Apparently encouraged by the success of the sit-at –home exercise called on Tuesday by agitators, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, stormed Enugu yesterday and held closed door meeting with some Southeast leaders under the auspices of the Ala Igbo Development Foundation (ADF).
The two hour meeting was chaired by the president of the ADF, Prof. Uzodinma Nwala, were Archbishop Maxwell Aniekwenwa; a former Ohanaeze president-general, Dr Dozie Ikedife; Secretary General of Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), Prof Elo Amucheazi; a former Vice-Chancellor of Imo State University, Prof Ukachukwu Awuzie; Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Ebere Chukwu, Ambassador Lawrence Agubuzo, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, Bishop Obi Onubugo among others, the Guardian reports.
Although resolutions of the meeting were not disclosed, it was however gathered that it was used to strengthen relationships among other Igbo groups in the agitation as well as provided opportunity for advice on the Biafra struggle.
Meanwhile, three organizations, the Eastern Consultative Assembly (ECA), Igbo Youth Movement (IYM) and Igbo Women Assembly yesterday hailed Ndigbo for their resilience in the struggle for the realisation of Biafra.
They alongside a Biafran activist in the Diaspora, Iyke Celestine Udeze, lauded Kanu for his leadership qualities and how well the Ibo people had responded to his call for the agitation of Biafra.
The groups stressed that “by word of the mouth, the entire eastern region and beyond were locked down completely.
The lesson here is threefold, one, our people showed all, their loyalty to the IPOB, two our people also openly announced their total rejection of Nigeria as presently constituted, and finally, our people decided to leave no one in doubt of our preference for freedom as opposed to eternal servitude.”
Udeze who fled in the wake of the crackdown on pro-Biafra agitators, also condemned the activities of Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen, describing both groups as terrorists.
But for what it described as a threat to national unity, peace and security, a group under the auspices of South East Peoples Assembly (SEPA), has asked Federal High Court, Abuja, to revoke the bail earlier granted Kanu.
In a letter to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, dated May 31, the group stated that it was shocked to note that Kanu has continued to conduct himself in a manner considered totally at variance with the bail conditions.