Traditional rulers from three
communities in Afaraukwu, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State,
have demanded the whereabouts of the father of Nnamdi Kanu, the traditional
ruler of Afaraukwu Autonomous Community, HRH Eze Israel Kanu.
The traditional rulers are asking
for a panel of inquiry to investigate the role of the Nigerian Army in the
invasion of Eze Kanu’s home.
Nnamdi Kanu is the leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
The Okwulaga Enyiukwu and Isiama
autonomous communities had petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, claiming they
had yet to see HRH Kanu; his wife, Lolo Sally; and some of his subjects after
his palace was raided on September 14 by the army.
The petition was signed by the
President-Generals of the three autonomous communities in Afara clan – Levi
Ogbonna, Cletus Uwaechi and Chief Ikechukwu Ndubueze.
The monarchs claimed in the
petition, made available to journalists in Umuahia on Tuesday, that some
members of the community were still missing since the military raid,
heightening fears that they might have been killed and their bodies taken away
by the invaders along with the IPOB members.
The communities demanded that the
army should be compelled to produce their traditional ruler, who they have not
seen since his house was raided.
They also demanded full
compensation for the desecration of the palace and the return of household
items allegedly carted away from the palace by the soldiers.
The petition partly read, “That
since September 14, 2017 the whereabouts of one of our traditional ruler, HRH
Eze I. O. Kanu, and members of his family, including some members of Isiama
Afaraukwu community, are still unknown.
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