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My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Nobody: 6:53am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Nnamdi’s father speaks… ‘My son ‘ll rather die than back out of Biafra struggle’ 0 BY OUR REPORTER ON NOVEMBER 14, 2015 COVER BIAFRA PROTESTS FROM OKEY SAMPSON, ABA On Monday, November 9, at about 3.45pm, this reporter’s mobile phone rang and the voice on the other end was Femi Babafemi, Deputy Editor, Saturday Sun. “Okey, our cover story this week is on NK (Nnamdi Kanu). Please, trace his village and talk to his family members…., take a picture of his father’s house and possibly his parents, submission deadline is Wednesday.” It was an assignment like no other. As the thought of how to go about it was still running riot in me, another call came in. This time from an unknown caller, “Okey, I hope you people took note of what happened today (Monday)”, referring to the pro-Biafra protest which locked down the city earlier in the day. “We will like to read the story in your paper tomorrow because you people always say the truth”, the caller added. On enquiry, the caller gave his name as Comrade Chukwuemeka Mba, “an activist”. Reasoning the caller could be of help in handling the assignment, I inquired if he knew Nnamdi Kanu and he responded positively. I then asked him over for a chat and Comrade Mba gladly accepted and it was fixed for Tuesday morning. The comrade came as scheduled and after interviewing him, the reporter intimated him of his plans to travel to Umuahia, to see Nnamdi’s parents and siblings. “I was with Kanu in 2012 when we testran the Radio Biafra and he persuaded me to go with him to his village, but I could not because of some engagements, if I had gone with him, it would have been very simple locating his village, all the same I will go to Umuahia with you and we will locate the village”, he assured. We left Aba a little past 11 in the morning on Tuesday and on getting to Ubakala, Umuahia, some 12 kilometres from Nnamdi Kanu’s village, we stopped to see a friend, an activist in his own right. We asked whether he knew Nnamdi and he responded, “I don’t know that chap, but I know the father closely, he is a traditional ruler of Isiama Afara, their fence wall is backing the Ojukwu bunker, go, people will show you the place.” “Oh! Nnamdi is a Prince was the thought that ran across my mind”. We left for Isiama Afara, the hometown of the Director of Radio Biafra that has rattled the Nigerian government. As we journeyed, due to the hard looks of one’s physiognomy, the approach to deploy to elicit response from the villagers became a problem because nobody would agree to talk to us if we had said we were looking for Nnamdi Kanu’s parents as they would have thought we were security operatives. The thought of asking for the palace of the traditional ruler of the place readily came to mind and the man we asked, pointed towards the right, “go right, you will see his signpost”, he told us. Behold, few metres away was the palace of HRM (Eze) Israel Okwu Kanu (JP) located on HRM (Eze) Kanu Drive, GRA Extension, Umuahia. On knocking on the gate of the main entrance into the palace, it was opened by a boy in his tens who was later joined by a man that was later to be the gatekeeper. He enquired of our mission and after telling him, he said: “His Majesty is sleeping”, an answer that almost put one off balance. But before one could mutter any word, a lady that could pass for a half cast, in a British ascent asked, “Please, what can we do for you?” She ushered us into the palace that has the touch of modernity and offered us seats. After introducing herself as Princess Kanu, the younger sister of Nnamdi, she told us the father was not available and we pleaded with her to speak in the monarch’s stead to which agreed. As the interview was about to start, Princess Kanu said, “please, I hope you don’t mind, let me go and bring my dad” and we gladly agreed. After few minutes later, the monarch entered into the waiting room at about 4.00pm and the chat began. Early life and trait of activism Nnamdi’s father said the director of Radio Biafra was born in the 70s; he was not specific, at Isiama Afara. He attended Library Avenue Primary School (now part of Government House), Umuahia and went to Government College, Umuahia for his secondary education. After that, he gained admission to the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), where he could not finish due to incessant strikes before he left for London to complete his university education. Did Nnamdi show any sign of activism when he was growing up? “Yes”, the royal father answered. “He showed signs of activism when he was growing up. I remember when he was in secondary school at Government College, Umuahia, he was the school prefect and he did well in leading other students. After that, when he gained admission to the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), they will be in school for one month, and in the next three months, they will be at home due to strike. One day, he called me and said because of this thing, he would no longer go to school in Nigeria and when I demanded to know why, he said he was tired of the everyday strike. What he was then doing at UNN when school was in session was to boycott classes and stayed on his own to study privately. After a time, he told me again that he was wasting his time in Nigeria in his quest to have education and that he was going abroad to study. I weighed the possibility and I felt it was not there. He insisted and came in contact with somebody from my place who said I had helped him sometime ago and that he would help my son to travel to London and he did that. That was how Nnamdi went to London to study”. Another thing the traditional ruler said made him believe his son could do what he is doing today was that while in school, Nnamdi was very intelligent and his teachers respected him for that and they kept telling him that his son would be somebody in future. Nnamdi and the Biafra struggle HRM (Eze) Kanu stated that his son was with Ralph Uwazuruike in the early years of the formation of MASSOB but later left and started the struggle his own way and people started following him because of his uprightness, which he said created a lot problems for Nnamdi. According to him, “My son’s problem started with Ralph Uwazuruike, the MASSOB leader. After my son left him, there was a time he (Nnamdi) went for a function at Oboro, Ikwuano, Umuahia, Uwazuruike gathered his men and scattered the whole place. The people of Oboro arrested some of the people that came to disrupt the event and took them to the police headquarters in Umuahia. The following morning, I went to see them and admonished them to stop that type of behaviour, that all of them are fighting the same cause of Biafra freedom. That if my son wronged Uwazuruike, they should tell me and I will go and beg him. At the end, I found out that Nnamdi did not do anything but was opposed to the way MASSOB was collecting money from the poor and they go into the pocket of one man”. Making of Radio Biafra After the Oboro incident, as Nnamdi was going back to London, he was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. “When I was informed about his arrest, I rushed down to Port Harcourt, from there, I went to Abuja. At Abuja, the men at the DSS office treated me with respect and after explaining things to them, they asked me to take Nnamdi home. It was when we came back that my son told me he was going to appear in his true colour, to make sure that Biafra was realised”. To start with, Nnamdi left his job in Britain where he is a citizen, to be fully involved in the struggle and built the Radio Biafra/TV which has taken the country like a storm. Arrest and detention When asked how he feels about Nnamdi’s arrest and detention, he has this to say: “Nnamdi is my first son. His arrest pains me a lot; it is not when I start crying like a child before people will know that his arrest is paining me to the marrow. That chap has no problem, he is not a noisemaker, rather he abhors injustice. Since he was born, he had not exchanged words with we, the parents or even the siblings, always sitting quietly when we are having family meetings, but he always made quality inputs”. Radio Biafra and justification of Nnamdi’s arrest Nnamdi’s father said he listens to his son’s voice on radio and feels happy because he believes his son always says the truth and does not say such for his selfish interest, but for the interest of the people. He gave thumbs down to the Federal Government for his son’s arrest stating: “It was not justified at all because he is fighting for the freedom of the Igbo with his mouth and without a machete or gun. It is only that mouth Nnamdi is using to demand the freedom of the Igbo and whether the Federal Government likes it or not, he will continue to speak just as I used to do which made me to represent my people three times as a local government councillor. Talking runs in our blood stream and it will be difficult for Nnamdi to stop talking”. Family support Nnamdi, despite his present travail, enjoys the full support of his family members in the pro-Biafra agitation. The father notwithstanding the fact that he had visited Nnamdi in Abuja since his present problem which he attributed to ill-health, but he was quick to add that he and Nnamdi’s younger ones were in Abuja to give him words of encouragement and seek his release. Driving further home the family’s support for Nnamdi, Eze Kanu has this to say: “Even the younger ones are in support of what he is doing and that is why the immediate younger brother and the mother are in Abuja because of his arrest. This shows that they have interest in what he is doing and we are fighting for his release. “As for my people of Isiama Afaraukwu, they are not silent over the matter, but the only thing is that during the civil war, Biafran army headquarters was in our place including the famous (Ojukwu Bunker) which shares boundaries with my palace, in fact, soldiers were living in my house and it could be that what the people saw during the war made them to be a little docile over this matter”. Appeal to FG and Ndigbo “I will first of all start with the Federal Government, I’m appealing to them to release my son, he has not come to wage war against the country and the Nigerian constitution made provision for freedom of speech and