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Biafra : Nnamdi Kanu’s mother died of torture, MASSOB alleges

MASSOB, in statement signed by its national Director of Information, Edeson Samuel, said, “The leadership of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra  mourns the death of Lolo Sally Okwu Kanu, the mother of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (Leader of IPOB). The announcement of her death came as a shock to MASSOB. the Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra on Tuesday said the mother of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, died of psychological trauma and torture allegedly orchestrated by the Federal Government. “Lolo Sally Nnenne Okwu Kanu was mother to all Biafrans. Her door of motherhood was always open for all Biafrans and friends of Biafrans. Her simplicity, courageous words, charismatic exhibitions and promotion of cultural values distinguished her from many claimed Igbo socio-political mothers. “Her death has opened another source of motivation and high determination for Biafra actualisation and rest...

Why Gowon must apologise to Igbos, Nigeria may never prosper – Fani-Kayode

Fani-Kayode explained that he can’t celebrate with Gowon who turned 85 over the weekend due to killing of three million people of the South East during the Biafra civil war, hence the need to apologise to Igbos. Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has charged ex-military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon to apologise to Nigerians over the killings of Igbos during the Biafra civil war. In a series of tweets, the chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said Nigeria must also apologise to Igbos due to the Biafra war. According to Fani-Kayode, Nigeria would never progress until it apologises to people of the South East. He wrote: “When the real history of the country is written the role of Gowon and the other Nigerian commanders during the civil war will be put in proper perspective. “The slaughter of 3 million Biafran civilians in that war is the greatest act of black on black genocide in human history. “I cannot celebrate the birth of a man who presided over ...

IPOB speaks on death of Nnamdi Kanu’s mother, Sally Ugoeze

Biafra news men , had reported that Kanu, who announced this on Sunday morning,  said his mother died on August 30 in Germany after battling undisclosed protracted illness.  The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the death of the mother of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Lolo Sally Ugoeze. The IPOB leader accused the federal government of contributing to the death of his mother, with the incident of September 2017, where soldiers had allegedly invaded his house in Umuahia, Abia State. He said, “Watching her children being hunted and killed by the federal government was the cause of her illness, and today we have lost her. “I had said before that I was ready to sacrifice anything for Biafra, and today I have sacrificed my mum. We will not be deterred, we shall continue to fight for the freedom of our people.” Reacting to the incident, IPOB condoled with the Kanu family over the development. A statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful reads: “We...

Nnamdi Kanu blames FG for mum’s death

IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu’s mum dies Ugoeze Sally Meme Kanu, mother of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu is dead. Kanu, who announced the mother’s death on Sunday, said she died August 30, 2019 in Germany after doctors battled unsuccessfully over a protracted illness she suffered. The freedom fighter linked federal government to the death, citing alleged soldiers’ invasion of his Umuahia, Abia State residence in September 2017. He said: “Watching her children being hunted and killed by the federal government was the cause of her illness, and today we have lost her.” He however pledged not to be deterred by the death in his struggle for the actualization of Biafra republic. “I had said before that I was ready to sacrifice anything for Biafra, and today I have sacrificed my mum. We will not be dettered, we shall continue to fight for the freedom of our people.” The IPOB leader, who disclosed his mum died long before his visit to the UN and sever...

BIAFRANS : IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu loses mother

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has announced the death of his mother, Ugoeze Sally Meme Kanu. Kanu, who announced this on Sunday morning, said his mother died on 30th August in Germany after doctors were unable to cure her of a protracted illness. The IPOB leader accused the federal government of contributing to the death of his mother, with the incident of September 2017, where soldiers had allegedly invaded his house in Umuahia, Abia State. He said, “Watching her children being hunted and killed by the federal government was the cause of her illness, and today we have lost her. “I had said before that I was ready to sacrifice anything for Biafra, and today I have sacrificed my mum. We will not be dettered, we shall continue to fight for the freedom of our people.” Kanu said his mum died long before his visit to the UN, and several other engagement he has had, which was a show that the death has not dampened his spiri...

Biafra Onitsha fire outbreak IPOB makes shocking revelations

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has claimed that the Onitsha tanker fire disaster on Wednesday was a terrorist attack. This was contained in a statement by IPOB’s Media and Public Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Thursday. The pro-Biafra group wondered why tankers driven by northerners always explode in the south or the brakes of their trailers always fail in Biafraland. The group called on the people of the region to wake up to what it described as the “new reality of population reduction.” While sympathising with those who lost their loved ones and property in the inferno, the group said nobody should be deceived that such incidents were mere accidents. The statement read in part, “With a profound sense of deep sorrow and sadness, we commiserate with all the families and communities that lost their loved ones over the terror attack in Onitsha on the 16 October, 2019. “This is not the first time an articulated lorry or a tanker laden with inflammable liquid has ...

Biafra, Onitsha fire How woman who was childless for 16 years died with her baby – Eyewitness

Fresh facts have emerged over the Wednesday’s fuel tanker explosion in Onitsha, the commercial hub of Anambra State. Latest report has it that a woman, who lost her life in the tragic incident was said to have been childless for 16 years, until early this year, when she had a baby, who also died in the fire disaster. Speaking with our correspondent, one of the victims, Chukwuka Okeke, a neighbour to the woman, described the tragedy as unfortunate but avoidable. “The woman was already rushed out of the shop with her baby but she suddenly went back. She slipped off in the process and fell inside the gutter which was already in flames. “We were in our shops when I got the call that there was fire burning at Upper Iweka. Though, we saw smoke going up from a distance, nobody could believe it would extend to this place. “For over three hours, we were perceiving the smell of petrol probably mixed with gas from a distance as it flowed through the drainage until the whole thing ...