BY FREDRICK NWABU

I just watched a video of “Nnamdi Kanu in Israel”. And truly, it was him. In the video, he stands before the Wailing Wall, “wailing”; a voice in the background spits platitudes as the “supreme leader” prays. He then terminates his ritual and turns to the camera to affirm his “invincibility”.

Choreographic marvel!

But many young Igbo lives were lost because of Kanu. When he was incarcerated in Nigeria, young, impressionable men and women staked out relentless protests across the south-east for his sake. Some of them died in the struggle.

When Kanu effectuated an insurrection in Abia state after his release from prison, many young men paid with their lives - all for his “ego agitation”. Operation Python Dance was launched in the south-east because of him. No doubt, the operation led to the loss of some innocent lives and property.

But where was Kanu in all of these? He was in a safe place; totally unscathed.

Obviously, there is an umbilicus of cowardice connecting the late Emeka Ojukwu with Kanu.

Ojukwu started a war unprepared. Besides other genuine reasons for his action, ego took the better part of his thinking. More than a million Igbo sons and daughters died in the war; most of them of starvation. But Ojukwu and his family were not hungry. He fled the country with his family afterwards to Ivory Coast, far away from the death and destruction in the land he gambled to “liberate” from Nigeria.

I doubt if Ojukwu suffered any loss in the war.

Kanu has taken the same path. After many deaths resulting from his agitation, he flees to Israel. He is safe. And home and dry.

“Aspiring” revolutionaries or liberators must be sincere to their struggle. They must be ready to go the whole hog. Che Guevara died in the struggle to free Bolivia from anti-progressive forces. He had teamed up with Fidel Castro to oust the corrupt government of Fulgencio Batista before the Bolivian quest. But even after breasting victory in Cuba, he was not sated. He dreamt of liberating all of South-America from capitalist vultures. However, he died in the pursuit of that “glory”.

There is just something revolting about people who lead other people to battle only to flee to safety in the heat of it.

And by the way, why is Kanu revealing himself now, a few months to the general election?

I do not know though. But I am suspicious of that bolt out of the blue.

Fredrick is a media personality.

ManirBK:
I thought Nnamdi Kanu has gone to Abuja to bring Buhari's head to Onitsha as he had promised. So, all na mouth! Coward.

fulanimafia:


We have been telling them Cownu is a cheap fraud since 2015, now they are starting to see it.

When he starts his no referendum, no election when we are atikulating, those Igbos eyes will finally be cleared...

Or will Cownu line up behind Fulani ticket if he's truly alive? Time will tell

ManirBK:
I have never seen any of them that stood for their people rather Nnamdi Kanu repeated what ojokwu did . He ran away after much blood was shed .. That's why I so much respect Ken Sari Wiwa . A hero and evergreen warrior that stood in every ramifications to stand for the ogoni people . That is the kind of Man any one fighting for his people should emulate .

fulanimafia:


No I don't believe that Cownu ran away.

He was crushed by the python and has been lifeless for the past 11 months.

All these are BMC tricks to divide the Atiku/obi movement. They want 'no referendum, no election' to stand

Ojukwu sha was a certified coward.

ManirBK:
Abiola fight for freedom during military rigim he fight it to death. Nnamdi Kanu can not fight during civilian regim. He see Just 10 soldiers he run away. And his making mouth biafra or death. There new topic now is Atikulated. Mumu Ipob.

Bannylove13:
And afonja sold his people to the fulanis..

fulanimafia:
That is not Nnamdi Kanu...is that one still alive?

That is Jibrin Kanu from Sudan...

BMC trying so hard to distract us from Atiku/Obi...

We must Atikulate all the way...Kanu is a scam.

Gabriel004:
Just as yiu are atikulating. Kanu don suffer.

Bannylove13:
Heard awolowo took rat poison to avoid being arrested bybhis Jrs..

Gabriel004:
Atleast, he did not run away after wasting his people. He sacrificed himself like ken saro wiwa. That is definition of true heroes.

ManirBK:
Abiola fight for freedom during military rigim he fight it to death. Nnamdi Kanu can not fight during civilian regim. He see Just 10 soldiers he run away. And his making mouth biafra or death. There new topic now is Atikulated. Mumu Ipob.