The Indigenous People of Biafra
(IPOB) has warned the federal government not to provoke it into taking up arms
by continually keeping its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. It warned that Kanu must be
brought to court Tuesday dead or alive.
The group added that its angst
would be felt if the Nigerian government failed to produce Kanu in court, dead
or alive to continue his trial.
Recall that Kanu had been granted
bail in May under stringent condition, with the order to return to court to
face his trial before Justice Binta Nyako.
The group in a press release
signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Emma Powerful in Awka, stated that it was gradually losing patience with Nigerian
government for keeping its leader, who they alleged was abducted during the invasion
of his home in Umuahia, last month.
IPOB also condemned the continued
denial of the military that Kanu was not with it, citing a recent interview by
the Nigerian Defence Minister, General Mansur Dan Ali on Channels Television in
which he confirmed that Nigerian Army went in search of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in his
home.
The group said this was in total
variance with previous statements of the military, where they denied invading
Kanu’s home. It noted that since the invasion on 14th September, Kanu and his
parents have not been located.
“The bare faced lies of the
Nigerian Defence Minister General Mansur Dan Ali and that of the Buhari regime
against our leader and organisation is beginning to unravel before the eyes of
the world. By admitting publicly that soldiers were sent to Isiama Afaraukwu to
look for our leader without any order or warrant from a court of law confirms
the contempt in which Nigerian government holds the rule of law and their
judicial process.
“It is therefore incumbent upon
civilised nations of the world and organisations alike to ask the APC led
Nigerian government why they decided to send armed soldiers to invade Kanu’s
residence.”
The group spoke further that, “It
is therefore reasonably expected to conclude that the army is also lying about
not having our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in their custody.
“Is the world waiting for
Biafrans to pick up arms to demand for the release of the body of their leader
before they know IPOB is serious about ascertaining what the Nigerian
government did with him?”
It said the struggle for Biafra
independence had gone far beyond violence and way beyond the capacity of
Nigeria to deal with, and that the dimension its struggle will take going
forward depends on what fate Nigeria visited or intend to visit on its leader.
“One outcome is guaranteed in all
this, should Nigeria not produce our leader in court on the 17th of October
2017, there will be inevitable confrontation on a scale the human mind cannot
imagine, at a time and place of our choosing. By nature we are peace loving
people, Nigeria should stop provoking us into armed conflict. They should bring
our leader to court.”
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ReplyDeleteThe FG – zoo president Buhari, the army boko-haram chief- Burutai, SE coward governors, Ohaneze corrupt leaders and other Igbo saboteurs like Uzo Orji Kalu must present Kanu - dead or alive at the court tomorrow being October 17, 2017. They know his whereabouts. If not, IPOB and all Biafrans must be prepared to deal with and exit this fraud and failed contraption called Nigeria.
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