nothing will debar him from speaking. President Muhammadu Buhari should understand that the agitation for Biafra did not start with Nnamdi. If Buhari has any bad plans against Nnamdi, he should hands off because all of us want that freedom. As for Ndigbo, they should join Nnamdi in seeing to the actualization of Biafra. I’m not always happy that my son is putting his all in the struggle, the other man, Uwazuruike will be somewhere behaving as if Nnamdi is his enemy. I’m also not happy that since Nnamdi was arrested, no governor from this zone or a known politician for that matter has ever asked for his release, it is not good. I don’t know whether they are afraid to speak out”, he stated. Standing behind his son like the Rock of Gibraltar, Eze Kanu said if his son was released today, there is no way he would advise him to forget about Biafra, stating that Nnamdi had told him it will be better for him to die than abandon the cause of http://sunnewsonline.com/new/ojukwu-never-declared-any-war-gowon-did-ikedife/ 20 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by lolaxavier(m): 6:55am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Let him die...good riddance to bad rubbish... 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by madridguy(m): 6:56am On Nov 14, 2015 |
BIG LIE. 2 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by kingdompropty: 6:59am On Nov 14, 2015 |
So for every Ndigbo that detest injustice. Biafra,is a must. 10 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Nobody: 7:00am On Nov 14, 2015 |
lolaxavier: How are you sure you will not even die before him 25 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Lurcky(m): 7:08am On Nov 14, 2015 |
The igbos have been cheated and cheated and its high someone at federal level including the President, (If he is not a propagandist) start listening to them start paying attention to that or leave the region and its resources alone. 8 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Femolacaster(m): 7:17am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Sincerely, i am not against this man's agitation, the only thing i detest about the f00l and his almajiris is his hate speeches against other tribe and empty chestbeating. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by ArodeTsolaye: 7:19am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Like 9jacrip and aareonakakanfo
opined earlier today. 'Our yoruba
states in the Swest are the poorest,
our people are hungry, yet our fellow
yorubas are creating anti-biafran
theads and booking spaces on
biafran threads to fight biafrans for
the fulani. Instead of chanelling their
efforts in building our region, they
prefer to chase rats in another man's
house while a snake is in theirs". 8 Likes
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Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Nobody: 7:25am On Nov 14, 2015 |
chukwudi44:he is currently getting fvcked by boko haram gays in DSS dungeon. I believe he now eats the half-cooked beans DSS gives him after he couldn't continue the hunger strike. Heaven won't fall if he dies there. Ibos will continue eating their eba as they are currently doing now that he's in the Zoo's cage as a loyal baboon. 17 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Nobody: 7:27am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Lurcky:which region's resources? Are you including SS in your mirage? Oyel thief and land grabber. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Bobbystanley(m): 7:30am On Nov 14, 2015 |
That's the Spirit of an average Biafran. Unlike the Lazy cowards from the South West . Nnamdi Kanu the hero of my Generation. Mandela was in prison for years and yet he achieved his goal. Nothing can stop Biafra. The time is now! 16 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by mazzi: 7:30am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Brave father,brave mother,brave siblings in fact brave family!!! Bravery runs in this family.#nevergiveup 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by omenka(m): 7:34am On Nov 14, 2015 |
With all due respect I must say this man is very daft. Do you know, sir, your son actively campaigned for PDP?? Do you know he's being sponsored by PDP in fulfilment of their pledge to make the country ungovernable should Jonathan lose?? Didn't he realise there has to be a Biafra when he was campaigning for Jonathan, or did the idea of Biafra occur to him only after Jonathan lost Very foolish family. 16 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by UmuEri(m): 7:35am On Nov 14, 2015 |
I always laugh at people who says Kanu is doing Radio For money! These set of people doesn't even know he is a Prince! Nnamdi Kanu is a Spirit, he was sent by God. Get that into your thick skull! It is Biafra or we all die! 10 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Lurcky(m): 7:36am On Nov 14, 2015 |
juicee1: The only thieves I sense here are 1) The govt who cart away profits made from resources. Collect the nigerian peoples money and do very little or nothing for them. 2) People like you who keep supporting these thieves even with their exposed acts and also robbing yourself and others the knowledge and truth. Shame 7 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by 9jii(m): 7:38am On Nov 14, 2015 |
