The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have accused the Nigerian
government and military of withholding details on the whereabouts of its
leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
The group said it was convinced that Kanu may have been killed,
lamenting that he has not been seen or heard, days after troops stormed
his residence.
This is contained in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful on Monday.
It reads:
“IPOB and it’s leadership worldwide under the command and
leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to bring to the notice of the whole
world that the whereabouts of our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and parents
are still unknown to mankind since the attack in his compound last week.
“IPOB have been searching for our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and parents
no where to be found since last week, we are challenging the Nigerian
army and police to produce our leader Mazi Nnamdi since it is a
prerogative right for him to make statement inform his confidants and
teeming members all over the world about his condition.
“For the army systematic withdrawal and deployment of police and the
posting of police to every strategic places around his compound and the
entire community proves that the Nigerian government knows the
whereabouts of our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu whether he is alive or dead
because the army have done the job they were sent to do by picking
Nnamdi Kanu. Men and women of good conscience across the globe to
prevail on Nigerian government and her security operatives especially
the Nigerian army with the South East governors to produce our leader
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before it is too late, because we have gone so deep in
search for our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu no where to be found.“Since last week attack an onslaught against Kanu’s compound at
Isiama Afaraukwu Ibeku Umuahia Abia State no eye have ever seen Mazi
Nnamdi Kanu the IPOB leader. We also ask the world to tell Nigerian
government if they arrested our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and parents or
killed they should tell the world and Biafrans.
“It is high time the whole world ask questions about Nnamdi Kanu’
whereabouts because Kanu’s family were inside the compound during the
attack. We also observed that during the and heavy high handedness on
Nnamdi Kanu’ family about 22 IPOB members were killed and their dead
bodies were taking away by Nigerian army and police officers who were
drafted for the attack.
“We cannot ascertain where IPOB leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and parents
are since then. We are worried how Nigerian army and police officers
drafted to carry out this heinous crime would carry out would pick up
our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and parents during the onslaught without
making it open and they are still keeping quiet and mute over the
whereabouts of our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and parents up till this
time.
“We were made to understand on the newspaper publications that the
order before coming for the attack was to get Nnamdi Kanu alive or dead,
we ask if they have assassinated him with his parents they must let the
whole world know about it and stop keeping quiet over the life of IPOB
leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.“It is worrisome for the Nigerian army and police to came to unleash
attack on our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who has been on bail without
getting permission from the federal high court that has been handling
the case in Abuja.
“The court granted Mazi Nnamdi Kanu bail on 25th April 2017 since
then Nnamdi Kanu has never traveled out Nigeria or hide for any reason
rather he was busy organising his people for upcoming referendum and
court case in Abuja on 17th April 2017 which must hold for Biafra
freedom no matter what the Nigerian government and her security
operatives and few politicians do to intimidate our people.
“We all are aware that our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a fearless
human being and determine to restore Biafra and he has already promised
the Nigerian government during the peaceful rallies at Ekwulobia and Aba
that he will be in court on 17th October 2017 with over two million
members of IPOB and Biafrans on that 17th day of October 2017 for the
hearing of the case between IPOB and Nigerian government.“As it is today, we observed that the Hausa fulani dominated security
operatives have living up to their threats by taking our leader Mazi
Nnamdi Kanu down to kaduna or kano prison where nobody can hear or know
anything from him, if he still alive.”