Biafrans push TT politicians for help

Chief among the delegation’s concerns was the ongoing detention of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, for the past 11 months, in defiance of orders of the Nigerian High Court instructing his release.

IPOB continental representative, Leonard Anemene, told Newsday yesterday the group was holding similar demonstrations worldwide to tell the Nigerian government to conduct itself in accordance with the international charters that they are signatory to. “The Nigerian government does not live up to the rule of law, although they claim to be a democratic government,” Anememe said.

“We are asking the President (Carmona), Prime Minister (Rowley), Attorney General (Faris Al-Rawi) and Members of Parliament to use their good office and wealth of experience as to how things are done properly to teach Nigeria and to tell Nigerian President Muhammed Buhari to follow the law.” Anememe said IPOB believes in dialogue, citing the civilised way in which Great Britain recently conducted its referendum to leave the European Union in its “Brexit” vote, a move IPOB could mirror by way of a “Biafraxit”.

He complained that the Nigerian military/ police have killed 4,000 Biafrans in the past year, using excessive force on mostly unarmed persons who had committed no offence.

On February 9, ten members of IPOB were killed by the Nigerian Army while at prayer at Ibo National High School, Aba, Aba State.

Anememe said up to 200 Biafrans remain jailed by the Nigerian authorities, including leader Kanu, detained last October 14 to present.