The embattled leader of the pro-Biafra group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has blamed the leaders of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo of being responsible for the gunmen attack on worshipers in St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Anambra state.
Nnamdi Kanu made the allegation while speaking to members of teh IPOB group who paid him a courtesy visit at his Umuahia residence yesterday.
Speaking to his fellow comrades, the embattled IPOB leader alleged that the Ohanaeze leadership accepted financial inducement from some anti-Biafra individuals in a bid to bring down the movement for Biafra.
Kanu further maintained that the attack was aimed at dividing the opinions of South-easterners.
Kanu also dismissed claims made by some quarters that the shooting was part of an ongoing gang war in the area stating that: “They have killed our people in Onitsha. They have been to the church to massacre our people in Ozubulu.”
He continued: “When we ask you not to vote, people don’t understand. Those you are voting for cannot protect you. I warned you four years ago that a time will come when they would come into your house, your villages to massacre you and nobody will protect you. It has happened. Hasn’t it?
“They want us to vote in Anambra where they are killing our people; where they cannot protect us.
“The only reason why they want you to vote is because of the monthly allocation so that they can keep sharing money every month.
“They don’t care about you. They don’t give a damn about you
“Do you know why they killed people at Ozubulu?
“The enemies are very clever. Since, I came out of prison they could not attack. They were waiting to drive a division between us and the politicians in Abuja; and your governors; and Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
“When they saw that we (Igbos) were together, they couldn’t do anything. They kept waiting. They kept giving them (South-East governors and Ohanaeze leadership) money to attack IPOB.
“The moment they started doing what they were told, the enemies knew it was the time to strike.”
The embattled IPOB leader who revealed that he will soon visit Lagos and Kaduna states added: “Our people are not reasonable enough to understand the threat facing them.
“Tell me where in this world you have a governor like you have in Anambra, and the enemy will come and strike.
“The killing in Ozubulu is an example of how the enemy works. They first of all come and try your resolve and when you resist them, they use subterfuge to divide you. Once they see any space, they strike. Ohanaeze must know this.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo is responsible for the death of the people in Ozubulu.”