Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has responded to criticisms of running away during the 2017 military invasion of his home in Afara Ibeku, Umuahia, Abia State by the Nigerian army and the allegation of abandoning his followers in the country.
It
could be recalled that Kanu left the country after the army invaded his
home on September 14th, 2017, during the military exercise code-named;
“Operation Python Dance II”.
Following the development, Kanu
later resurfaced few months ago in Israel which stirred controversies as
some Nigerians opined that since Kanu is the leader of IPOB, he should
have faced the army rather than running away.
Kanu, reacting
during his live radio broadcast from London on Saturday said he ran away
because he did not have any weapon to face armed military men who
stormed his house.
According to him, he fled to Israel because it is the safest place for him to stay alive and achieve Biafra republic.
Kanu said “I want to ask those that criticise me about what they have done in their life.
“Did you know that Nelson Mandela ran to Nigeria for safety during his time?
“I
ran away because Jubril (Buhari) sent the military to my house to come
and kill me and they expected me to stay and confront them, I’m unarmed
just as IPOB members are unarmed group.
“No one in Nigeria has
done what I have done. I came home and I confronted the army, I went to
their court, I was unlawfully detained, I went home, conducted a rally
and they sent their army to come and kill me.
“Nnia Nwodo, Okezie Ikpeazu, Obiano and Umahi were the ones that signed and brought the army to kill me.
“Yes,
I fled to Israel because it is the safest place for me and I needed to
stay alive and achieve Biafra republic. Tell those who said that I ran
away to read their history book, they will find out that all the popular
human rights activists, both dead and alive ran away when it’s the best
time to.”
Source:- Dailypostng
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