- The Indigenous People of Biafra has alleged that some retired military officers are planning to kill its leader Nnamdi Kanu
- IPOB said some governors and the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo are involved in the assassination plot
- The group said the life of Nnamdi Kanu is currently in danger
The Indigenous People of Biafra has alleged that some retired military officers are planning to kill its leader Nnamdi Kanu.
IPOB said the life of Kanu is currently in danger following plans to kill assassinate him.
In a statement released by the group on Monday, July 24, the IPOB said: "We are very much perturbed over the constant threats to life of our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from some retired and serving killers in Nigeria security operatives like the Former Chief Security officer to Abacha Major Hamza Al Mustapha, Alhaji Ibrahim Kpotun Idris IGP, Army Chief of Staff Major General Tukur Buratai, Former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Police commissioner Lagos State Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, Yerima Shetima and others who are seriously on mission this time around to eliminate our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and other principal officers of IPOB worldwide."
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The group in its statement added that the plan to kill its leader is being plotted with some federal government officials, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by John Nnia-Nwodo, the governor of Anambra and Ebonyi states Rochas Okorocha and David Umahi.
The group also alleged that a Methodist prelate Samuel Uche alongside some other unnamed individuals are aligning with the key plotters.
Further in its allegation, the IPOB said the federal government has earmarked a specific amount of money for the assassination of Kanu.
"A lot of people have been massacred in cold blood and others laid down their lives for Biafra freedom between 1967 and 1970 and during our peaceful protests and rallies in Biafra land while the Nigeria state and all these political errand boys and contractors did nothing to stop or condemned it with its entirety rather they are looking for ways to bring IPOB into Nigeria politics but we said no to that.
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IPOB members and it's leadership worldwide cannot stop half way because the struggle for Biafra quest for freedom is at the point of no return therefore Government of Nigeria should fix for a referendum where people will decide through their votes but if the masses of Biafra decide otherwise then Biafra quest can be put to stop but for now IPOB have passed the Rubicon, no going back.
We still maintain our stand that we are not asking for war or any confrontation with any person, group or Nigeria state rather than we challenge the Federal Government of Nigeria and their masters British Government to fix a date to conduct a referendum in all the Biafra territory for the masses to determine where they want to belong instead of forcing people to stay together in this cage called Nigeria.
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If Nigeria feel that they are on ground let them fix a date for referendum for Biafra independence, we challenge them because intimidation, killing cannot stop IPOB members worldwide.
It is unfortunate that some Nigerians who claimed to be educated enough in Nigeria of today cannot define the meaning of war, referendum and self determination with the approach for peaceful moves within the ambit of United Nations law ratified in African charter which Nigeria is a signatory to," IPOB said.
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The group further called on world leaders and the international human rights organizations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to intervene on the matter.
"Therefore, we are reminding those evil plotters that if anything happen to our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who have been using nonviolent methods for Biafra liberation since the inception of IPOB that they will experience what they have seen before since the creation of the contraption called Nigeria by British," the IPOB statement said.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that the Kanu visited Abakiliki in Ebonyi state on Monday, July 24.
Kanu's visit to Ebonyi state comes on the heels of a warning by the state governor David Umahi for the IPOB leader to remove his state from his Biafra map.
Umahi had in his warning said the people of Ebonyi are not 'Biafrans' and are not involved in the ongoing agitation for the secession of the South-East region of Nigeria.
You can watch this NAIJ.com video of Nnamdi Kanu and his agitation for Biafra: