Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has reacted to the incident that happened almost his residence on Sunday, maxim the Nigerian Army is provoking Biafrans to war.
Narrating his ain side of the story, he asserted that the Nigerian Army had attacked his domicile inwards Afaraukwu Ibeku inwards Umuahia, Abia State, alongside the intention of ransacking it.
He said: “I inquired to know what is happening afterward the siren of the military machine van woke me from my sleep. I was told that the regular army was coming to my house. I looked through the window of my bedchamber towards the junction which is less than a 100km from hither (his home). I saw their armored personnel carrier which drove past times my house, turned approximately as well as came back. The Nigerian military machine came to my hamlet to intimidate as well as harass innocent civilians who were unarmed. Their intention was to come upwards as well as ransack my household unit of measurement home.”
“They started firing at people who were scream for why they came to harass people who cause got done nada to warrant such humiliation. They started firing indiscriminately. I was told at that spot were casualties, I saw 2 people who were haemorrhage profusely. As it is the tradition of the Nigerian army, to deport the bodies of victims away, nosotros prevented them from coming hither to cause got the injured people.”
Kanu debunked the claim past times the Police that those injured inwards the clash are beingness treated past times the Police as well as farther alleged that the military machine visited Federal Media Centre (FMC) where the 3 persons injured were receiving handling to whisk them away.
“The injured persons were taken past times Biafrans to the FMC, almost his residence. The Nigerian regular army as well as Police cause got perfected the fine art of lying. Unfortunately, the Nigerian media has allowed them to larn away alongside murder due to the complacency of the media. Nigeria is a dictatorship acre where people are been pursued into their bedrooms as well as attacked.”
The Biafran leader insisted that Biafrans are peaceful simply the military machine is bringing country of war to them.
“Nigeria is bringing country of war to us. We are non fighting anybody as well as volition stay peaceful people. Buratai as well as the Nigerian regular army are bringing country of war to us. They desire us to function armed as well as thence that the basis tin tell Nnamdi Kanu is leading a tearing armed group, which is non the case. They are provoking us to country of war as well as it is your duty equally journalists to brand certain that the basis understands this," Kanu said.