The
Indigenous People of Biafra on Friday said it had seen its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
In
a statement by the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the
body said its leader was seen in Jerusalem at the Wailing Wall, where he joined
other faithful to offer prayers.
The
group’s statement read in part, “Fellow Biafrans, friends of Biafra, enemies of
Biafra, men and women of goodwill and of good conscience across the world, we
wish to reliably inform you that the Supreme Leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, prayed today at the Wailing Wall in the Holy City of
David in Jerusalem Live today, October 19, 2018.
“Biafrans,
be resolute, this is the beginning of the struggle for Biafra’s independence.
We thank God, Almighty God, for his protection and safety.”
Kanu
had been missing since September 14, 2017 when some soldiers allegedly invaded
his house in Afara Ukwu in Umuahia, Abia State, during a military exercise in
the South-East titled, ‘Operation Python Dance ll’. The whereabouts of Kanu and
his parents had remained unknown since then.
IPOB
had accused the military of whisking its leader and his parents away, urging
the Federal Government to produce them. Kanu is facing trial for treason in
Nigeria. A video of the leader of the separatist Igbo group performing Jewish
prayer rights trended online on Friday.
His
younger brother, Emmanuel, said the family received the news through an online
video shared by one Castro Nkume.
Emmanuel
told Saturday Punch in a phone interview that the Deputy
Director of IPOB, Uche Ejiofor, had also confirmed that the man seen in the
video was Kanu.
Emmanuel
said IPOB members and the entire residents of their community received the news
with joy.
He
however said the family had yet to receive information concerning the
whereabouts of Kanu’s parents.
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