IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu and Chief Femi Fani-Kayode
Following the clash between IPOB members in Abia state and Nigerian soldiers, a former minister has reacted.
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has hailed
the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu for not
allowing soldiers sent to his house to intimidate him.
The followed after soldiers yesterday clashed with IPOB members
while they were patroling the streets in Umuahia. The soldiers were
alleged to have gone to Nnamdi Kanu's street.
Writing on Facebook, Kayode said:
"To the Lion of the East, my friend and brother Mazi Nnamdi
Kanu, I have the following to say. They attacked your home and raided
your community with their soldiers.
They sought to crush your body, spirit and soul, to break you
and to kill the gallant and fighting spirit of your people. They forgot
that the application and unleashing of fire cannot put out fire: it only
adds to the rage of the inferno and causes it to spread and develop
into a massive and uncontrollable conflagration which will ultimately
consumme the entire nation.
Despite the provocation and the brazen attempt to intimidate
you and yours I urge you to be encouraged, to remain true to your noble
convictions, to stand firm, to stay strong, to remain peaceful and to
continue to reject the idea of an armed struggle knowing that you
represent the hope and aspiration of millions.
This is all the more so because the entire world is watching.
Our victory will not come by the levying war, the shedding of blood or
by the usage and espousal of violence and armed conflict but rather
through the painful veil and fiery furnace of suffering, passive
resistance, self-denial, dedication, persecution and sacrifice.
Those that seek to oppress and subjugate the righteous, that
seek to enslave their fellow human beings in perpetuity, that seek to
destroy, torment and humiliate others, that seek to deny the sons and
daughters of our land the right to fully exercise their God-given
liberty and freedom and that rule by the force of tyranny, injustice and
the shedding of blood never end well and shall not prevail.
In truth there is no greater crime than to unleash a nation's
Armed Forces against its own people in an attempt to stamp out free
speech, silence opposing voices and eliminate dissent.
It happened to the Shiite Muslims of Zaria where one thousand
innocent souls were butchered in one afternoon at the behest of military
commanders simply for being different and now it is happening to the
good people of the east.
Yet the light of truth and the struggle for liberation, justice
and equity can never be diminished or defeated. In the end the will of
the people and the counsel and purpose of God shall stand.
No matter the price and no matter how long it takes, in the end we shall prevail. The Lord be with you."
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