IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu apologise to President Buhari

In a report credited to Punch Newspaper, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu who has been in the DSS detention for cases of treason and other ancillary cases wrote a private apology to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari.

The apology contained in a statement which Kanu made available to the DSS after his trial on Tuesday, December 29 took another turn as the court refused to sit over the case.

The Statement by Nnamdi Kanu reads,

“Reference to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a terrorist, evil and a paedophile is regrettable and uncalled for and for that, I unreservedly apologise and will be doing so in a private letter to the President.

“Before PMB (President Muhammadu Buhari) there was the administration of Goodluck Jonathan. I also said uncomplimentary things about him and Igbo elders as well, which I now recognise should not have happened because it is un-African to be rude or insolent to elders.

This IPOB has laid down apologies to the President of Nigeria and Igbo leaders but remain adamant and unapologetic in his support for Biafra.

“Before PMB (President Muhammadu Buhari) there was the administration of Goodluck Jonathan. I also said uncomplimentary things about him and Igbo elders as well, which I now recognise should not have happened because it is un-African to be rude or insolent to elders.

“All I was trying to do is to draw attention to the problems afflicting society
something done about them,”

He further explained the reason for the continuous agitation “incessant hardship, lack of holistic development in the socio-economic landscape of Nigeria, lack of youth employment, corruption in high offices and economic regression.”

“I can confirm that I, Nnamdi Kanu, is the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra worldwide as a legitimately and duly registered body at the United Nations pursuing the rights of a specific indigenous people, in this case, Biafra, to seek self determination according to the said charter.

Concluding,

“The reason for the formation of the Indigenous People of Biafra is to avail those referring to themselves as Biafrans the opportunity made available as a result of the United Nations declaration to seek the peaceful rebirth of Biafra in line with international law,”