The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called Yoruba people in support of the secret trial of Nnamdi Kanu and 3 others Biafran agitators cowards.
IPOB also made reference to treason trial of Chief Obafemi Awolowo as proof that the secret trial of Nnamdi Kanu and 3 others Biafran agitator was unjustified.
According to Daily Post, the group in a statement on Tuesday, December 27, faulted the secret trial of Nnamdi Kanu by pointing out that even Obafemi Awolowo was not secretly tried when he was accused of treason.
Spokesperson for the group, Emma Powerful, reminded the Yoruba folks that the godfather of Yoruba politics Chief Obafemi Awolowo, after being jailed on treasonable grounds was released from the Calabr prison by Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu an Igbo man.
The group said: “Was Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s treason trial, (mind you not treasonable felony), conducted in public or secret? Another question you must answer is this, was the then Action Group and today’s IPOB the same? Which of the two do you consider more dangerous, in view of how the former spread anarchy through major Yoruba towns at the time? I put these questions to you in the hope that you are a student of history.
Some of you who forget that there is a discipline called history, it records major events of our lives and preserves such for posterity.
Chief Obafemi Awolowo was charged, tried in the open and convicted of the more serious charge of treason which is a capital offence. He was dumped in Calabar prison until Ojukwu released him.
“Yes Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu an Igbo man and leader of Biafra granted pardon to Awolowo and released him to Yoruba people. It wasn’t Hausa Fulani North that released Chief Awolowo, it was a Biafran.”
IPOB said Nnamdi Kanu’s court case is an opportunity for Biafrans to lay bare before the world and human conscience the injustice being carried out in Nigeria.
The group asked why Chief Awolowo that committed treason was tried in the public with full media attendance, while Nnamdi Kanu answering to the lesser charge of treasonable felony would be tried in secret.
It reminded the Yoruba people supporting Kanu’s secret trial that the godfather of Yoruba politics Chief Obafemi Awolowo was a convicted felon and that Nnamdi Kanu can never be associated with such tag.
“This hypocritical attitude of some of you social commentators is indicative of the underlying pathological hatred you people have towards Igbos, which is largely driven by envy.
“Our question to those who claim to be social media practitioners is this, would you have supported a secret trial for your Chief Obafemi Awolowo?
“Within your predictable answer lies the reason why Nnamdi Kanu and his supporters don’t want anything to do with Nigeria.
“You are vindictive; spiteful race and cowards you are. Why are you in support of secret trial for Kanu? Do you now see how terrible saboteurs you are as human beings? May Chukwu Okike Abiama have mercy on you,” the group said.
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