Abia State News Special Report
WAR OF WORDS: SOUTH EAST GOV'S THREATEN TO REPATRIATE NNAMDI KANU IF ATTACKED ABROAD
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Afnews Editor
Aug 21, 2019
South-East Governors have issued a stern warning to Nnamdi
Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over his
threats to attack them and other South-East leaders abroad.
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The Governors in a statement signed by its Chairman and
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, said should Kanu make his threat real,
they would by all means repatriate him back to Nigeria to face the wrath of the
people.
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Recall that Senator Ike Ekweremmadu was at the weekend
attacked and assaulted at Nuremberg Germany where he was invited as keynote
Speaker and special guest of honour at the occasion of annual new yam festival
and convention of Ndigbo in Germany.
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Few minutes after the attack, IPOB claimed responsibility in
a press statement released by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful.
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This was also followed by a broadcast by Kanu through the
group's radio in which he also corroborated the earlier statement and
maintained that the Southeast Governors and other Igbo politicians must receive
Ekweremmadu's treatment any time they were seen in public abroad.
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The attack on Ekweremadu by IPOB has received condemnation
from all quarters and South-East Governors in the statement described the
attack as a display of shame and ignorance.
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The Governors said they have noted the threats of Kanu who
they alleged is fighting for his self interest but pretending to be fighting
for Ndigbo and would soonest expose him if he doesn't retrace his steps.
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They said if Kanu is serious let him direct his members whom
he claimed live in over 100 countries to fight the foreign killer herdsmen in
those countries.
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They, however, assured the people of the region that they
would continue to protect them against killer herdsmen and other insecurity and
won't be distracted by cheap talks.
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The statement read: "South-East Governors are saddened with
the ugly display and dance of shame by IPOB in Germany in attacking one of the
finest leaders of Ndigbo, Senator Ike Ekweremmadu. We totally condemn it as we
weep for them as they never knew the implication of their naked dance in
public.
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"We have also noted the empty threats by Mr. Nnamdi Kanu (a
former ordinary Member of MASSOB) to attack Governors of South-East, Ohanaeze
leadership and other Igbo politicians for not supporting the self-acclaimed
supreme leader in his self-fight for the raw power and wealth while pretending to
be fighting for Ndigbo.
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"We wish to warn that should any Southeast person be
attacked anywhere in the world, we shall, by all means, bring back Kanu to
Nigeria to face the wrath of our people. It is madness for anyone who wants raw
power with no experience to think that we Governors will support the killing of
our people giving out our scarce land to herdsmen.
