Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Friday reflected on the immense trauma his late parents endured following an attack by the Nigerian Army at their home in Afaraukwu, Abia State, in an attempt to kill him.
Kanu explained that the traumatic event in 2017 ultimately contributed to the deaths of his parents, Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and Lolo Ugoeze Sally Nmeme Okwu Kanu, five years ago.
In September 2017, soldiers carrying out Operation Python Dance stormed Kanu’s residence in Afaraukwu. However, Kanu managed to escape and fled to Europe.
In remembering his parents, Kanu expressed frustration that those responsible for their deaths have not been held accountable and continue to walk free.
The IPOB leader shared this during a routine meeting with his legal team at the Department of State Services (DSS) facility in Abuja.
A statement released by Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, read: “After today’s meeting with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, he instructed his legal team to issue the following statement:
“Five years ago today, I lost my precious parents (their Royal Majesties, Eze Sir Israel Okwu Kanu (JP) and Lolo Ugoeze Sally Nmeme Okwu Kanu). They suffered severe trauma from which they never recovered, while 28 other innocent souls were killed, simply because the Nigerian Army, without provocation, launched a deadly assault on our royal home with the sole intention of killing me.
“Because I survived, they quickly tagged IPOB a terrorist group to cover up their horrendous crime and mislead the gullible, a deception that persists to this day.
“The best tribute is to never forget what happened to them and all who fell in defence of freedom at our home.
“The Abuja-based murderers and their accomplices in Igboland who ordered this heinous, cold-blooded massacre of these innocent souls are still peddling their lies against my legitimate right to freely agitate for Biafra, as recognised by the laws of Nigeria.”
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