The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi
Kanu was unavoidably absent in the February 14 burial ceremony of his parents;
HRH Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and Ugoeze Sally Kanu.
The burial held at Isiama Afaraukwu community in Umuahia
North LGA of Abia State attracted the presence of the Senate Minority leader,
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senator Victor Umeh, former National Chairman of All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), former Anambra State and PDP vice
Presidential candidate in the 2019 election, His Excellency Peter Obi, former
Speaker Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.
Stanley Ohajuruka, Chief Tony Ukasoanya; Abia State PDP pioneer
chairman, Chief Empire Kanu and among others.
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Recall that there were rumours about the possibility of
Nnamdi attending the burial of his parents as the first son according to the
customs and traditions of the community, but the fear of being arrested by the
security operatives after being declared wanted by the federal government may
have prevented him from being present at the burial ceremony.
Some IPOB members who spoke to our reporter said that they
would have been happier if their leader was able to attend the parents’ burial.
They were however happy that they made it to Isiama Afaraukwu
community to pay their last respect to the parents of their leader even though
he was unavoidably absent from the event.
Kanu’s brothers; Prince Emmanuel and Kanuta stood in the gap
for Nnamdi at the ceremony.
The event attracted IPOB members and IPOB sympathizers from
different parts of the country and the world.
Unlike the tension associated with the ceremony, there was
no presence of military personnel around the Isiama Afaraukwu community, though
there was deployment of Police personnel at different entrance and exit routes
of the community in an apparent move to forestall any breakdown of law and
order.