What about causing the death of many coz of his stupidity and greed? Just like Ojukwu fatal mistake 1 Like |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Nobody: 7:40am On Nov 14, 2015 |
[s] ArodeTsolaye:[/s] USELESS IPO-BASTARD YOUTH 6 Likes 1 Share
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Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Chigold101(m): 7:41am On Nov 14, 2015 |
lolaxavier:a man who has no cause to die for, is worthy to live. Take it or leave it. Nnamdi Kanu will not die and everyday he is gaining the sympathy and love of both young and old Biafrans. We love him and all Biafran activists 6 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by naijapips02: 7:51am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Quite Touching. But Eze, your son is misguided and would have to be strengthened out. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by mazzi: 7:52am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Now the know Nnamdi come from a well to do family,he is not a hungry activist. 4 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by chesterlee(m): 7:56am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Buhari is feigning ignorance as if nothing is happening The fool is yet to release a statement since this protest started...This act alone truly shows he doesn't regard people from eastern part of the country. The 5% statement comes to mind. Tufiakwa!!!!What an unrepentant Bigot!!! 7 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Nobody: 8:01am On Nov 14, 2015 |
omenka: Produce evidence he campaigned for PDP or forever remain silent. 13 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Nobody: 8:03am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Nnamdi is not a miscreant afterall... Many of us are well to do. My father is a beneficiary of Nigeria, zbut he knows my stand and he respects it. Ndi ohaneze that talk anyhow often send representatives to my house for financial support. We are well to do in my house, and although my father warns me to stay away from the struggle, he has seen my passion, and he has confirmed that even the ohaneze people are scared of what is coming. He knows he has lived his life well, and its up to us to decide how we want ours. Ndi ohaneze know that they have been a failure to the Igbo youths. They know it deep down, they are not strangers, I know them very well. Let us keep up at our struggle, and show the world we are serious. 10 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Nobody: 8:06am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Many of those who insult us online do not even have good jobs, they live on rented apartments and are unsure of their next meal. People that wouldn't cough if I stood close. What a pity. Ojukwu was well to do, Nnamdi is a Prince, Opara. And they call us pitiable paupers... Lol. 7 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Nobody: 8:10am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Femolacaster:Name the hate speeches he made 3 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Raiders: 8:12am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Your son spread message of hate and incite violence against Nigerians and the government of Nigeria. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Nobody: 8:21am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Raiders: xtrorse: 5 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by okongo(m): 8:22am On Nov 14, 2015 |
south africa has not been the country of mandelas dream because aprtheid is not the only problems. ibos should look at realistics ways of solving their problems. come together and delibrate. arson and violence will waste life. 1 Like |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Nobody: 8:23am On Nov 14, 2015 |
okongo: Here is a list of some of your greedy kinsmen who looted and ruined the fortune of this country. And this is your idea of 'One Nigeria' where you persistently rob Peter to perennially pay parasitic Paul, and still continue to spill innocent blood to maintain the status quo in the polity. simtosul: 4 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by Pavore9: 8:26am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Why the conflicting report, did l not read in another thread that his father was not aware of his Biafra agitation. |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by temitee4me(f): 8:30am On Nov 14, 2015 |
Lurcky:each time I hear d phrase "igbos are being cheated",I just shake my head. when will u guys stop playing d victim?no tribe has had it all.snap out of ur unrealistic dreams and start Fielding good politicians that will remember u people. 2 Likes |
Re: My Son Will Rather Die Than Stay Out Of Biafra's Struggle- Kanu's Father by SonOfEl(m): 8:37am On Nov 14, 2015 |
juicee1: Weeds like you disgust me, what resource do you own? Lazy freak. Pls and pls, leave oyigbo and igweocha alone.... Have you not stolen enough? Have robbers like your father and elders not claimed Igbo properties as abandoned properties? Lazy fool. 3 Likes 1 Share |
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