Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed
Indigenous People of Biafra, has condemned killings and violence in the
south-east.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday at a federal high court
in Abuja, Kanu said those trying to enforce the sit-at-home directive in the
south-east are not members of IPOB.
He also condemned the recent killing of soldiers in Abia
state.
On May 30, four soldiers were reportedly killed by members
of the IPOB at the Obikabia junction in Aba.
The separatist group ordered total compliance with its
sit-at-home directive to commemorate Biafra Day.
“I condemn in its entirety all of the killings because IPOB
was founded on a non-violent principle, and we maintain that until this very
day,” Kanu said.
“Some of these soldiers are our people, and their families
are now in mourning. All the making of young widows is condemned in its
entirety.
“I don’t want anybody
to die; we are fighting for freedom; we want people to be free. We have
suffered a lot in Africa, from slavery in Arabia to Europe and America.
“I think we should focus our time and devote it toward
making sure that this continent stands up to what God wants us to be so that
they will know that we know what we are doing.”
Kanu is standing trial on a seven-count charge bordering on
treasonable felony, as preferred against him by the federal government.
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