Abaribe

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Federal Government of trying to pin the disappearance and absence from court of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu on Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe.

A statement released by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful described the government’s denial of the whereabouts of Kanu as a tissue of lies aimed at diverting the attention of the international community from the situation on ground.

“The denial of the whereabouts of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and trying vainly to pin it on Senator Abaribe is a well rehearsed path that they had taken so many times in the hope of repeating the same lies until the public are forced to swallow it.

“The press statement by government was timed and choreographed to coincide with his non-appearance in court to defend the black market ex parte order obtained from Justice Kafarati of the Abuja Federal High Court.

“By releasing a statement asking Senator Abaribe to produce the IPOB leader on a day the government knew perfectly well that Justice Kafarati would run away from his own court rather than hear IPOB’s motion challenging his order designating our movement a terrorist organization, had again demonstrated its utter contempt for the rule of law.

“The Nigerian government, through its soldiers stormed the residence of Mazi Kanu and the evidence of the carnage is there for all to see, including the bullet holes on the walls of his bedroom.

“Who was the army shooting  inside Kanu’s bedroom? Who sent the army to invade his home and how can they claim they don’t know where he is?

“Could the army have invaded a private residence without making sure that the person they were looking for was there? These are the questions that must be put to the Nigerian government because only it can say where it took Kanu to or what it did with his body,” the statement read.