The members
of the IPOB mobilized from Onitsha, Asaba, Awka, Ekwulobia, Awka-Etiti, Enugu,
Imo, Ebonyi and Abia states, converged at Nnewi from where they marched to the
house of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu to ask for his
blessing even in death.
Over seven thousands members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, shut down markets and all commercial activities in Nnewi, Anambra State in solidarity protest for the release of the Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, who has been incarcerated by the Directorate of State Services, DSS, for over one month.
This came as
constitutional lawyer and leader of eminent group of Nigerians, The Patriots,
Professor Ben Nwabueze (SAN), admonished the groups to have a re-think over
their renewed calls for the state of Biafra.
One of the
commanders, of IPOB, Mr. Emeka Onwane said that the protest was a warning
signal to the Federal Government to make sure that Kanu, who he said, would
appear in court today is released without further delay.
Onwane said
they decided to shut down Nnewi and made sure there were no commercial and
business activities to further press home their demand for Kanu’s release
without which he said there would be no peace in Nigeria.
He said the
protest would last for three days, and they chose Nnewi for the mother of all
rallies as it is the home-town of the former Biafra war lord, late Dim Odumegwu
Ojukwu.
“IPOB is
looking up to the international community including the United States, Russia,
France and every other countries excluding Britain which is the enemy of
Biafra.
We are not talking about Igbo presidency; we are talking about an
independent nation of Biafra. So, we are looking up to world leaders to help us
actualize Biafra,” he said.
Onwane said
their journey was an endless one but assured that it would all be peaceful as
they displayed placards with inscriptions as ‘Free Nnamdi Kanu,’ ‘Free Biafra,’
‘No Biafra, no peace,’ ‘We want Biafra now,’ ‘Biafra now or never.’
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