The traditional ruler of Enugwu-Aguleri, Anambra East Council Area of Anambra State, Eze Chukwuemeka Eri, has absolved leader of Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from prevailing insecurity in the Southeast.
He said the IPOB leader, through his solicitor, Barr. Ifeanyi Ejimofor invited him to come as “Aka Ji Ofor Igbo” to help reach out to Ndigbo that he is not behind the Monday Sit-at-home and security challenges in the zone, including killings, bloodshed, kidnappings, robberies and molestations.
Speaking at his palace in Aguleri shortly after return from a meeting with Kanu in Abuja, the Monarch quoted Kanu as saying, “I don’t derive joy from seeing children being denied going to school and workers staying idle on Mondays that is the beginning of the week.
“My vision for fighting for the emancipation and liberation of the peoples of Biafra is not such that will enslave them to economic deprivation.
“My suffering is not to destroy or harm rather to give voice to Ndigbo but some hoodlums have maximized my absence to perpetrate all forms of crime and criminality in the name of agitation.”
The Royal father further quoted Kanu to have appealed to Ndigbo to stop adhering to the Monday Sit-at-home order while showing love in unity as he warned those still enforcing the exercise to desist or face the full wrath of Ndi Igbo.
Other monarchs who came to welcome Eze Eri from his journey, including traditional rulers of Mkpunando and Enugwu-Otu Aguleri, Igwe Johnson Mbanefo and Igwe Emmanuel Ejiofor, respectively corroborated his (Eri) position.
They regretted many lives that have been lost to the hoodlums’ activities who portray themselves as freedom fighters but tarnishing image of the Biafran warlord.
They reiterated the call on the Federal Government to release Kanu from custody.
