Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the founder and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has been subjected to hunger and medication deprivation as a form of torture by the lawless Nigerian government, according to the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Emma Powerful, IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, issued a press release on December 17, 2022, which contains this condemnation.
The IPOB is enraged at the use of starvation and medication deprivation against their leader once more, the same tactics that were used in the disastrous 1967-1970 Biafra genocidal war. The freedom movement also demonstrated to the Nigerian government, which was ruled by Fulani and supported by foreigners, that no one is immune to violence. stating that the mantra would be well understood in the event of an unanticipated tragedy involving Mazi Nnamdi Kanu while they were detained, which is illegal and against the constitution.
The following is an excerpt from the press release: The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) now know full well that the Department of State Security (DSS) of the Nigerian government is gradually assassinating Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. They clearly want Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the Indefatigable leader of IPOB, to die in their dungeon, as evidenced by their recent and previous acts of starvation and lack of concern for his health.
For the past year and a few months, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been held in detention. Kanu was cleared of all charges by an Umuahia Federal High Court and an Abuja Court of Appeal. Despite this, Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, in flagrant disregard for the law and an order from a competent court of jurisdiction, insisted on keeping him in detention and torturing him indefinitely.
The press release made it clear that if anything bad happens to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB will not take it lightly with Malami, the DSS, or Nigeria as a whole. It states, “The heat will be enormous, and there will be no room for those who committed these atrocities to escape.” Despite the fact that it is known that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has heart problems and mineral deficiencies that necessitate the attention of a specialist, the press release emphasized that Nigeria has the resources to feed detainees and cannot use a lack of funds as an excuse to starve him and deny him access to his own physician.
IPOB made it abundantly clear that they are not fools and that their inventiveness cannot be overstated. They also know that Malami and the DSS are using tricks to weaken and slowly kill their leader, and that they won’t stop at nothing to make sure their evil plan to kill him doesn’t work.
IPOB warns that they have been a non-violent and peaceful organization whose sole objective is to restore Biafra’s status as a nation. However, their patience is now elastic. Insisting that no one should show their ugly face if they are forced to become violent or even use self-help because the Nigerian judiciary cannot guarantee that her orders will be followed. The entire world will eventually be affected, either directly or indirectly.
They went on to say that “Malami and his cohorts in this game and drama should heed the good advice and directives of the UN working groups, to as a matter of urgency, release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu without delay and make room for a referendum now that the atmosphere is calm for such action.” They went on to say that this was their final recommendation.
Keep in mind that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team shocked the entire world when they announced that the Nigerian government had denied giving Nnamdi Kanu his life-saving medications for the past nine days and shamingly claimed that they did not have enough money to give him food. A peaceful protest by Biafran women in major cities in Eastern Nigeria (Biafra) in response to this unwelcome information demanded that the Nigerian government abide by court orders and set a date for a referendum.
Reporting for Family Writers Press International is Ify Mmaduabizie.