Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu’s brother reveals IPOB next line of action

Emmanuel, brother of Nnamdi Kanu,
leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra, IPOB, has stated that the
group will forge ahead with its
agitation.
He insisted that IPOB is non-violent
yet strong and will not be intimidated.
“Freedom is not given by the
oppressor; it is seized by the
oppressed. As long as what we do is
in line with international laws, we will
continue with the struggle (for an
independent state of Biafra)”, he told
Punch.
“We remain a non-arms-carrying
group and also a non-violent
movement. We do not believe that
carrying arms will ever solve any
problem. We believe in genuine
engagement; that’s what IPOB stands
for.
“The leadership and the entire
membership of IPOB are too
intelligent to carry arms because we
know that violence has never solved
any problem, so we don’t believe in
violence. This is Nnamdi Kanu’s
ideology: we don’t give and we
cannot take life. We don’t know
anything about the said rifles.”
On the whereabouts of his father and
brother, Emmanuel said Nigerians
should ask the military.
“We strongly believe that the Nigerian
Army whisked them away because
since the day the soldiers invaded our
house, we have not seen the duo and
have not communicated with them.
The army is in a better position to
answer that question.
“They invaded our homes and took
away many people – both the dead
and the living. So, we are expecting
them (the soldiers) to tell us their
whereabouts. We have been asking
questions about their whereabouts;
we have yet to get any answer.
“So, we believe the invading soldiers
are the right people to answer the
question. They whisked away about
15 of them. They killed two of my
cousins as well – they shot them
dead in my compound.
“The whole thing started on the
morning of September 14. First of all,
they killed two of our ‘brothers’ in
front of Diamond Bank, on Library
Avenue, opposite Abia State
Government House and took their
remains away.
“After some investigations, we
discovered that they took the corpses
to a mortuary at Isiala Ngwa Local
Government Area and dumped the
bodies there. I have photographs to
prove that. My community looks like
a war zone up till now. People are
being harassed and dehumanised by
the soldiers every day.
“The soldiers are still in our
community. We are still looking for
some of our members in the
community. Hopefully, before the end
of the week we would have concluded
on the number of people missing. If
you visit my compound, you will
discover that everywhere is covered
with blood – even our dog, Jack, was
shot dead.”