Aggrieved members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday warned authority of the federal government that nothing should happen to leader of the group, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who was arrested on Sunday by the nation’s security agencies in collaboration with Interpol in Addis Ababa the Ethiopian capital and extradited to Nigeria
Kanu was arraigned before the Federal High CourtAbuja and remandd in the facility of the Directorate of the State Services (DSS) till July 26 when hearing on his case on charges of treasonable felony will be heardby the court.
But IPOB in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful urged thousands of its members to remain calm as the arrest of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not the end of the road.
It called on members of the body in the forefront for the agitation of Biafra Republic to mobilize members ahead of the scheduled July 26 court trial of their leader.
Comrade Madu said “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.”
He stated that “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!”
According to Madu, “We the global movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, 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 Nigeria Government. This evil crime of kidnapping was masterminded by the Nigeria 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 mobilize and attend the court hearing.”
“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, Nigeria Government will be held accountable for it.”
The body said, “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 Nigeria Government against Biafrans. They must rise in defense of justice now!”