…accuses govt of abducting him, vows to hold FG responsible ‘if anything untoward happens to Kanu’
…says ‘our leader deserves justice and fair hearing’
Members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, on Wednesday, sent a stern warning to the Federal Government over the Sunday’s arrest abroad and repatriation to Nigeria of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
The group accused the Federal Government of “abducting” Kanu now being held in the custody of the Department of State Services on the orders of an Abuja Federal High Court.
A combined team of Nigerian and foreign agents under the aegis of the International Police, popularly known as INTERPOL, had arrested Kanu in a coordinated operation last Sunday.
But IPOB in its reaction through its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a communiqué on Wednesday, warned, “Nothing should happen to our leader!”
The group also vowed to hold the Nigerian government “accountable” if anything untoward happened to its detained leader.
Below is the full text of the IPOB statement:
“We the global movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) confirm the abduction of our Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the Nigerian Government and her security operatives. We shall expose details of his abduction later.
“Our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is presently in the custody of the Nigerian Government. This evil crime of kidnapping was masterminded by the Federal Government in collaboration with all those that view IPOB and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as stumbling block against their bid to hold Biafra in perpetual slavery.
“We, therefore, enjoin every IPOB member both at home and in the Diaspora and all Biafrans to remain calm because this is not the end of the road. Our Leader’s next court appearance is July 26, 2021 and Biafrans should mobilise and attend the court hearing.
“IPOB will not relent in the pursuit of Biafra freedom. We have crossed the Rubicon in our struggle for the restoration of Biafran Sovereignty. There is no going back, no matter the level of intimidation by our oppressors.
“Our Leader can never be coerced into abandoning the struggle for Biafra restoration, irrespective of the circumstance. At this very challenging moment in the history of our march to freedom, all IPOB family members must stand firm and resolute behind our selfless leader. We stand by him and the God of Heavens in whom we trust and rest our confidence shall not let us down. We shall triumph!
“We remind the Nigeria government and her security agencies that our Leader deserves justice and fair hearing. We also want to state unequivocally, that no harm should befall our leader. Should anything untoward happen to him, Federal Government will be held accountable for it.
“We are watching closely and all our intelligence units, are following up on the developments. The international community should not be quiet over the atrocities of the Federal Government against Biafrans. They must rise in defense of justice now!”