not many people are interested in exposing the ills of the APC regime and Biafra restoration.

In a statement signed by Kanu and made available to journalists in Awka, Kanu said: “Facebook is actively preventing the general public from accessing the truthful messages that I publish.

“Tactfully, they are directing my followers to numerous fake “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu” Facebook page cloned by Nigeria’s secret police DSS with the help of Facebook Nigeria in an effort to defraud the public and control the narrative.

“IPOB had on many occasions reported these fake Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Facebook accounts to their highly corrupt Nigeria office but it continues to be an active participant in this massive effort to deceive the public.

“This present attack has come in the critical time when Nigeria, West Africa and Biafraland are experiencing the horrific slaughter of eleven Christians in Nigeria during this goodwill season of Christmas. Facebook by its actions as part of a wider government effort to clamp down on the truth is knowingly aiding and abating terrorism.

“Also Radio Biafra Facebook page and many frontline IPOB activists have also been experiencing this pattern of attack for many months now.”

The IPOB leader regretted that Facebook Nigeria is through its action allowing the suppression of truth and free speech as well as state-sponsored terrorism in Nigeria.

He added: “IPOB made an official complaint to Facebook headquarters in California USA, and we expect the management to clear its reputation, and desist from this act.

“I will continue to expose evil in Nigeria, fight for the enthronement of justice for all and restoration of Biafra regardless of the corrupt tendencies of Facebook Nigeria.”