The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the government of plotting to kill its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
According to IPOB, the recent riot in the Kuje Prison was an attempt to assassinate Kanu.
The group made the comments via a statement released by spokesman, Emma Powerful.
The statement reads:
“The
Federal Government and its secret police, the DSS through the prison
authorities and warders in charge of Kuje Prisons have perfected
arrangements to snuff life out of our leader, Mazi Kanu and those with
him in the prison by separating the inmates who had misunderstanding
with fellow inmates.
“There were teargas and gun
shots into Mazi Nnamdi Kanu ‘s cell for him to die systematically.
However, we observed that the government and its security agents through
their prison warders orchestrated the violence in the prison in order
to have excuses to eliminate Kanu.
“The
orchestrated violence to be executed by prison warders started when the
security agents shot sporadically towards the doors and windows where
our leader Mazi Kanu and two other IPOB members were being detained.
“The
prison officials went to search some prison inmates whose cells were
very far from where Kanu and two others were kept but all of a sudden,
they started shooting live bullets towards the direction where our
leader was kept. The cannon of teargas was thrown inside the room that
he stays.
“Right now, we don’t know the condition
of our leader and others detained with him. We are calling on the
international community, the United Nations UN, the African Union AU,
lovers of freedom, Amnesty International, AI, Human Rights watch/NGO’s
and well-meaning Nigerians who understand the meaning of
self-determination to come to our rescue because right now, we don’t
know the condition of our leader.
“We in IPOB
family worldwide under the leadership of prophet Nnamdi Kanu are still
intact in the pursuit of Biafra restoration irrespective of the attacks
from the FG and DSS.
“We, however, call on the
agents of darkness in our midst and in Biafraland and government to look
for another place because IPOB under Kanu is intact, no factions or
crises within us and nobody can divide this group which has the divine
mandate to liberate the people of Biafra from the shackles of slavery
and bondage.
“Nevertheless, all the members of
IPOB are advised to be resolute, watchful and mindful of whom they allow
into their midst. We congratulate the international community, all
rights organizations/NGOs, Christian community and well-meaning
Nigerians who deemed it so wise to advise Nigerian government to release
Nnamdi Kanu and other members of IPOB and pro Biafra agitators detained
in different prisons and security cells across the country.”
IPOB had earlier said that Nnamdi Kanu and his supporters would rather die than renounce the Biafra agitation.
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