In a letter dated May 31, 2017 and signed by Prince Chukwuemeka Okorie, a South-east group under the aegis of South East Peoples Asse...
In a letter dated May 31, 2017 and signed by Prince Chukwuemeka
Okorie, a South-east group under the aegis of South East Peoples
Assembly (SEPA), on Wednesday, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to
revoke the bail it granted to leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra
(IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu.
According to a report by Vanguard, the group urged the Chief Judge
of the high court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, to as a matter of urgency, to
revoke Kanu’s bail and lock him back in Kuje prison.
SEPA maintained that the IPOB leader has continued to conduct
himself in a manner that is totally at variance with terms and
conditions of his bail, among which included that he must not hold
rallies, grant interviews or be in a crowd of more than 10 people.
The statement read; “Obviously, the recklessness with which he
made media statements and even organised the ‘Sit at Home and Stay
Indoor’ protest to mark the so called BIAFRA HEROS DAY on Tuesday, 30th
May, 2017 is a threat to the unity, security and peace of Nigeria as a
sovereign nation.
“We have no iota of doubt that he is trying to push our dear
country Nigeria into an unnecessary precarious situation for his
personal agenda and those of his paymasters.
“Sir, our decision to write this demand letter to your good
office at this time is to forestall another civil unrest in Nigeria,
particularly around the Igbo speaking region.
“As you well know, the struggle by Kanu to be relevant under
the guise of actualisation of Biafra does not enjoy the support of right
thinking Igbo people both at home and in diaspora.
“That he suddenly addresses himself as the Supreme Leader of
Biafra points to how arrogant and disrespectful he is to legitimately
constituted authority in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“The pertinent question on our minds as stakeholders is: Has
Kanu been consistent in providing the court with reports on the progress
of his health and treatment on a monthly basis since he was granted
bail? We fear that if Kanu is not tamed by Your Lordship as a matter of
urgency, the IPOB may create a situation where it becomes difficult if
not impossible for genuine development to take place in the South East
under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR.
“History has taught us that the Civil War of 1967-1970 started
gradually and later turned out to be something that caused our people
unimaginable losses.
“We cannot afford to fold our arms this time and allow a stooge
imported from the United Kingdom by stark enemies of Nigeria to
maintain a state of belligerence against the nation and keep the name of
Igbo people in the news for the wrong reasons.
“At the SEPA, our very mission is that we believe in the truth
and can on the strength of this declare that the temporary freedom being
enjoyed by Kanu has been abused. Therefore, we join the other patriotic
Nigerians in urging Your Lordship to consider adopting the appropriate
procedure to ensure that Kanu’s bail is revoked within the next 7
(Seven) working days.
“It may interest you to know that the whole world is watching
how you have been faring to reposition the Federal High Court on the
path of excellence and restore her lost glory”, the letter read.
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