To commemorate the fifth anniversary of his parents’ deaths, Biafra elders from the nine states of the now-defunct Eastern zone as well as Edo State invaded the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPoB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s home in Afaraukwu Ibeku on Friday, February 14. The South East Governors have been criticized by the family of not doing more to ensure his release.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Speaking at a funeral service for their late parents, HRM Eze Israel and Ugoeze Sally Kanu, Prince Emmanuel Kanu said that the Governors had not shown a sincere desire to secure his freedom.
He questioned why the governors had not complied with the request made by the president, stating that they would have asked the president for a meeting to discuss his situation if they were honest about wanting him released. He declared: “South East Governors are not doing enough to secure Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s release.” Either they are involved in collusion or something.
Why they haven’t met with Mr. President on Nnamdi Kanu is the key question. According to the information we have, the President requested that they meet with him formally to discuss the issue, but they haven’t done so yet. Is the instability in the South East helping the governors, or what? What fears do they have? We will now know who is lying behind the agitation for Nnamdi Kanu’s release to commit crimes in the area, thus if he is freed today, the tension in the South East will subside in a day.
The family claimed that because Justice Binta Nyako had previously recused herself from the case, she no longer had the authority to preside over Kanu’s trial and that this was the reason for the indefinite adjournment. Kanu’s family also questioned Justice Nyako’s motivation for choosing to postpone the case indefinitely, as well as her level of interest in it. Why is she making an effort to get involved in the case? Does she care about the issue? We have stated on multiple occasions that she is biased. She has denied every request to move Nnamdi Kanu from the DSS cell, where he has been detained in appalling conditions for years, to prison detention.
As a result, the family urged the international community to pressure Nigerian authorities to free the IPoB leader, who they maintained had done no crime, from prison. Biafran elders and everyone who assembled in the family to mark the fifth anniversary of the parents’ deaths were commended by Prince Emmanuel. He said that the trauma his parents experienced after the military assault of their rural home on September 14, 2017, caused their deaths.
“The crowd that came to our home today to honor my late parents, who passed away from the shock they experienced during the 2017 military raid, humbles us.” During that raid, 28 individuals were slaughtered in our home. Today, February 14, has been dubbed Saint Kanu’s Day in remembrance of my late parents, who were laid to rest on this day. Everyone’s presence is greatly appreciated, especially those from beyond the South East States. Their display of love gives us hope.
Demanding Kanu’s unconstitutional release, he said that his intentions were good for everyone. We call for my brother’s freedom. He brought up pertinent topics. His issue involves real interaction and dialogue. High Chief Agonsi Ebere, the head of the Elders in Biafra territory, had earlier stated that they had come to honor Kanu’s late parents who had sacrificed their lives for the liberation of Biafra.
He said that Kanu’s protracted confinement will not advance Nigeria and asked the Federal Government to take the increasing calls for his release seriously. In order to bring peace back to the South East, Chief Ebere urged President Bola Tinubu to release Kanu to Biafra elders. “The masses are behind Kanu because he is championing a good cause,” said Aniekan Ekanem, the group’s regional chairman for Akwa Ibom.
He clarified that, despite what some people believe, Biafra is not an Igbo issue and instead impacts the people of the Old Eastern region. He asserts that there are many similarities between Igbo and Akwa Ibom, “also known as Igbo nta.” We respond to Igbo names such as Onyemaechi and Udoh. Nothing will divide us because we are all brothers. Some of the elders were from the five South Eastern states, as well as Bayelsa, Rivers, Edo, Delta, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
